To recover from the most indulgent Christmas I've ever had, I heaved my mince-pie filled carcass in to the van and headed of for a night away at a CMC site just off the A1 near Durham. The Oriental Museum and a beach with beach glass were on my list.Nothing special about the site except handy for the A1.
Saturday I headed off for the beach where you can find polished glass 'jewels', at Seaham. Unsurprisingly the glass comes from nearby industrial glassworks that had long since vanished, however there was the National Glass Centre which went through the history and impact of the industry.
The best section was the modern-day artworks - see below. Also a demo of making scientific glassware.
I bought a beautiful little paperweight with coral effect patterns in it.
Of to Seaham! Luckily the tide was out and plenty of beachcombers were there. Not a sausage to be found. It was a bit grim, and I left when the drizzle started. Ho hum.
The next day was Sunday and I headed off for the museum in Durham. Which was SHUT. Grrr... should have checked.
But it was still a nice place to wander round, not too busy.
There was a brilliant exhibition called Catch Your Breath in the quad near the cathedral. Then upstairs to the archaeology museum.
Need to go back to the Oriental Museum.
