We drove to Bellingham on Sunday, it is only an hours drive and again the forecast wasn't very good. We thought we would get wet in Northumberland instead of the Lake District
We parked in the Hareshaw Linn car park and began walking up the burn.
Mini falls in Haresahw Burn
One of six bridges that cross the burn
It is just over a mile and a half to the main attraction, Hareshaw Linn, a very fine waterfall.
Another mini fall in Hareshaw Burn
It seemed longer than a mile and a half this walk. There are a few ups and down too but it is easy walking.
A rather crooked bridge
Another bridge and mini waterfall
Hareshaw Linn
It is a bit of a wow moment when you first see the waterfall. I've seen it before, a few times but I've not been here for about fifteen years.
On the return journey
There is one path in and one path out. The falls are in a steep sided gorge. I do remember climbing out of the gorge to get onto the Pennine Way once, must be twenty years ago. I remember it was a steep climb out and it involved trespassing for a short time. I can't think where we climbed up; it all looks impossibly steep yet we did do it. This is not a recommendation for others to do it!
A last look back at Hareshaw Linn
It is a lovely burn
Squeaky wanting some lunch
We sat near another seat to have some lunch before we continued back to the car park. We extended the walk by taking the Riverside Walk northward.
The River North Tyne
The walk along the river was a bit uninspiring to be honest.
Except for this heron
We retraced our steps after a mile and a half. We wondered where St Cuthbert's Well was, it was marked on the map as Cuddy's Well and it was signposted near the village. We'd not seen it when we left the village earlier.
St Cuthbert's Well
We saw it as we returned to the village. Our route was Hareshaw Linn Car park - Hareshaw Linn - Riverside Walk north - Hareshaw Linn car park. 6.2 miles 160m ascent.