I have an unexpected day off today so I thought I'd post some pics
The weather was forecasted atrocious in the Lakes last weekend so we headed east to Hexham. We were going to use a campsite at Chollerford to pitch the tent, the weather looked nice there and we weren't sure about places to wild camp in the area. It was sunny as we set off.
A very pretty cottage on the way to Acomb from Hexham
The footpath to Acomb
On a wooden bench in Acomb village
On the way to Halfway House, although the house you can see in the pic isn't Halfway House
The view from Halfway House
I don't know where the house is halfway from or to and I didn't get a photo of it either
Beefy on the lane to Fallowfield
We used a mixture of country lanes and footpaths on the way, they were quiet with nice views of Northumberland.
We had our lunch near Fallowfield enjoying the sun when it came out. It had clouded over as it got near lunchtime
Autumnal trees near Moulds Close
The lane to Moulds Close
The cross at Moulds Close and where we joined the Hadrian's Wall path
I don't think the cross was as tilted back as this, I think it was the way I took the shot maybe?
On the way to Planettrees
An ancient relic..... and the remains of Hadrians Wall
Chollerford ahead
We had a quick peep at the village of Wall before turning back, it was in the opposite direction and the bit we saw didn't look very interesting.
We got to Chollerford and booked in at the tearooms, the campsite is behind it. We set the tent up then went back for some coffee, I had some coffee and walnut cake and a cup of coffee. Beefy was very good and only had coffee.
The MSR at Chollerford Riverside Campsite
As you can see we were the only people there and nobody else turned up, we had the whole campsite to ourselves.We went for a walk after our coffee along the riverside but it was quite uninspiring and we turned back after a mile and walked to the pub.
The view from the riverbank near Chollerford
The tearoom staff had recommended The Crown in Humshaugh about ten minutes walk away and not The George Hotel that was just over the road. We took their advice and spent a nice hour and a quarter in The Crown a very nice pub. We got back to the tent in time before the rain began. We had our tea and had some wine, no sunset view where we were but there wouldn't have been one anyway. We were sheltered from the wind though and we had a peaceful night. Our walk was Hexham - Acomb - Fallowfield - Heavenfield - Planettrees - Wall - Chollerford 12.5km with 200m ascent. We did an extra 4.5km with 30m ascent after we pitched the tent.
We were packed up by 8.25 next day and on the way back to Hexham. The wind was stronger away from the shelter of the campsite and full in our faces as we walked westward. We turned left toward Warden after we passed Chesters Fort and we had shelter from it as we walked down the quiet lane
Views across the valley on the way to Warden
Beefy on the lane to Warden
The lane got a bit busier with cars and we were pleased when we reached Bridge End and the footpath along the Tyne. We could see rain in the distance but apart from a few spots it didn't affect us.
The river Tyne near Bridge End
Rainbow
We stopped for lunch on the bank of the river but it was bit cold so we didn't stay very long
The river North Tyne joins the main river here
Tynedale Green Countryside Park
This is a popular area for the folk of Hexham. There is a golf course to the right of the footpath
The bridge over the Tyne at Hexham
Another lovely tree
Our walk was Chollerford - Chesters Fort - Warden - Bridge End - Tynedale Green - Hexham 11.5km with not much ascent.
We escaped the wet and windy weather and had two nice days walking, we wonder how long the autumn leaves will stay on the trees with the wind the way it has been?