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Bolam Lake to Shaftoe Crags MAP KEY: ROUTE START TOWN/VILLAGE Bolam Lake PARKING WC POINTS OF INTEREST to Shaftoe Crags East Shaftoe Hall Devil’s Punchbowl Shaftoe Grange ROUTE22 DISTANCE: 10 KM (6 MILES) STILES ON ROUTE See pages 56-61 for information GRADE OF DIFFICULTY: MODERATE on nearby attractions. TIME: 2-3 HOURS Shaftoe Moor There’s something different everywhere you turn on this one! Peaceful farmland, border defences, weird Salter’s Nick Bolam and wonderful rock formations, woodland and lake views. If you’re up to further exploring afterwards, West Houses East Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens is just a short drive away, with its amazing neo-classical architecture, Shaftoe Shaftoe West Wood Crags Hall romantic ruins and a rather good tearoom. Alternatively, you can soak up some of the area’s musical Bolam Lake heritage at Morpeth’s Bagpipe Museum. Sandyford Plantation Bolam Low Devil’s Causeway RECOMMENDED ROUTE: West Shaftoe House Ferney (course of Roman Road) Sandyford Chesters From the car park turn right onto the road and at Just in front of East Shaftoe Hall, turn left along the road junction turn left, then right through the track, through the gate on to Shaftoe Crags. ‘White Gate’, next to Bolam Low House. Cross the Follow the path round and you will come to a West How Burn Shortflatt field diagonally to the stile in the field corner, cross strange rock formation on the left - this is the Tofthill Tower and walk straight ahead towards a wooden bridge. Devil’s Punchbowl. Access to the basin is by way of Cross and carry on along the edge of the field. footholds and climbing onto the rock should be Cross the ladder stile and walk through the done with great care as there is a sheer drop to plantation. At the end of the plantation take the the south. right fork to cross a small footbridge, then cross a stile on the left, onto the track. Continue along the track passing Shaftoe Grange to TRAVEL & TRANSPORT: the left. Keep the boundary wall to your left and Bear right along the track, through the gates and follow the track around to the right at Salter’s Nick. HOW TO GET THERE over the footbridge. Head diagonally across the Follow the A696 past Newcastle International field towards the farm buildings ahead (Sandyford). Continue along the track, pass through a gate, keep the boundary wall to your left and continue Airport towards Jedburgh. Just through the At the road bear left, passing Sandyford on your village of Belsay turn right to Bolam Lake and right, continue on along the road until you come to through the field. Go through another gate and turn left into Low House Wood car park (signed). West Tofthill on your right (house). follow the track straight ahead until you come to Bolam West Houses. START/PARKING After passing West Tofthill, just before the main Low House Wood car park. road, turn right at the signpost to East Shaftoe Turn right at the crossroads and walk along the Hall. Follow the track ahead through the fields to road to the barrier opposite the turn to Harnham. “I love this walk as it shows off the best of southern OS Map Grid Reference NZ083816 Enter the woods, bear right along to West Wood car the Hall, a Grade 1 listed building described as a Northumberland in all its rolling beauty. It also demonstrates PUBLIC TRANSPORT Pele tower, a defensive building commonly built park and continue along the lakeside (to the left) to Low House Wood car park. the easy accessibility of this stunning countryside as To plan your route call 0870 608 2608 during the border raids. Please note this is a Bolam Lake is a half-hour drive from Newcastle.” or visit www.traveline-northeast.co.uk private residence. JOHN MIDDLETON, ACTOR EXPLORER MAP OL 42 www.visitnorthumbria.com/walking 48 49.
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