NORDIC WALKING – For fun AND fitness
Another gorgeous day of walking ahead, we met up just outside of Ford, to enjoy a walk taking in Ford Village and Ford Moss and a few extra things thrown in for good measure. A quick warm up and we were off. Continue reading “Ford Village and Ford Moss – 21st July 2018”
This walk was a little different from our usual walks, in that it mainly focused on training. It kicked off a weekend of Nordic Walking training, with a second session taking place on Sunday.
We welcomed two new walkers to our group Maggie who was on holiday in Northumberland and wanted to do some Nordic Walking and Sylvia, a friend of Sandra. Continue reading “Take your Nordic Walking to the next level – 14th July 2018”
You can see from the group photo above that the sun was out and it was going to be a hot one from the start. We had checked out this walk in June and we knew it was a good one. Continue reading “Low and High Force – 7th July 2018”
Walk: Felton and Weldon Bridge
Guide: Julie
Walk leaders: Anne
Weather: Sunny and hot
Distance of walk: 10.7 miles
It was a great day for this beautiful walk. It was great to welcome Shirley for her first Strolls with Poles walk. Continue reading “Felton and Weldon Bridge 30th June 2018”
Well this post is a bit late as I usually do it immediately after the walk. However, I forgot this time. Anyway it’s here now, the Allenheads walk blog. Continue reading “Allenheads 17th June 2018”
Walk: Bellingham and Hareshaw Linn
Guide: Julie
Walk leaders: Martin / Ruth
Weather: Sunny and hot
Distance of walk: 8.5 miles
Taking advantage again of the unbelievably good weather we are having, we arrived at Hareshaw Linn car park, ready for the day’s walking around Bellingham and Hareshaw Linn. The group was mostly familiar faces but with three additions, Daniel and Annabel, the children of one of our regulars and Andy. Andy was a new customer and had seen our walk advertised in the local newspaper. He was welcomed into the group immediately. Once we were all ready we did a short warm up and then set off. Continue reading “Bellingham and Hareshaw Linn – 19th May 2018”
Walk: Pilgrim’s Causeway
Guide: Julie
Walk leaders: Martin / Ruth
Weather: Sunny and hot
Distance of walk: 9 miles
Wow, we couldn’t have wished for or got better weather for this walk. We were following in the footsteps of the pilgrims who crossed the sands to Holy Island. Continue reading “Pilgrim’s Causeway – 5th May 2018”
Walk: St Abbs and Coldingham
Guide: Julie
Walk leaders: Martin / Ruth
Weather: Sunny and warm
Distance of walk: 9 miles
The Scottish Borders is the most northerly area we have walked in and area which most of the group hadn’t visited before. Continue reading “St Abbs and Coldingham – 28th April 2018”
Walk: Cresswell Beach
Guide: Julie
Helper/Volunteer: Anne
Weather: Sunny but cold
Distance of walk: 4 miles
I added a training session and short walk, at Cresswell Beach, onto the programme as there were a few people interested in trying Nordic walking. There were also some regulars who wanted a refresher of their technique. Continue reading “Cresswell Beach – 25th February 2018”
Walk: Ebchester and Milkwellburn Wood
Guide: Julie
Helper/Volunteer: Martin
Weather: Cloudy but mild for February
Distance of walk: 9 miles
We started in the traditional way, with a warm up and welcome to two new walkers, Sue and Bev, and then off we went. We followed the Derwent walk North and then took an old lane into Ebchester. This took us past the Church of St Ebba, who gave her name to Ebchester. A short walk through the village took us to the start of the walk proper, at the River Derwent. Continue reading “Ebchester and Milkwellburn Wood – 18th February 2018”