Category Archives: Walks

An afternoon walk around Haydon Bridge, 14th October

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Family Walking Group

This turned out to be the first proper Autumn walk of our 2018 programme. The weather was crisp and clear and the leaves had started to change colour; this all contributed to a lovely afternoon walk in the Tyne Valley. … Continue reading →

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Sunday 7th October Finchale Abbey walk

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Family Walking Group

This was yet another lovely walk and the first one this year with a decidedly Autumnal feel to it. We started in a skinny little parking lane by the side of what seemed to be a Formula 1 practice track! … 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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A snowy walk in Langley 21st January 2018

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Family Walking Group

Northumberland has had a few snowfalls during December but this walk started out in very cold but clear conditions. Starting from the village of Langley, near Haydon Bridge, we walked past the Langley Furniture Works and down a steep, frozen … Continue reading →

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2018 Programme (January – June) now available.

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Family Walking Group

Yes folks it’s here, the moment you’ve all been waiting for. Our new walks programme from January through to June is now available on the Current Programme of Walks page. We have a wide variety of ‘Old Favourites’ that will take … Continue reading →

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New 2018 Programme Coming Soon

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Family Walking Group

Our Walks Programmes each cover a six month stretch and we therefore produce two per year to cover the calendar. I’m just finalising dates and walks for the first half of 2018 and hope to publish this very soon. You’ll … Continue reading →

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A Christmas walk from Corbridge 17th December 2017

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Family Walking Group

Our Christmas walk is one of the highlights of our walking year. It’s the one walk of the year where we can guarantee most of our children (now rapidly growing up) will turn up and walk with us. The enticement … 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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Haydon Bridge Hike 12th November 2017

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Family Walking Group

  Our preferred driving route to the Lakes usually consists of A69-Haydon Bridge-A686 to Langley and then on through Whitfield to Alston. The road from Haydon Bridge to Langley is a lovely twisty-turny road through the thickly wooded valley of … Continue reading →

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Witton Gilbert ramblings 29th October 2017

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Family Walking Group

I work near Witton Gilbert and so the drive to get to this walk was rather like going to work on a Sunday. Which can never be a good thing. Thankfully this walk was a good thing. The early segment … Continue reading →

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