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Please make Please P&P. cover to £6.00 for order mail by Hemmel Coffee Shop Coffee Hemmel • Allenheads at the Hemmel Shop for only £4.95 or £4.95 only for Shop Hemmel the at Allenheads • • 19th century mining village mining century 19th The 32 page guide can be purchased in purchased be can guide page 32 The Allenheads is well worth a diversion: a worth well is Allenheads providers • An insert with accommodation and service and accommodation with insert • An Northumberland County Council. Licence No. 100049048 (2012). 100049048 No. Licence Council. County Northumberland • 100 people and places of heritage interest interest heritage of places and people • 100 © Crown copyright. All rights reserved. rights All copyright. Crown © • Clear, especially drawn maps maps drawn especially • Clear, Outstanding Natural Beauty Natural Outstanding North Pennines Area of Area Pennines North the trail’s creator, Roger Morris, it includes: it Morris, Roger creator, trail’s the North Country’ is the ideal companion. Written by Written companion. ideal the is Country’ North Suggested diversion to Allenheads to diversion Suggested Isaac’s Tea Trail: Hidden Heritage in England’s in Heritage Hidden Trail: Tea Isaac’s Isaac’s Tea Trail route Trail Tea Isaac’s Includes an optional diversion to Allenheads to diversion optional an Includes Penrith 13m to Guide ‘A Trail? Tea Isaac’s walking of Thinking ledl eted–Aso Ninebanks – Alston – Nenthead – Allendale Nenthead a circular walk of 36 miles (58km) miles 36 of walk circular a Alston Allenheads Coalcleugh Slaggyford Ninebanks Allendale Whitfield Carlisle 18m Hexham Haltwhistle Haydon Bridge Haydon Newcastle 21m FLOWERS AND WILDLIFE NORTH COUNTRY WORDS FROM ISAAC’S TIME WELCOME TO ISAAC’S TEA TRAIL The heritage may be hidden – the flowers and wildlife are The unique identity of Northern England is evident in local not. The spring and early summer are when the hay language and dialect. Although many words and phrases meadows and moorland buzz most vibrantly with wildlife, disappeared with the end of the lead mines, changes in Isaac’s Tea Trail is a Long Distance Path of just over disturbed only by the occasional walker. However, at anytime agriculture, and as people left in search of work, you can still 36 miles. It was launched in 2002, inspired by the of the year you can enjoy the thrill of seeing something new hear traces of a dialect that hasn’t changed very much since tale of Isaac Holden, an itinerant tea seller who in in the natural world. Isaac Holden roamed the fells. Victorian times was a familiar figure on the rough tracks over Allendale Common and Alston Moor. Mining However, anyone expecting to find tea plantations greaver (miner) on the south-facing slopes of the Northumberland galloway (pony) and Cumbrian hills is likely to be disappointed. In cracket (low wooden stool) addition to being a tea-seller, Isaac was a celebrated snape bog wood (stolen timber) local philanthropist, perhaps best remembered by Farming Isaac’s Well in Allendale, also the start of the trail. kye (cow) Since 2007, the trail has been administered by coup cart (low cart without sides) Allenheads Trust Ltd with help from Northumberland bubbly-jock (turkey–cock) County Council’s Area Rights of Way Officer, and a stints (fell grazing rights) Lapwing network of organisations, including the Long Distance ©northeastwildlife.co.uk dess (a rectangular section of hay) Walkers Association and Ramblers, as well as many haver (oats) helpful individuals; all vital to the promotion and Grass of Parnassus Domestic Birds maintenance of the trail’s footpaths – although there is budget (back pack) corby (crow) always scope for more support. The publication of ‘A cats (balls of clay mixed cushat (wood pigeon) Guide to Isaac’s Tea Trail: Hidden Heritage in England’s with coal for fire) tuefit (lapwing) North Country’ will make following the trail easier, as cadger (itinerant seller) shavey (chaffinch) well as throwing fresh light on places of historical crowdy (porridge) throssle (thrush) interest seen upon the way. tommy trot (toffee) maskin (tea leaves) wigs (tea cakes) ...and some others! clarts (mud) Red squirrel ©northeastwildlife.co.uk foot-pad (robber) hauft thick (blockhead) Harebell gowk (fool) kenspeckled (distinctive) jannock (honest) jimp (narrow) marra (equal) oxters (armpits) Walkers from Allendale WI on Isaac’s Tea Trail at Clarghyll thrang (busy) on the border between Cumbria and Northumberland 1 Allendale Follow Isaac’s Tea Trail and discover the hidden heritage of the Isaac’s home town of Allendale is the suggested start and finish North Pennines. A trail based on the life and travels of the itinerant tea point for walking the trail. There is lots to look out for here relating to seller and fundraiser Isaac Holden (1804 – 1857). You will follow river side Isaac and his fundraising work: paths, through farmland to the open moorland with fell top views. The a b trail usually takes between 2 to 4 days from start to finish. There is a wide a Savings Bank choice of accommodation and flexibility of where to stay. b Holden Memorial c Isaac Holden’s tap 15 Wesleyan Chapel, Keenley d Library (former The trail is in sections and the times given are only a rough guide and vary chapel) with the weather, fitness and the number of stops taken. to Hexham 16 Blackett Level e Isaac’s Well Section 1, Allendale to Nenthead. f Trinity Methodist to Hexham Distance 11¼ miles or 18 km Allow: 6 hours Chapel 14 Peel Tower Section 2 ,Nenthead to Alston. g Tea Rooms (former c d Distance 5½ miles or 8.9 km Allow: 3 hours Whitfield Keenley Post Office and 15 stationer) Section 3, Alston to Ninebanks. Distance 11¾ miles or 19.1 km Allow: 6½ hours 16 ALLENDALE Section 4, Ninebanks to Allendale. 1 Distance 7¾ miles or 12.6 km Allow: 5 hours B6295 e f g A686 13 14 Ninebanks 12 11 to Brampton 2 12 Ninebanks Church 13 Bridge over Dry Burn Kirkhaugh 3 A689 Ayle 10 Clarghyll A686 9 2 Rowantree Stobb bastle B6295 11 Hearse House Blagill 4 ALSTON A689 ALLENHEADS A686 6 8 Coalcleugh to Penrith 5 to Rookhope & M6 © Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Northumberland County Council. to Cowshill 3 Walkers on the Black Way Licence No. 100049048 (2012). 7 10 Kirkhaugh Church Nenthead to Cowshill 9 Whitley Castle Roman Fort (Epiacum) Ordnance Survey Maps Isaac’s Tea Trail is printed on the OS maps OL series 43 Hadrian’s Wall and 31 North Pennines and Landranger 87 Hexham and Haltwhistle. 4 Rushymea and The States Wesleyan Chapel, Further information is on the website 7 5 Coalcleugh in winter Nenthead 6 Roughside www.northumberlandlife.org/teatrail 8 Greenends.