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A Walk up Winterhope with Afternoon Tea at Jean & Watties
Only 3 of us walking today but it was a beautiful day for a walk up to Winterhope Reservoir. This was a first for Peter as he had never been up this valley before. The weather was excellent for...
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A Day Out at Kielder Water
We headed a little bit further away for this weeks walk at Kielder. The plan was to take the Osprey Ferry across from Tower Knowe to Belvedere and then walk back to Tower Knowe. I am happy to report...
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Caerlaverock Nature Reserve and a Roman Hill Fort
On looking back at my blogs for Caerlaverock Nature Reserve I discovered we had never been there in the summer so we headed there today for what was initially a 5.5 mile walk but we added an extra 1.5...
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Day 1 of our Walking Week and a Walk to Craster
Our first walk was from Embleton to Craster and back. The route took us along the sea shore to Craster with the return journey following an inland route.Ken and Anne bringing up the rearMartin and Tom...
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Definitely a Beach Day
We met Fiona and the family and their friends at Druiridge Bay this morning. This was the first time I have walked along this beach and it must be one of the nicest of all the Northumbrian...
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Seahouses to Embleton along the Coastal Path
Waiting for the bus to take us into Seahouses for our second big walk of the week. Aileen and Gaye were actually heading into Bamburgh to visit some shops. Tom left his walking stick in the bus shelter...
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Walking Inland at Hulme Park due to North Sea Haar
Last night in the space of 15 minutes we went from a bright sunlit evening to a cold North Sea Haar and it was still there this morning so we chose an inland walk at Alnwick in Hulme Park. The walk was...
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A Visit to Howick Hall Gardens
Wednesday was a non walking day as we were all booked on a trip to The Farne Islands in the afternoon so it was a case of doing your own thing. Gaye and I headed for Howick Hall Gardens just about 4...
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A Misty Trip to Farne Islands
This was the view of Inner Farne as we approached it but when we landed for an hour about 45 minutes later the mist had lifted and the weather was warm and sunny. I will let most of the photographs...
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The Last Walk of the Week From Alnmouth to Craster
We decided to finish the week with a coastal walk of 8 miles from Alnmouth to Craster starting from Alnmouth at 11.00am . When we arrived the North Sea Haar was still there but in 15 minutes it lifted...
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An Early Morning Walk Along Embleton Beach
I woke early this morning and at 6.15am decided it was such a beautiful morning I would go for a walk along Embleton Beach. At dinner last night I had suggested this and asked for company but there...
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From The Tarras Valley over to The Ewes Valley
Its almost a year since I last walked this route and it was with John and Peter. Today it was with Niall and Tom and this was a first for Niall. The weather was glorious and we stopped for a minute to...
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A Walk from Byreburn to Rowanburn
A local walk today to enable several of us who are busy to fulfil afternoon appointments. We started at Byreburnfoot and headed up the Fairy Loup and on to Rowanburnhead and Rowanburn where we stopped...
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Fiona's Newcastle University Graduation
It was 2 very proud parents who headed off to Newcastle at 7.00am on Friday morning to see Fiona getting her PHD at the Graduation in Newcastle University. We thought we would only see it on line as...
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Canonbie Walk with the Glovers
Many weeks ago I had been asked by Marion Glover to select a walk for her Dumfries Walking Group in the Canonbie so we met John and Marion at Canonbie Kirk this morning and took them round part of the...
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Common Riding 2018
Summer Fair Night in our garden with Tom Stothart and brothers Niall & Ken Weatherstone Kirsteen & Bruce with MarioThe start of sunset on Summer Fair Night Three of the Weatherstone...
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Two Walks in a Day
It was only John and myself for our Wednesday walk today so we stuck to a local one round Broomholmshiels via the road slip on the Tarras road. This happened in December 2015 and it wont be repaired...
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Talkin Tarn and Brampton with Exile Peter
Its almost 6 weeks since we last saw Peter for a walk as he has now moved to Carlisle.We were keen to get him back with us on a regular basis and so was he after the stress of moving house just on the...
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Castle O'er in the Rain
Only Tom, Peter, and myself today and the forecast for this morning was awful but we were determined to do this 5.5 mile walk despite the weather. The plan was to do the walk and then have a soup lunch...
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A Visit to Buccleuch Mill
Our first visit in Buccleuch Mill was to Elliot's Shed which is owned by Lynn Elliot who works with British Wool to produce his range of Tarras Tweed, a soft handling Shetland cloth which has found...
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