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Category: England

The River Alwin Ramble

14 August 2020 Chris Leave a comment

A short trek along the ancient Clennel Street leads to one of the Cheviots’ hidden gems – the picturesque valley of the River Alwin.

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Posted in: England, Northumberland, Walks Filed under: Northumberland National Park

The Pilgrim’s Path to Lindisfarne

5 September 2019 Chris Leave a comment

St Cuthbert was an Anglo-Saxon monk who took up residence on the island of Lindisfarne, where he would one day…

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Posted in: England, Northumberland, Walks Filed under: Short walks, St Cuthbert's Way

The Norber Erratics

4 September 2019 Chris Leave a comment

High on a lonely hillside stands a stony herd – the Norber Erratics.  These great boulders, deposited by passing glaciers during…

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Posted in: England, Walks, Yorkshire Filed under: Short walks, Yorkshire Dales

The Cateran Hole

27 April 2019 Chris Leave a comment

After an unsuccessful attempt last year in less pleasant weather, I set off on a sunny Easter Sunday in search…

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Posted in: England, Northumberland, Walks Filed under: Caves, Medium walks

Darden Lough

27 March 2019 Chris Leave a comment

Embark on a trek across open moorland on the edges of the Simonside hills to reach a hidden lake in…

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Posted in: England, Northumberland, Walks Filed under: Northumberland National Park, Short walks

The Drake Stone

2 March 2019 Chris Leave a comment

Enjoy a taste of everything the Northumberland National Park is famous for — crumbling castles, meandering riverlands, lonely moorland and…

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Posted in: England, Northumberland, Walks Filed under: Short walks

Doddington Moor

28 February 2019 Chris Leave a comment

Situated just outside of the boundaries of the Northumberland National Park and a stone’s throw away from the foothills of…

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Posted in: England, Northumberland, Walks Filed under: Short walks

Ring Chesters and Hethpool Linn

7 February 2019 Chris Leave a comment

From the gypsy stronghold of Kirk Yetholm, cross the border to venture into the Cheviots in search of prehistoric hill…

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Posted in: England, Northumberland, Walks Filed under: Cheviots, Medium walks, Northumberland National Park, St Cuthbert's Way

Hadrian’s Wall and Housesteads

4 January 2019 Chris Leave a comment

A pleasant walk in the footsteps of Romans along a well preserved section of Hadrian’s Wall.

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Posted in: England, Northumberland, Walks Filed under: Medium walks, Northumberland National Park

Wylam and Prudhoe

17 November 2018 Chris Leave a comment

A stone’s throw from industrial Tyneside, I hadn’t expected to find such a scenic walk so close to the city…

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Posted in: England, Northumberland, Walks Filed under: Railway walks, Short walks

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