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Walking in Weardale – St John’s Chapel Two Hills
Here is another post for my occasional series of Weardale walking routes. This route is approximately 6 miles. Starting at St John’s Chapel, the walk climbs up the northern flank of the dale before dropping down into Ireshopeburn and returning … Continue reading
Posted in walking
Tagged County Durham, footpaths, Ireshopeburn, Public Right of Way, St John's Chapel, walking, walking routes, Weardale
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Walking in Weardale – St John’s Chapel, Cowshill and Wearhead
Here is another post for my occasional series of Weardale walking routes. This route is approximately 7.5 miles, with some steep climbs and boggy paths, and a couple of tricky navigation spots. Well worth it for the ever-changing scenery and … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about, walking
Tagged County Durham, Cowshill, Sedling, St John's Chapel, The Weardale Museum, walking, walking routes, Weardale, Weardale Way, Wearhead
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Walking in Weardale – Stanhope Dene
In an unexpected blog development, I decided this afternoon to start capturing some easy walks so that visitors and locals-new-to-walking can get out and enjoy Weardale. Don’t expect lots of detail and accuracy – these routes will give the main … Continue reading
Route finding
I’ve been coordinating guided walks for the Wolsingham Wayfarers for the last 6 months, and this month we were invited to host a walk as part of the North Pennines Walking Festival. The task was to find a long walk … Continue reading
Wrong Turn Right Choice
This is the final instalment of my Spring 2012 Teesdale Trilogy, rudely interrupted by the Olympic Torch… So where was I? We were camping in Middleton-in-Teesdale for the Jubilee long weekend and decided to try out some of the walks … Continue reading
Posted in birdwatching, Essays, Out and about
Tagged Appleby Horse Fair, County Durham, gypsy, horses, Middleton-in-Teesdale, photography, ring ouzel, short eared owl, shrew, Teesdale, traveller, walking, Weardale
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Quarries toads and chickens
The main reason I’ve moved to Crook is that it is very easy to get up into Weardale. Weardale is a walkers’ paradise, largely because hardly anyone can be bothered to visit. An earlier work trip to Birmingham meant I … Continue reading
Posted in Cloudspotting, Out and about
Tagged Bollihope, camping, chickens, cloud spotting, curlew, footpaths, Frosterley, Hill End, iridescence, lapwing, lenticular, plover, quarries, quarry, red grouse, rights of way, ring ouzel, skylark, Stanhope, stiles, sundog, walking, Weardale, Weardale Way, wild camping
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Contrast
I’ve spent the last couple of weekends in Weardale and Teesdale. Known as the Durham Dales, they have their own characters despite sharing the same central fells. I wanted to get some walking and photography done, and maybe capture their … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about
Tagged clouds, Cotherstone, Durham Dales, Frosterley, photography, Pikeston Fell, Stanhope, Teesdale, Teesdale Way, walking, Weardale, weather
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My first tent and other gear
I’ve been thinking of writing a gear review for a while, but just never quite got round to it. I’ll start with my lovely tent… It’s 2007 and my Taller Half and I decide to try out a couple of … Continue reading
Posted in Gear review, Out and about
Tagged backpacking, Brecon Beacons, Caldera stove, camping, Cascada, festivals, gear, gear review, Green Man, hedgehog, lightweight, Mountain Equipment, Oban, Paramo, Seraph, Superlight Solar 2.2, Tapestry Goes West, tent, Terra Nova, TGO Magazine, Trail Designs, Wales, walking, waterproofs
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Muddy Tracks 