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Friday 28 October 2011

Wentworth Woodhouse and its follies

A circular walk of about 8 miles from Elsecar Heritage Centre in South Yorkshire.

This walk is the Wentworth Woodhouse - Hoober Stand walk from Jim Jarratt's Follies web site and the Wentworth Woodhouse and its follies walk from the Walking Britain web site.
  • Elsecar Heritage Centre (SK385997)
  • Needle's Eye
  • Hoober Stand
  • Nether Haugh
  • Wentworth Park
  • Wentworth
  • Elsecar Heritage Centre
Elsecar and Hoyland

Thursday 20 October 2011

Kirkby-in-Ashfield Dumbles

Country Walking Magazine September 2011 Walk 10 Kirkby-in-Ashfield.

A circular walk of about 6 miles from the car park at the Portland Park, Kirkby-in-Ashfield in Nottinghamshire to Boar Hill and the Dumbles.
  • Portland Park (SK501549)
  • Castle Hill
  • Boar Hill
  • The Dumbles
  • Boar Hill
  • Castle Hill
  • Portland Park
Map & GPS route on the TrailZilla web site at http://www.trailzilla.com/index.php?tid=7820

Portland Park Visitor Centre

Friday 7 October 2011

Dryburgh

A walk of about 3 miles around Dryburgh in the Scottish Borders starting from the car park for the William Wallace Statue (NT595328).
  • William Wallace Statue
  • Temple of the Muses
  • Dryburgh Abbey
  • William Wallace Statue
William Wallace Statue near Dryburgh

Thursday 6 October 2011

Bamburgh

A circular walk of about 8 miles from the car park at Bamburgh in Northumberland (NU183348). The walk is the Bamburgh's Coast and Castle walk from the AA web site.
  • Bamburgh Castle
  • Harkess Rocks
  • Newtown
  • Dukesfield
  • Fowberry
  • Bamburgh Castle
Bamburgh Castle

Tuesday 4 October 2011

Berwick Town Walls

A circular walk of about 7 miles from Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland. The walk is the Berwick Town Walls walk from the AA web site.
  • Berwick-upon-Tweed Shoregate (NT998526)
  • Meg's Mount
  • Clockwise around the town walls
  • Berwick Bridge
  • South side of the River Tweed to the A1
  • North side of the River Tweed back to Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick Bridge

Monday 3 October 2011

Craster and Dunstanburgh Castle

A circular walk of about 6 miles from Craster in Northumberland to Dunstanburgh Castle. The walk is the Craster and a Ruined Castle walk from the AA web site.

  • Craster (NU256198)
  • Dunstanburgh Castle, a National Trust property managed by English Heritage
  • Dunstan Steads
  • Dunstan Square
  • The Heughs
  • Craster
Craster Lifeboat Station

Saturday 1 October 2011

The Holy Island of Lindisfarne

A circular walk of about 6 miles around the Holy Island of Lindisfarne in Northumberland. The island is accessed by a causeway at low tide. Access times are on the Lindisfarne web site.
  • Car park (NU126424)
  • The Links
  • Emmanuel Head
  • Lindisfarne Castle, a National Trust property
  • Lindisfarne Priory, an English Heritage property
  • Car park
Lindisfarne Castle