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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…
Lucky Number Three
Northumberland

Lucky Number Three

Hexham to Haydon Bridge - 29 October 2022 The first time we visited Haydon Bridge was in 1999. Nearly 19 years later we visited again in 2019 and here we are again with lucky number three in 2022. We do not keep records of what the weather was like at all the places we visit and it is doubtful if…
Hey Diddle Diddle its in the Middle
Northumberland

Hey Diddle, Diddle, its in the Middle

Kirkwhelpington to Ridsdale - 15 October 2022 Hey Diddle, Diddle, it's in the middle. The answer is of course the village of Ridsdale. Get the Data states; Ridsdale is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Northumberland, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Northumberland. So now we know where it is we just…
Changes all Round
North Yorkshire Moors

Changes all Round

Scaling Dam to Goathland - 8 October 2022 If you are really observant you might notice some changes in this post. Yes, there are changes all round, the first change and a major one is that we are not going out on the 1st October, the date is now the 8th October. The second change is that we were originally…
Nearly, but not Quite
Cumbria

Nearly, but not Quite

Orton to Appleby - 17 September 2022 We are nearly, but not quite into Orton for the start of these walks on Saturday. Two of the routes are about 1.5-miles away and the other route is about 3/4 of a mile away. At least the coach will have to go there to turn around and make the journey back to…