From the gypsy stronghold of Kirk Yetholm, cross the border to venture into the Cheviots in search of prehistoric hill…
Little is known of the life of Selkirk’s Isabella Tamson, known as “Tibbie”. A woman of simple mind, in 1790 she…
The opening of the Borders Railway in 2015 may have restored rail service to the south-east of Scotland, yet a…
A pleasant walk in the footsteps of Romans along a well preserved section of Hadrian’s Wall.
A peaceful walk in Borders woodland taking in an Iron Age fort and a ruined peel tower.
“Oft had he viewed, as morning rose, the bosom of the lonely Lowes”. So began the Borders poet James Hogg…
Deep in a glen in the Manor Hills lies tranquil Loch Eddy. Once a retreat for the upper echelons of…
A stone’s throw from industrial Tyneside, I hadn’t expected to find such a scenic walk so close to the city…
A peaceful walk around a nature reserve and surrounding countryside. Perfect for a Sunday afternoon.
The moors of north Northumberland may lack the picturesque fame of their Yorkshire cousins, but a little effort reveals a…