North Tyne River Walking Holiday - October 2023

A group of 17 of us made a weekend of it at Bellingham to walk from Deadwater, where the North Tyne river springs from the ground, all the way to Waters' Meet at Warden, near to Chesters on the Hadrian's Wall. We were blessed with excellent weather if a little chilly each morning and really enjoyed the woodland stretches and the Kielder Water south shore path. Next we will be tackling the South Tyne river section from near Garigill in the Pennine Hills down to the same Waters' Meet, in March 2024. The group was made up of Lakeland, Cumbria and West Yorkshire Group members and it is a lovely example of cross group socialising.

Group ready to go at the Source of the North Tyne Daft as a Brush Tyne Walk Sign

Along the Old County Railway Line Sculpture on the Kielder Water Viaduct

Another Sculpture Sculptures all the way along the Viaduct were beautiful

And another sculpture this time a wooden bench

A winter visitor (Redwing) Little Ian

Checking out the Stell Sculpture The Stell has metal seat backs over the stone seats

The Old Border Counties Line was never far away

A riverside Fishing Hut Scream

Chollerton Church River at Chollerford

Chesters Stud Farm Butterfly enjoys sunshine

Waters Meet - Job Done