Today is my 41st birthday. After turning 40 last year, it’ll be a long time before I have another big birthday to celebrate.
I’m once again lucky that my birthday has fallen over a bank holiday weekend. We’re off to Beamish again; as we went there last July, we have annual passes with a couple of months left to run. It also gives us an opportunity to visit the areas that we missed last time – namely the 1940s and 1950s farms, and the funfair. Our visit also coincides with the Festival of Transport, so we’ll be able to travel on the short steam railway which wasn’t open last year.
We’ll be staying overnight nearby, as it’s a two hour drive each way.


Happy Birthday!