Friday, 22nd August had been spent with a dear friend who took me to explore Cragside House, an extraordinary Victorian house, gardens and estate – the wonder of its age. Cragside is in Rothbury, Northumberland, Home of Lord Armstrong – one of the North East's great Victorians. The first house in the world lit by hydroelectricity. A number of ingenious gadgets can be viewed in the house. The spectacular woodland estate is host to England's tallest Douglas fir which soars above other woodland giants, and is one of the red squirrel's last strongholds. There is also possibly the largest rock garden in Europe and a tricky rhododendron maze and adventure playground.Althouth the rain fell, as it has for what feels like most of this month, we did not let it spoil our day and enjoyed ambling through the house and marvelling at the history, art and architecture before us, followed by a short walk aroung the gardens. I will remember this day.
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