NORDIC WALKING – For fun AND fitness
We met at Wooler Common Car Park for the walk up one of our favourites, Humbleton Hill. It was looking a little overcast and a little chilly, but we were hopeful. The warm up helped, as did the first little climb up through the woods to St Cuthbert’s Way.
Continue reading “Humbleton Hill – 28th April 2019”Another great training session at Wallington. This time Martin took the training, as he had recently qualified as a Nordic Walking instructor, Julie was on hand as well. We started in the Visitors Centre by introducing Strolls with Poles and Nordic Walking in general.
As can be seen above, the weather wasn’t ideal for this walk. The recce was done on a very clear day and the views were great and panoramic. Never mind though, us Nordic Walkers are hardy souls and set off anyway, although there were a few considering just missing out the walk and going straight to the tearoom.
Continue reading “Blawearie – 6th April 2019”
The forecast for today’s walk was to be windy but dry. We all met at the Tourist Information Centre. We started with our warm up and set off.
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Another beautiful day in February took us to Lesbury. We all met at the big tree in Lesbury and welcomed Kath to her first Strolls with Poles walk.
Continue reading “Lesbury – 24th February 2019”
This walk took us to County Durham and theTanfield Railway. The weather was excellent for February.
Continue reading “Tanfield – 23rd February 2019”
We all met up in Wylam. This was only a small group, so we promptly did a warm up and were on our way. The weather was remarkable for a February day, sunny and relatively warm, especially in the sun.
Continue reading “Wylam and Ovingham – 10th February 2019”
This was an unusual walk as we started with a guided tour of the gardens with Peter, a volunteer at Howick Hall Gardens. Peter was incredibly knowledgeable about the trees within the gardens, explaining how they are labelled, where they come from and who has collected the seeds. We walked through the sensory garden, provided by the Autism Society and around the blankets of snowdrops.
Continue reading “Howick Hall Gardens – 17th February 2019”
This was the first “Learn to Nordic Walk at Wallington”. So, it was not only a learning experience for the walkers but for us too. We met everyone in the Visitors Centre and introduced ourselves to them. It turned out that one of the ladies was Polish, giving another meaning to Strolls With Poles. We gathered their details before giving them a little instruction on how to attach themselves to the poles and explaining the origin of Nordic walking.
Continue reading “Learn to Nordic Walk at Wallington – 9th February 2019”We arrived at Chopwell Woods early with everyone looking forward to a good day of walking. When everyone arrived, we did the usual warm up before setting off.
Continue reading “Chopwell Woods – 27th January 2019”