Way back at the beginning of August I took advantage of the sunny weather and whisked myself off to the coast to finally try The Herb Garden Harbour, located 5 minutes from the Royal Quays.
The Herb Garden Harbour, North Shields
Way back at the beginning of August I took advantage of the sunny weather and whisked myself off to the coast to finally try The Herb Garden Harbour, located 5 minutes from the Royal Quays.
Coming from the same family that run Crusoes, The View is an all new establishment sitting proudly on the Longsands beach.
When asked what my number 1 fear is, I say boats. Without shadow of a doubt. Does it stop me from experiencing new things? No, I have rode speedboats in Cuba, traversed the Rhine in a boathotel, Gondola’s in the Grand Canal and sailed around Manhattan – and hated every single minute of it. DFDS challenged me on my fear.
Taking the bull by the horns, the Sunderland Air Show sailing would be the perfect time to beat my fear once and for all. At 32 years old, if I can manage a day at sea, imagine the places I could go!
On a bright Monday morning, I found myself port side at the DFDS Ferry Terminal in North Shields after being promised a day of culinary delight. Sounds good right? Not if you are as scared of boats as I am! Nevertheless, I was wearing my big girl pants and sucked it up, donned my hi vis and set foot aboard the King Seaways.
Running to a daily schedule from Newcastle to Amsterdam, the weekend cruises are infamous in the North East as we are proud to call the route our own. I had reservations before I went as I thought it would be all burgers, chips, lager and pre packed food for the drunken masses.
I was wrong. So very wrong.
