Handily situated next to a car park, small visitor centre and tea room, this place has some really…read morewonderfull sculptures, paintings and also jewellery. The topics are mostly the local wildlife (birds, sea creatures, foxes etc.), but really beautiful. Even my husband was enthusiastic and he usually hates being dragged into such places. Was really tempted to take something home, but sadly it was at the end of our holidays (not a lot of money left ). Apart from that, it's also situated handily at a starting (or ending)point for some really nice walks. We saw a lot of birds: a lot of seagulls, many razorbills and even a few puffins.

This used to be a beach so it's full of shells, which is why they call it Shellfield…read more First-Hand Experience: More info about my personal experience at this stadium - I love the town of Berwick and have been here 4 or 5 times. It's right on the drive from Edinburgh to Newcastle. This is the only stadium in England that is home to a team that plays in the Scottish league. It's a nice little windswept stadium near the coast. I was here for the first time in 2001, and saw a game here for the first time in 2014. I absolutely loved it. I will put a couple of pictures up from here once I get my scanner working. The big factory next to it, you don't notice during the game, but I deleted a star for it. So when I was doing my first tour of Scotland in 2011, I also hit up every single stadium in the country. My obsession with footy (soccer to Americans) is the reason. Every stadium review - like all my reviews - are based on first-hand personal experience, usually from multiple visits. As recently as Fall 2014, when I was "stuck" in UK for 3 months, I went to most of them yet again while travelling. I have pictures of me at many of them, which I will post later. Also, when back in Scotland I plan to take more pix, and add more stadia! So watch this space! *** return to regular review *** Seriously though, it's got a big factory right next to it! So much bigger than the stadium! It's one of the worst stadiums you'll ever see, but that sort of gives it its charm. It's near the ocean so it's absolutely freezing. It's the only Scottish League stadium that's actually located in England. In 1967, Berwick somehow beat Rangers here, 1-0. The club's supporters own the stadium which is adorable. For that reason I have to bump it up to 3 stars even though it's a tiny awful stadium next to a factory.

Art and very good Art it is…read more You forget these Vaults quite easily on Market Street as they just merge into the city backdrop. They don't get used like this so it's a great way to use a space and i hope it's the start of something special for artists. The musty vaults host a series of arts and entertainment. I fell in love with two particular artist's work - David Martin and Miriam Mallalieu apart from the bit where I almost crapped myself going into Miriam Mallalieu's "Charnel House for Roadkill"!! We went in the daytime so know real entertainment to hear, but to see there were plenty of cool artists!

It's an exhibition - it's a party - it's a wonderland it's…read moreall of these things. And more. Every year Edinburgh's art scene opens the Vaults on Market Street and turn them into a world of its own. Sculpture, Fine Art, film, music, installation art and performances will take hold of you as soon as you step in. You will forget your everyday life for a couple of hours and feel like floating in a creative aquarium. I forgot that I was still in Edinburgh. the tickets at 10- 15 Pounds seem expensive but you'll be able to see several bands and DJ's and judging from their Opening Night yesterday, it's spectacular and I would (and will) happily spend it again. And they are a charitable fund! Oh and if you are too busy at night: the exhibition Vaults are open during the day - for free.

A dream or should I say nightmare come true! I always wanted to stay in a castle as well as…read moresomewhere haunted, well I got a twofer with this place. Our room, the Grey room was grand and creepy all at once. We had the entire castle to ourselves during our stay except for a few workers. We loved walking the grounds while imagining what happened here so long ago. We were lucky enough to meet the owner of the castle, Sir Humphry Wakefield, who brought it back to life after it was left in shambles. We loved touring the castle. The coffee shop was great with its lovely food and giant stone fireplace to warm up in front of. We bought a couple keepsakes in the gift shop, hoping it would be the only thing we'd be taking home from this place. Wish we could have stayed another night, but even if you're not a ghost hunter, I think a stay in this beautiful castle is well worth your time!

This is a great castle, it is a lot more scary at night as I have been in the daytime and when they…read moredid the celebrity haunted night there are though I dont find it remotly scary during the day the place is a lot creepier at night. The castle is a lovely medival castle which has a great hall and a room full of armour and weapons The most interesting thing is the torture chambers which include a rack, thumb screws and an iron maiden. The pit prison has the bones of a child who died here and the bones of the blue boy were supposed to be found in one of the walls during renovation Lots of the rooms are supposdly haunted and there are always little orbs on photots brought back from here when you take pictures at the lake. They do have overnight stays at the castle. A good place to go for those interested in castle or ghosts

A cornucopia of a shop. Very small frontage belies what is…read moreinside. Well worth investigating.

