YC had not been to Berwick town centre for many years. 32 to be precise. He was last there when the Duff family walked up the Northumberland coastline in 1982 and stayed at the Hen and Chickens Hotel. But from his recent visit, he can recommend:
- the YHA - tip top modern accommodation available at a very reasonable price
- Barrels Ale House - tip top pub selling VG beer, just around the corner from the YHA
- bird life on The Tweed - goosanders and swans on view
- Darts in The Free Trade - watch out Eric Bristow, Nina has been practicing
Elsewhere, there were shelduck, egrets and godwits on view at Budle Bay, and stonechats and a stoat at Dunstanburgh. Which just leaves YC to ask:
Can readers tell the difference between a stoat and a weasel?
Of course they can. Weasels are weasily wecognised, but stoats are stoatily different.
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| birdwatching in Berwick |
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| "How is it possible to get through this gate in Berwick park?" the pedant asks. |
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| now sadly closed since the Duff family ceased patronage |
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| searching for stoats at Dunstanburgh |