The Bolam Lake and Shaftoe Crags walk is a favourite of Julie as it takes in so many different areas and views.
Bolam Lake and Shaftoe Crags – 15 August 2020
Around Rothbury – 8th August 2020
We’ve been walking in the Rothbury area for many years. It is beautiful and, even very close to Rothbury, there are plenty of very varied routes. So, for this one, we tried to take the best of all the routes, but avoiding the most challenging paths.
I think we achieved that, and the weather just added to the joy of the walk. Everything was perfect.
Continue reading “Around Rothbury – 8th August 2020”Hulne Park – 1st August 2020
Hulne Park was once the Percy family’s walled hunting ground and hunting still takes place today.
We welcomed two new walkers, Claire and Brian and welcomed back Annabelle.
Continue reading “Hulne Park – 1st August 2020”Holy Island – 18 July 2020
The Holy Island walk on the 18th July is the second walk around Holy Island this weekend. This time, we had a larger, but still great, group of walkers.
Continue reading “Holy Island – 18 July 2020”Holy Island – 17 July 2020
The Holy Island walk on 17th July is the first of two walks around Holy Island on the same weekend. We had a small but great group of walkers for this Friday excursion.
Continue reading “Holy Island – 17 July 2020”The Wannie Line – 11 July 2020
The Wannie Line or what was once the Wansbeck Railway is a great walk. It is situated in the Wallington Estate and is mostly made up of permissive path, provided by Wallington.
Continue reading “The Wannie Line – 11 July 2020”Craster and Howick – 4 July 2020
The Craster and Howick walk is stunning. It has so many different parts to it. It starts off with a little nature reserve and then crosses fields, some with animals in. Eventually it returns to the coast, with smells of the sea and the sound of seabirds.
Continue reading “Craster and Howick – 4 July 2020”Getting back to Nordic Walking Beach Walk – 27 June 2020
The Getting Back to Nordic Walking Beach Walk was our first walk back together following the Covid-19 pandemic. When we asked everyone where they would like the first walk to be the answer was overwhelming. The beach at Cresswell.
Continue reading “Getting back to Nordic Walking Beach Walk – 27 June 2020”The Christmas Walk – 7th December 2019
The Christmas walk is a very special walk for us for a few reasons. The first and most important one for us is that it marks the anniversary of the first Strolls with Poles walk in 2017. If we look back at the photographs from the 3 walks we can see a lot of the same faces, most we see regularly during the year however there are a few we don’t see as often as well as those who are new to Strolls with Poles. Everyone regardless of the frequency of them joining us are always assured of a warm and friendly welcome.
The second reason is that it is “usually” our last walk of the year (this year we had an extra one in December). Regardless, this is a great time for us to thank everyone for their support throughout the year.
The third reason is that it is one of the few walks that is repeated every year. As such it is known as our Annual Christmas Walk. The walk always takes us up to the Christmas Tree on Simonside.
Continue reading “The Christmas Walk – 7th December 2019”First Time For Everything – 19th November 2019
We had been contacted by Louise at the Royal Voluntary Service (RVS) to provide a training session for the over 55s, as part of the First Time For Everything project which is funded by Prudential. Obviously, we obliged and suggested Alnmouth as the place to conduct the training.
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