AFWC 399 October 14th 2023 Bellingham to Hexham walk sheet (1))
Category: Northumberland
The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes, forests, and mountains (or fells), and its associations with William Wordsworth and other Lake Poets and also with Beatrix Potter and John Ruskin. The Lake District National Park was established in 1951 and covers an area of 2,362 square kilometres (912 sq mi). It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2017.
The North Pennines is the northernmost section of the Pennine range of hills which runs north–south through northern England. It lies between Carlisle to the west and Darlington to the east. It is bounded to the north by the Tyne Valley and to the south by the Stainmore Gap.
The North York Moors is an upland area in north-eastern Yorkshire, England. It contains one of the largest expanses of heather moorland in the United Kingdom. The area was designated as a National Park in 1952, through the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. Covering an area of 554 sq mi (1,430 km2), the National Park has a population of 23,380. It is administered by the North York Moors National Park Authority, whose head office is based in Helmsley.
Northumberland is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian’s Wall and Hexham Abbey.
AFWC 387 8th October 2022 – Rothbury to Warkworth
AFWC 383 Ellington to Alnwick June 11th 2022
September 11th 2021-Killhope, Nenthead, Ouston to Allendale Town (Isaac’s Tea Trail)
September 11th 2021 Isaac’s Tea Trail to Allendale Town – Maps
11 January 2020 Walk – Northumbria Derwent Valley to Hexham via Blanchland
Please see the link below for the walk sheet and the maps for the outing from Co Durham into Northumberland including the Derwent Valley to Hexham via Blanchland.
Saturday 11th May 2019 05 Northumberland – St. Cuthbert’s Way – Jedburgh to Melrose
Please see the link below for the walk sheet and maps for the Northumberland walk taking St. Cuthbert’s Way from Jedburgh to Melrose on the 11 May 2019.
2019 05 Northumberland St. Cuthbert’s Way Jedburgh to Melrose
Pictures of the December 2018 walk in Northumberland & Xmas Party
9th February, 2019 – Northumberland – St. Oswald’s Way – Kirkwhelpington to Rothbury
Please use the link below to see the walk sheet and the route maps.
2019 02 Northumberland St. Oswald’s Way Kirkwhelpington to Rothbury
Next Outing: Saturday 8th September – Northumbrian Coast finishing at Seahouses
If you are interested in joining this outing simply click on the filename above for details of how to reserve a place on our coach. Clicking on the filename below will reveal route maps for the various walks on offer.
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