THE SCOTTISH FOUGHT the English at the Battle of Flodden Field on 9 September 1513. If you want to know all about it, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Flodden . In brief, the Scots were defeated. At least 10000 Scottish men and about 1600 English were killed.

The battle was fought close to the village of Branxton in Northumberland.   A stone cross on the top of a grassy hill commemorates “The Brave of Both Nations”. This monument was erected in 1910. Visitors to the battlefield can follow marked trails to explore the area in which the battle was fought. Every now and then, there are informative noticeboards that help visitors to understand the course and locations of the fighting.

Within the village of Branxton, there is a telephone box/kiosk. It is the standard design that has existed for many decades, but it no longer contains a telephone. This small edifice has been repurposed to become a Visitor Centre. It contains an information panel and a few leaflets. It claims to be “The World’s smallest Visitor Centre”. I would not be surprised if that were the case.

Although visiting the battlefield was surprisingly moving, seeing the minute visitor centre was quite intriguing.