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- The Flowers of the Forest: Flodden Field
- Bamburgh: royal castle, aviation museum and a sycamore gap
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- A wee horseshoe from Langholm
- Torr Point and Red Haven in 24 degrees
- O’er Burnswark Hill, we cheerily roam’d
- Quintinshill and the River Sark
- The Debatable Lands on the King Charles III England Coast Path
- Two roads diverged in a yellow wood: Annandale Way – Lockerbie variant (part 2)
- Two roads diverged in a yellow wood: Annandale Way – Lockerbie variant (part 1)
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Category Archives: Northumberland
The Flowers of the Forest: Flodden Field
1.88 miles 1h 9m I’ve heard them lilting at our ewe-milking,Lasses a-lilting before the dawn of day;But now they are moaning on ilka green loaning-The Flowers of the Forest are a’ wede away.
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Bamburgh: royal castle, aviation museum and a sycamore gap
3.70 miles 1h 44m ascent 88m (Budle Point walk)1.99 miles 1h 5m ascent 53m (Bamburgh Castle) Wyrd bið ful aræd The Wanderer I’m so out of touch with TV that I didn’t recognise the Last Kingdom inspired posters. Nor did … Continue reading
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Lindisfarne
A castle (that’s not a castle), on an island (that’s not an island). National Trust DRAFT STILL BEING WRITTEN 6.01 miles 4h 2m ascent 64m Holy Island is an island, for 12 hours of each day. A pilgrims’ route across … Continue reading
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Itineris Terminus: Hadrian’s Wall IX et X
These were our penultimate and final sections of the Hadrian’s Wall Trail, the official trail ending at Segudunum, the alternate, unofficial, finish at Arbeia, and our own extension to make it into a coast to coast walk. Day IX: Completing the … Continue reading
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The rollercoaster: Hadrian’s Wall V (II – iter repetivit)
9.5 miles 6h 15m ascent 394m Walltown-Housesteads Well this was a different walk from the same route a month earlier. We returned to this section of ridges between Walton and Houseteads, which we had walked in rain, mist and a strong headwind last … Continue reading
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Dandelions and Dead-Nettles: Hadrian’s Wall VIII
10.3 miles 4h 39m 131m ascent Wallhouse-Tyne Riverside Country Park This was a walk of three halves, and I am not referring to beer. The first half was dry with a chilly breeze, the the first half of the second … Continue reading
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The Military Road: Hadrian’s Wall VII
10.1 miles 5h 12m ascent 288m Chesters Fort-Wallhouse Except for a wee diversion at Brunton, this section ran beside the B6318, rarely drifting more than a stone’s throw away. The B6318 is apparently the longest B road in Britain, and because … Continue reading
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Mithraeum, Mud and Misnamed Rock: Hadrian’s Wall VI
9.7 miles 5h 5m ascent 192m Housesteads-Chesters Fort Better weather. The last two sections we walked into a strong headwind, first with snow and then with rain. Today the wind was at our backs and though rain and despite we walking … Continue reading
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