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South of the Wall
Northumberland

South of the Wall

Greenhead to Milecastle Inn - 27 April 2024 All the routes are south of Hadrian's Wall for this trip out. Although from the programme you would think that Greenhead to the Milecastle Inn would be along Hadrian's Wall, to get the mileage for the walks we would either have to start to the west of Greenhead or walk along the…
Around the Reservoir
Northumberland

Around the Reservoir

Falstone to Kielder - 13 April 2024 Although it's on the walking programme as Falstone to Kielder the routes are around Kielder Reservoir. Two of the routes are going east to west on the north side and one route is going in the same direction on the south side. Two routes start on the southern end of the reservoir and…
Staying on the North Side
Teesdale

Staying on the North Side

Gainford to Barnard Castle - 30 March 2024 An Easter Saturday walk to Barnard Castle with the clocks going forward an hour on Easter Sunday and the weekend weather looking quite good. If that is not enough to make you think about coming out the walks are following a section of the Teesdale Way beside the River Tees for much…
Past the Coal Mines
Durham

Past the Coal Mines

Easington Colliery to Castle Eden - 16 March 2024 You would think that walking past the coal mines that made up this part of Durham just a few years ago might not be the best place to walk. However, walking along the clifftop or the beach along this section of the coast between Seaham and Hartlepool and then entering Castle…
A Salubrious Coach Journey
Northumberland

A Salubrious Coach Journey

Powburn to Glanton - 2 March 2024 We are going on a salubrious coach journey, all the way from North Tyneside to Glanton in Northumberland. In 1895 when the Northumberland historian David Dippie Dixon came to this part of Northumberland he called Glanton a salubrious little village. David probably arrived in the area by train because a branch line to…
Covid Stopped Us Going Out
Cumbria

Covid Stopped Us Going Out

Lambley to Alston - 17 February 2024 Covid stopped us going out may seem an odd title for this post but bear with it and all shall be explained. The year 2020 started quite normally. We had a walking programme set up and we had already completed the first five walks of that programme. The last one was from Masham…