Category Archives: urban

Urban Walk in Jesmond Dene April 14th 2019

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Family Walking Group

If you don’t know Jesmond Dene in Newcastle then for me to call this an urban walk is a bit misleading. The Dene is beloved of Newcastle folk as an oasis of calm, green tranquillity in the heart of their … Continue reading →

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A walking weekend in Berwick 5th – 7th April 2019

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Family Walking Group

It’s been a couple of years (or more) since we had a group weekend away. School exams for kids, YHA ‘issues’ and other stuff has seemed to get in the way but this year we managed it. I’ve been through … Continue reading →

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Craghead; where Hollywood meets County Durham: 3rd March 2019

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Family Walking Group

That intriguing title has worked as clickbait hasn’t it? This walk, around the Stanley area of County Durham, passed by a local character who went on to become a big cheese in Hollywood so read on for more! We started … Continue reading →

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Newcastle Historic Walk 3rd February 2019

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Family Walking Group

One of our occasional urban walks. With a programme theme of Local Heroes, a saunter around the centre of Newcastle offered us the chance to explore the historical figures that loom large in the list of Newcastle inhabitants. We started … Continue reading →

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Rambling in Rowlands Gill; February 18th

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Family Walking Group

  Do you think it’s best to get a steep climb out of the way early in a walk or wait until the end? For this walk we were straight into it from the off. Starting out in the Derwent … 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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A walk in Durham city

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Family Walking Group

13th November 2016 As a group we have walked around the wooded environs of Durham many, many times. It never fails to deliver a perfect mixture of urban and country walking and it is well worth researching one of the … Continue reading →

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Pontop Pike, September 4th 2016

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Family Walking Group

If you’re talking landmarks and you’re talking County #Durham into the bargain, things don’t come more iconic than Pontop Pike aerial mast. It can be seen for miles around and at some point in the olden days you will have … Continue reading →

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Teesside 17th April 2016

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Family Walking Group

This was one of our rare urban\industrial walks. We should do more. This turned out to be a real cracker of a walk thanks to the sight-seeing and the weather. We started out at the famous blue Transporter Bridge in … Continue reading →

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