Tag Archives: Weardale Way

Walking in Weardale – St John’s Chapel, Cowshill and Wearhead

Posted on 17 April, 2017 by Yasmine

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 →

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Quarries toads and chickens

Posted on 15 March, 2012 by Yasmine

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 →

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Spring foraging

Posted on 20 March, 2011 by Yasmine

Today is the official first day of Spring. It is also the Spring Equinox and Celebrate Our Forests Day (the latter is basically a celebration for the #SaveOurForests campaign, but it’s also World Forest Day tomorrow). So what did I … Continue reading →

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Beware of the hedgehog

Posted on 6 August, 2010 by Yasmine

Unlike Teesdale, with its veinlike network of satellite dales, Weardale singlemindedly cuts through the landscape from Wearhead to Crook, with the exception of a few short but beautiful valleys on its northern flank. Rookhope is one such diversion, and my … Continue reading →

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