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SORRY FOLKS!
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The Sights
Castles - Bamburgh - Lindisfarne - Chillingham - Dunstanburgh (to name just a few)
Islands - Holy Island - The Farnes
Beaches - Cocklawburn - Ross Sands - Bamburgh - Seahouses - Beadnell - Newton (to name just a few)
Wild Life - Birds (Budle Bay) - Wild Cattle (Chillingham) - Grey Seals (Farnes) - ICFR hospitality!? (Waren)
Grace Darling - Longstone Lighthouse - Grace Darling Museum
Berwick - Berwick Food Festival - Berwick Walls (magnificent Elizabethan fortifications)
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The Site
Waren Caravan & Camping Park, Bamburgh, NE70 7EE 
Tel: 01 668 - 214 366
Eml: waren@meadowhead.co.uk
www.meadowhead.co.uk/WarenHome.aspx
Site facilities include a heated outdoor pool and a bar/restaurant offering everything from light snacks to full meals. The bar will be available for us to use as we wish for the duration of the rally.
The site nestles in 100 acres of wooded countryside and is close to Bamburgh Castle and Budle Bay nature reserve.
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It's Waren, not Warren!
Please note that Waren is pronounced wairin as in "wear 'n tear" and not worrin as in "rabbit warren".
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How to get here:
Follow the yellow route from the A1 as shown below.
On the A1 near Belford, about fifteen miles north of Alnwick and ¾ mile north of the B1342 junction, turn East, (Signpost: Waren Mill 2). Travel 3 miles towards Bamburgh (NB: DO NOT turn right at Waren Mill.) and towards the top of the hill, turn right/south (Brown tent/caravan sign: Waren ½). Travel half a mile south and turn right (White sign: Waren Caravan & Camping) into the site.
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Click the route map below for a printable version - or right-click to save it to your hard drive.
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Bamburgh was the home of the Victorian heroine Grace Darling and the new Grace Darling museum (well worth a visit) presents an interesting historical background to Grace and her family. Bamburgh Castle is built on an imposing volcanic crag with magnificent views over the famous Bamburgh beach and across to Holy Island and the Farnes.
www.ourcoastoursea.org.uk
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The Programme
Thursday - Rally opens from - 12.00 noon. Coffee or tea in Rally Office on arrival.
Welcome meeting -6.00pm in the Bar. Including an introduction to the Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast European Marine Site . Bar meals available afterwards (Order and pay at the bar).
www.xbordercurrents.co.uk
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Friday - Boat trip from Seahouses to the Farnes, including a guided tour inside the LongstoneLighthouse, former home of the local heroine, Grace Darling. The voyage around the bird sanctuaries allows us to view the wealth of seabirds which nest on Farne Islands and the Grey Seal colony. Take a picnic lunch for Longstone! NB1: Dogs are welcome. Longstone is the only island where dogs are allowed. NB2: The trip is weather dependent and may be deferred to a free day later in the rally.
www.farneislandsboattrips.co.uk
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Saturday - Tour of Berwick Town Walls. Built in 1558 to keep out the marauding Scots who regularlylaid claim to the town, these walls were the most expensive undertaking of England's golden age and are the only intact Elizabethan town walls remaining in England. A mile and three-quarters in length, the ramparts completely surround the town, with only four gates through the walls. Walking around the town walls is a great way to witness Berwick's turbulent history at first hand. You can also take in stunning views over the town and look out towards the wide sandy beaches of the North Sea and the Tweed estuary with its colony of mute swans. After your tour of the walls you can opt to go off and explore Berwick or to visit the Berwick Food Festival which is being held that weekend.
www.berwickslowfood.co.uk
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Sunday - Free day - Hospitality in vans in the evening. Might be a good day to visit Holy Island whichiseasily accessible by car depending on safe crossing times (11.10-20.15 on this Sunday). The Priory and the Heritage Centre are worth visiting and Lindisfarne Castle is a must-see experience.
www.lindisfarne.org.uk
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Monday - Visit to Chillingham Wild Cattle - the only survivors of the wild herds which once roamed freely through the forests of Great Britain. Today they live in a beautiful enclosed 365 acre parkland at Chillingham which has been their home for the last 700 years. On a tour which shows the scenery and the wild cattle at their very best, the warden will take you close to the cattle and tell you about their history, day to day life in the parkland and how the herd structures itself.
www.chillinghamwildcattle.com
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And then why not finish off with a visit to Chillingham Castle for lunchorafternoon tea?
www.chillingham-castle.com
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The Meal at Beal - Dinner (Menu to follow) and fellowship in the highly acclaimed Barn at Beal. Its unique location looking across to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne provides the perfect destination for our special night out with entertainment. £20 per head (To include return trip by coach direct from Waren site)
www.barnatbeal.com
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Tuesday - Free day. Have you been to Bamburgh Castle yet or the Grace Darling museum? In the evening we'll have a final get-together in the Bar with bar meals available and perhaps some entertainment afterwards.
www.bamburghcastle.com
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Wednesday - Close of rally.
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The Booking Form
Left-click here to open the booking form. Right-click to save the file to your hard drive and then print it from Adobe Reader.
Click the logo opposite if you need to download the latest version of Adobe
Reader. Be sure to unclick the Google Chrome option if you don't want that browser.
NB: Remember to set your printer to landscape mode when you print it!
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The Rally Marshalls
Anne & Alec Swailes
01 669 - 621 396
07 752 - 522 516
Booking Officers
Colin & Kathleen Bradford
01 665 - 606 788
07 710 - 305 407
Eml: colin.bradford@northumbrian.info
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