For the second time this year we set off for Holy Island. Some of the regular group hadn’t been able to make the earlier walk but were determined to do the walk, so we laid on another one in September.
Continue reading “Pilgrim’s Causeway – 15th September 2018”Sycamore Gap – 8 September 2018
This was a walk that everyone was looking forward to. A walk to the iconic Sycamore Gap, interestingly most of the group had never been to this part of Hadrian’s Wall despite living in the North East. Continue reading “Sycamore Gap – 8 September 2018”
Wall and Heavenfield Recce 2nd September 2018
A free Sunday gave me a chance to recce the Wall and Heavenfield walk. I previously guided this walk a few years ago and decided to add this shorter but very varied walk to our programme. Continue reading “Wall and Heavenfield Recce 2nd September 2018”
Blanchland – 1st September 2018
Here we were at Blanchland for the third time this year and the second time in a week. This time it was for the walk though and not a recce.
We welcomed a new walker to our group, Chris. He is Sylvia’s husband. Sylvia had come on her first walk with us earlier in the year and had enjoyed it so much that she recommended it to her husband, who decided to try it out. Juno, the Border Terrier would also be with us again.
As The White Monk Tea Room didn’t open until 10:30, the time that we were scheduled to begin the walk, we had to use the facilities in the village and settle for a takeaway tea from the Post Office. Continue reading “Blanchland – 1st September 2018”
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Blanchland Recce Number 2 – 26th August 2018
The last time that we checked out the route for the Newbiggin and the Carriers’ Way (Blanchland) walk was back in March of this year (First Blanchland recce). We were planning on doing that walk the weekend after the Recce. However, plans had to change when we found that the snow on the moor was over two feet deep in places, making it very hard going and extremely difficult to navigate. It was too dangerous to take people out on. So, we set the new date for this walk as the 1st September.
Confident that the snow had definitely gone, after a lovely hot summer, we decided that we should walk it again to make sure that everything would be OK. Continue reading “Blanchland Recce Number 2 – 26th August 2018”
Thrunton Wood – 18th August 2018
We arrived at Thrunton Wood early and paid a visit to the Thrunton Long Crag Trout Fishery for breakfast sandwiches and tea.
This was the second Thrunton Wood walk of this week. (See the previous post to this one for that.) It was still a popular one though, with eleven people making the walk. Many of them were regulars but it was Ally’s first walk with us.
Continue reading “Thrunton Wood – 18th August 2018”Thrunton Wood Extra Walk – 15th August 2018
Thrunton Wood
Thrunton Wood was an extra walk added to the programme. We had been contacted by Mauro, an Italian Nordic walker, who was on holiday in the area and was interested in a walk. We added this walk mid week as this fit his timetable. Four of our regular walkers joined us. Continue reading “Thrunton Wood Extra Walk – 15th August 2018”
Walks coming up in 2018
We are busy putting the rest of our walks for 2018 onto the website. However we thought it would be useful to let you know dates and the name of the walk we have planned. Further details will be added to the website as soon as we have them. Continue reading “Walks coming up in 2018”
Sycamore Gap Recce – 11th August 2018
We didn’t have a fully planned route for the Sycamore Gap walk, so we went out to see what we could find. This time we started at The Sill Visitor Centre. It has a large car park and a cafe, so we had a cuppa before setting out. Continue reading “Sycamore Gap Recce – 11th August 2018”