Flodden Field Memorial, 1513 — Attraction in Branxton

Great visitor information.

Wonderful day looking around the battle field and wonderfully evocative as we read the information boards. We walked the field following the routes (so moved beyond the memorial stone itself). 5 Star.

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A small warning if using the QR code guide. I accessed the visitor guide via the QR Code on the bulletin boards by the Car Park. I tried a couple of times but received an error saying the transaction couldn't go through. Thought nothing more of this, but when we checked the credit card statement when we returned home we found that two separate transactions for £1 had been charged AND a week or so later these two separate transactions for two different company names had taken a subscription of £39.99 and £41.99. I guess this may have continued if we hadn't seen the transactions.

After working with Clive (Flodden) we got to the bottom of this. The QR code reader i use is an ad supported QR Code reader and (sneakily) overlayed a Google Add (that didn't look like a Google Ad) at the bottom of the Flodden Guide page saying . In error, I pressed that Google Ad 'Continue' instead of the guide's 'Continue Tour' button - and that's why my card has been billed because I thought I had to pay for the download - but as Clive says - the tour download is free! Hopefully we've caught this in time and can get a refund from the bank.

NB: All QR code readers are different - and I appear to have picked a 'bad actor' variant....

An excellent countryside walk, but for those interested in British history a must see site. The battle of Flodden in 1513 changed British history with the defeat of 40,000 Scots by what they must have considered an inferior military force of 26,000 English. The battlefield signage describes the battle and its participants as you follow the well laid out footpaths. Take time to reflect on the deaths of 10,000. Scots and 4,000 English over several hours. The Scots’ poor leadership and inferior equipment resulted in the death of King James 4th and most of the Scottish nobility - all to support the French who were fighting a European war against Henry VIII’s English army in France and other members of the “Holy League”.

Small car park, no toilets,...

Two free car parks, one near the church the other nearer the memorial. Gravel path and steps lead up to the memorial cross where there is an information board outlining the battle. This viewpoint overlooks a section of where the battle occurred and where some of the English soldiers were. There is a trail around the edge of the fields with more detailed information boards detailing who was where and what ensued. You can then climb the hill on the opposite side to the memorial to where some of the Scottish were located, including king James VI, who would meet his demise at the battle. You can walk along the bottom of the hill if the climb is too much. It took me about 90 minutes at a steady pace and stopping to read all the boards. May be...