Monthly Archives: February 2017

A walk around Ponteland; 26th February 2017

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Family Walking Group

Believe it or not we’ve never walked in this part of Northumberland before today. A good day to break our Ponteland duck then. It was a bright and breezy day at 11:00 when we started out with the threat of … Continue reading →

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A walk in Consett; 5th February

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Family Walking Group

Hmmm, I can see you’re thinking ‘A walk in Consett? In February? Good luck with that!’ Well, I can tell you that it was astonishingly rural, full of unexpected views and took in a quiet corner of the North East … Continue reading →

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Walking thoughts; a reconnoitre

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Family Walking Group

  Yesterday we did a reconnoitre for a walk we’re leading in April. Three points spring to mind. First point. Using the word reconnoitre makes me feel a little quasi-military and I feel I should probably have been making notes … Continue reading →

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