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.

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”

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”

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.

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”