Category Archives: tea shop

Up on the Moors June 9th 2019

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Family Walking Group

This fantastic walk took us way down south to the North Yorkshire moors – a rare outing south of the Tees for us. It meant a bit of a drive from Northumberland, but as we have members of our group … Continue reading →

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Wylam Wanderings 26th November 2017

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Family Walking Group

Now I like a nice bit of complicated map reading as much as the next man, but sometimes you want a nice easy walk on a good footpath and an itinerary that doesn’t involve a compass, GPS triangulation and returning … Continue reading →

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A walk around Kielder – August 6th 2017

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Family Walking Group

Somewhat optimistically this post is entitled a walk around Kielder. We didn’t manage an entire circumference of the reservoir as that’s rather a long walk. About 27 miles apparently. Nonetheless, we went around some of it. About 20%. The original … Continue reading →

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A walk to the sea at Whitley Bay 28th May 2017

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Family Walking Group

  If you don’t know the North East coastline then be quick; your life is ebbing away and you need to visit! We don’t walk the coast much as a group which is a shame, but out of summer it … Continue reading →

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Going Underground; a tour of the Victoria Tunnel in Newcastle 22nd January 2017

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Family Walking Group

Our first ever underground walk! A few weeks ago, before Christmas 2016, we walked from Newcastle Quayside to Jesmond Dene park. It was a lovely walk with plenty of urban interest and whilst walking through the Ouseburn Valley we noticed … Continue reading →

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A walk in the city; Newcastle

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Family Walking Group

27th November Every now and then we have an urban walk. They are always a welcome change to the stunning rural walks we do. Consequently, we only do about one every two years! Anyway, enough of the psycho analysis. This … Continue reading →

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Reeth May 1st 2016

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Family Walking Group

I like #Reeth. Perhaps a little more than #Haltwhistle. If they could keep all the bloody cars off the village green I would like it a whole lot more. They spoil the intrinsic English village prettiness of the place. Of … Continue reading →

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Durham City 20th September 2015

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Family Walking Group

Let’s get one thing straight here, the purpose of this walk was to have tea and cake at Vennel’s tea shop; easily one of the finest in this city. That said, Durham is  great venue for walks as it has … Continue reading →

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