The intrepid 3 went up to North Northumberland to walk; we ate our picnic before setting off!but after we inspected the monument & start of the Flodden Battle Trail; in 1513 the English under Lord Surrey came up from the south, went around Flodden Hill whereon the Scots had a well established position & came down on James IV 's army, surprisingly, from the north; the Scots moved to Branxton Hill THEN moved down from their position of height and got dragged down into the muddy morass at the bottom of the hill and lost 10,000 men including their King and nobility. 4000 English lives were lost too. This is one of military history's big 'What if' s- why did the Scots move from their advantageous position? Our 5+ mile walk from the AA book of walks included a visit to Branxton Church- the parishioners from which are reputed to have tended the wounded from both armies. We saw a stag and wonderful views of the Tweed Valley from Cheviots to coast.
Remembering previous year visits to Norham Castle I went to see the primroses on the banks of the moat. The thatched Black Bull at Etal afforded us grub before we wended our way south.
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