Allenheads

Finally, we’ve been making good our intentions to spend more time exploring the North Pennines AONB. After a slightly grey but still enjoyable trip to Cockfield Fell, we headed north again on the early May…

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Cockfield Fell

Time is slipping away at an alarming rate these days. With such lovely weather over the last few months, we’ve been spending as much time as possible outside, but that does mean that the boring…

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Grassholme Reservoir

It’s a little known fact that the North Pennines are home to many reservoirs which welcome walkers. After our visit to Hury Reservoir last year, we’d vowed to visit a few more in the area,…

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Bowes and Lady Myers

As freshly minted English Heritage members, we’re very excited to get out and explore some new local places which we’ve not yet discovered, being too stingy to pay the individual entry prices (I’ve clearly been…

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Around and About Ravensworth

In the throes of Winter, I always think that it’s really important to get out for a walk at the weekend, especially after a long week of being shut inside at work seeing next to…

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