Northumberland

Thropton to Clennell Hall - 25 November 2023 We have been to Clennell Hall a few times in the past. Usually, we have either started from the Hall or started from the Alwinton area and then walked into the Cheviots on the southeastern side. This time we are walking on the edge of the Cheviots and coming in from the…

Christon Bank to Bamburgh - 11 November 2023 Bamburgh is one of those places where we have been forward and backwards, sometimes walking towards it and sometimes walking from it. On a couple of occasions, we even did circular walks. This particular time we are walking towards it. We have walked to Bamburgh six times over the years, the last…

Sweethope Loughs to Bellingham- 22 July 2023 Since April we have done quite a few long-distance journeys to get to the start of our routes but this time we are close to home on the western edge of Northumberland. If you take a look at a map of Northumberland, Bellingham is not quite on the western edge of the county with…

Chesters to Twice Brewed - 1 April 2023 We have finished at Twice Brewed six times previously, the last time was in 2019. Each time at least one of the groups has walked alongside Hadrian's Wall. Sometimes the other groups have walked in front of it and sometimes far to the rear of it, this might be one of the…

Ingram Valley to Wooler - 4 March 2023 Do you want to read something that nobody has ever seen before? Have a look at the next paragraph, it was written by an artificial intelligence chat app after I had typed in the words "walking in Wooler", it was supposed to be "walking to Wooler" but it kept trying to tell…

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…