Walking Inland at Hulme Park due to North Sea Haar

Last night in the space of 15 minutes we went from a bright sunlit evening to a cold North Sea Haar and it was still there this morning so we chose an inland walk at Alnwick in Hulme Park. The walk was a 6.5 mile route through the park with Hulme Priory as its centre piece at the half way point. No dogs were allowed in the park as well as no cars so we hardly met anybody else. It is a beautiful place and was well worth the visit. We were down to 7 of us for this walk as Aileen and Martin have headed back to Edinburgh and Gaye and Elspeth are shopping in Alnwick.

There are loads of bridges in the park over the river Aln

Hulne Priory is at the centre of the park at the top of a hill. It was well worth the steep climb to the Priory 

The Priory was built in the mid 13th Century by Camelite Friars

At this exit to the park there are these 2 statues  

The River Aln

Yet another bridge

The river is quite slow flowing and there is loads of wildlife. I saw a Kingfisher for a few seconds. 

Our last bridge over the river Aln