I first came to the area 50 years ago: I don’t remember it but I’ve seen the cine films. The hotel we stayed in (then and for many years after) recently had an opening night after closing for refurbishment. They had a mass of people, a cookery demonstration and a wine tasting. It was great fun with good food; the refurbishment looked classy.
But what I really enjoyed was the tour upstairs: just like the previous episode of Ashes to Ashes where Keeley Hawes as an adult walks through her childhood bedroom, I remembered the stairs where I played and where I watched the adults go in and out of the bar at night; the bedroom where I steered my Dinky cars round the carpet; the views across the fields with the sheep baa-ing. It was all smaller – perhaps I’ve grown – but familiar. One thing had changed. All the rooms had en-suites. As I remember, there was only one bathroom for the hotel (now the ladies cloakroom). But I don’t remember us smelling.
But what I really enjoyed was the tour upstairs: just like the previous episode of Ashes to Ashes where Keeley Hawes as an adult walks through her childhood bedroom, I remembered the stairs where I played and where I watched the adults go in and out of the bar at night; the bedroom where I steered my Dinky cars round the carpet; the views across the fields with the sheep baa-ing. It was all smaller – perhaps I’ve grown – but familiar. One thing had changed. All the rooms had en-suites. As I remember, there was only one bathroom for the hotel (now the ladies cloakroom). But I don’t remember us smelling.
2 comments:
Did you say 50 years? Is that a typo?
John, the only hotel I have stayed in when visiting Bamburgh before moving here was The Mizen Head. I remember it being old fashioned and in dire need of refurb. Now it seems changes are afoot!
Crystal xx
Yes: its got to the stage where things happened to me 50 years ago. I wasn't very old though - I only remember it from cines/photos etc.
50 years is a long time. But I think more things are the same than different.
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