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Shiver Me Timbers
North Yorkshire Moors

Shiver Me Timbers

Great Ayton to Guisborough - 4 February 2023 Shiver me timbers, what do pies and Captain Cook have in common? Answer: They can both be found in Great Ayton. Well, a statue of Captain Cook can be found, the man himself only went to school there, he lived on Aireyholme Farm about 1.5 miles from Great Ayton.  The 10-mile route…
It's the Other Way
Yorkshire Dales

It’s the Other Way

Aysgarth to Leyburn - 21 January 2023 This was supposed to be a Leyburn to Aysgarth Falls Hotel day out but it seems that the hotel is currently closed until March for refurbishment. So it's the other way round and we are going to finish in Leyburn. For the short walk of the three planned routes, it just means reversing…
Only one for the Woods
Northumberland

Only One for the Woods

Harwood Gate to Rothbury - 7 January 2023 Our first walk of 2023 is from the Harwood Forest area to Rothbury although only one of the routes is heading for the woods. Harwood Forest is a huge, (8,720 acres) conifer plantation located to the south of Rothbury in North Northumberland and is managed by Forestry England. The forest occupies moorland…
The Last One of the Year
Northumberland

The Last One of the Year

Seahouses to Embleton - 10 December 2022 Well, it's the last one of the year. Hasn't it come around really quickly, there we were walking through the winter and all of a sudden it was spring and then summer. All those walks in the sunshine and then into a long Autumn and now you can feel the start of winter…
Allenheads 3 Allendale Town 10
Northumberland

Allenheads 3 Allendale Town 10

Allenheads to Allendale Town - 26 November 2022 No, the title of this post is not a football result, it's the number of times we have visited both Allenheads and Allendale Town. The last time we ended the walks in Allenheads was in September 2013 when we started from St John's Chapel and the last time we finished in Allendale…
A Visit to Old Durham Town
Durham

A Visit to Old Durham Town

Bowburn to Sunderland Bridge - 12 November 2022 This is the first time we have made a visit to old Durham Town although it is actually a city now. For those old enough to remember, Roger Whittaker released a record, an actual plastic 45rpm recording of the song Durham Town in 1969. It spent 18 weeks in the UK singles…