A great social club based at the top end of the town. Good prices being a social club and great…read morefriendly staff. A good selection of drinks available from the bar. The place also has a good size function room available to hire for any occasion from christenings to birthday parties - reasonably priced charge for this. The room is done out nice and the staff always helpful, whether to open earlier to setup room for a party or any other request. Buffets can also be ordered from the club for your party rather than having to look for an outside caterer saving time of contacting different people when organising a party.

It should not take long to get there from Edinburgh (approx 1.10h), if you take the right junction…read moreof the A92 onto the A915 and B942. It also helps to have a car as I can't imagine it's an easy destination to get to with local transport. The car park is of good size. This property belongs to NTS, so if you are not a member they might ask you to pay £2 for parking. It's quite relaxed there with controls. During Easter the younger generation enjoyed a well planned Easter Hunt followed by an adventurous play in the children's playground in the woods. Entry is about £10.50. Please ask for family concession. National Trust members go free. I started with the building first and absorbed it's 650 years of history. Originally it was a tower house and belonged to one of the 5 families that once owned it. Amongst the owners or keepers during the 1800's were the Erskines and Lorimers (famous painters and architects). When walking through the building you can either read about the history of each room or ask a guide to help you. I believe the guides are multi lingual. One of the ladies gave me access to Henry Lorimers tower room in which he painted his famous paintings. It's a very intriguing room. The Lorimers made this castle their home and you can still feel the homely touch around this place. The tearoom is not cheap and you don't get much for your money. Not much food choice either. There are two rooms with tables inside and an outside sitting area, which is lovely when the sun is out. As the sun was shining I also enjoyed a stroll around the walled garden, which by the way is beautiful, even without the summer's touch. Last but not least I made my way out using the woodlands walk. There are also toilets to be found in an outside roundhouse building, which serves it's purpose. It's a lovely family outing for young and youthful adventurers!

The castle itself is a 3 start (especially if you get to go up to the artist studio way up at the…read moretop), but the gardens are absolutely heavenly and worthy of all 5. We went in early Sept and and it was like walking into a flower wonderland. In April, things are just beginning to bloom, but I would think anytime during the summer would be perfect. And you can visit the gardens any time you want--just pop a few quid into the honor box and enter the garden through the little door. Secret surprise the first time we went and discovered the castle was closed. Also fun places for kids to play and a nice cafe if the castle is open. Also a nice view of the sea from the front.

I visited this time for Puff's toddler group trip and was delighted to go back. Smudge has now…read moredeclared herself far too grown up for this sort of activity much to my disgust as I loved our trips here when she was little. This visit was a beautifully sunny day so the perfect day to wander around checking out all the animals; goats, donkeys, GIANT bunnies, guinea pigs, cows, sheep, rats, collie dogs, geese and puff's favourite a cat - we have a cat at home!!! As well as a farmyard full of animals to check out, you can pet lots of the wee ones. A whole barn full of fluffy bunnies, chickens and guinea pigs to stroke. Unless like me you're allergic in which case not touching is a much better option - puffy eyes, manic sneezing and a snotty nose does not make for a fun day out. Once you have spent a happy hour trying to teach a stubborn one year old any animal noise other than meeow, and failed, there is still plenty to do here with an inflatable cow bouncy castle, indoor soft play area, tractors to ride, trampolines to bounce, fossils to uncover and a lovely cafe to eat cake and drink coffee in. It has to be said that a rainy day would not completely ruin a trip to Almond Valley. There is plenty to do under cover and even a big picnic barn to eat in, not to brag but we used it for shade because it was so hot.

This is a lovely little place, a great day out for all the family. Lots of animals to see, an lots…read moreto learn. they're upgrading it all the time so it just keeps getting better and better. They do lots of special activities, Christmas Fayres, Easter, all year round really. they have soft play for toddlers and a new bigger area for older kids. It's got a great little cafe too with friendly staff and good food. It really is worth a visit, you will undoubtedly learn something and have fun while doing it.