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Prior to Christmas we’d been talking about giving ourselves the present of a trip to London. However the train prices were pretty offensive so we opted for a different type of weekend trip – one that was rural, cosy and Rudy-friendly.

Friday’s check-in wasn’t til 4pm so we started with a drive to North Berwick. There, we visited the Lobster Shack. Clair had fish and chips while I had seafood chowder (which Clair admitted was the pick of the dishes). The weather was of the good January sort – chilly but sunny so we had a wee stroll along the beach and let Rudy have a run.

Charlton Gate cottage was perfect. We were in splended isolation, except for the neighbouring sheep and grouse. The cottage itself was comfortable with all the cooking and telly-watching facilities you’d need, plus a comfy bed.

On Saturday we visited Newbiggin-by-the-sea for more beach-walking fun.

Later that day we also paid a brief visit to Morpeth, which is a lovely town.

I really enjoyed my morning walks with Rudy. It was so peaceful and the sky and scenery were beautiful.

Thanks as always to my fam Clair and Rudy for a beautiful weekend.

Me, Clair and Rudy just enjoyed a lovely weekend break. We stayed at Drinkbetween cottage on Banchory Farm. While only 70 minutes drive from home it provided some lovely countryside isolation, with the bonus of nice nearby towns to visit nearby too.

The cottage has recently been restored by the farm owners and was the perfect environment to relax.

Our nearest neighbours were some colourful pheasants, a flock of sheep and three highland cows grazing in the fields opposite. Beyond them, there was a view onto the firth of forth and Forth bridges.

On the Saturday we enjoyed a short trip to the nearby towns of Aberdour via Burntisland, and moseyed down to the lovely Silver beach where we stopped for a coffee at Sands.

Clair brought and made beautiful food and at night we watched Captain Fantastic.

It was a reminder of just how great a well-needed change of pace and scenery you can get in a short distance and space of time.