The Baltic/Allendale
They were still building The Baltic, when I was at university in Newcastle, but it has been finished and opened for a few years now. I always try and pop in whenever I am nearby, the building itself is a great space and the exhibitions are interesting.
I have to admit that I’m not always sure about the some of the things there. The video installations don’t always make sense to me, but I would thoroughly recommend it to anybody who is up in Newcastle/Gateshead (remember the Baltic itself is over the river in Gateshead), the suggested donation is only £3 and it’s a good way to spend a couple of hours.
The main reason for being that far up north was to take part in this year’s Allendale challenge, a good day out and a nice 25 mile stroll in the snow, sleet, hail and occassional spot of sunshine. A great way to spend your saturday!
Here we are before we realised about the snow:
And the conditions once we started!
