The Bay Horse Inn - our little room above a country pub

Yesterday we said goodbye to Scotland, and realised the end of our trip is drawing near. We stopped at the border of Scotland and England for a photo, but honestly, there isn't much there. Except for my lovely man...

We're staying at The Bay Horse Inn, which is a historic coaching inn in the tiny town of West Woodburn, on the Roman route to Scotland. It sits on the River Rede and has just seven rooms above the hotel. It is quite quaint and is the first time we have stayed in a country pub. Dinner in the bar was fun with the local footy team celebrating a win, and also meeting others in town for the weekend.

Hadrian's Wall is not far off, so today we went exploring and found Housesteads Roman Fort, also known as Vercovicium, which is set into Hadrians Wall and was built around AD124 to house around 800 soldiers and their captains. It is incredibly well preserved and you can easily see where all the separate buildings were.  There's also a museum and many artefacts and information from Roman military life.

Hadrian's Wall stretches 73 miles across England and served as both a defensive barrier as well as a symbol of Roman power. Basically, it separated Roman Britain from the 'barbarians' to the north. 

And today, I saw the first green leaves on the hedgerows beside the country roads. Spring is definitely on the way. The daffodils are everywhere and as beautiful as ever. Might need to plant some in my garden when we get home.