PleaSe nOte: Walk to Wellbeing What is it ? a walk to wellbeing is: • the walks and shared transport are A programme of 19 walks specially • free free selected by experienced health walk • sociable & fun • each walk has details about the leaders to introduce you to the superb • something most people can easily do terrain to help you decide how landscape that makes Northumberland • situated in some of the most suitable it is for you. the full route National Park so special. inspirational and tranquil landscape in Walk to Wellbeing 2011 England can be viewed on Walk4life Is it for me? Get out and get healthy in northumberland national Park website If you already join health walks and would • Refreshments are not provided as like to try walking a bit further in beautiful Some useful websites: part of the walk. countryside - Yes! To find out the latest news from • Meeting points along Hadrian’s Wall If you’ve never been on a health walk but Northumberland National Park: can be easily reached using the would like to try walking in a group, with a www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk leader who has chosen a route of around Hadrian’s Wall Bus (free with an For more information on your local over 60 pass) 4 miles which is not too challenging and full of interest -Yes! Walking For Health • Please wear clothing and footwear group:www.wfh.naturalengland.org.uk (preferably boots with a good grip) Regular walking can: For more information on West Tynedale appropriate for changeable weather • help weight management Healthy Life Scheme and other healthy and possible muddy conditions. • reduce stress, depression and anxiety activities: • reduce the risk of up to 20 chronic www.northcountryleisure.org.uk • Only registered assistance dogs diseases and disorders including obesity, allowed heart disease, type 2 diabetes and For Hadrian’s Wall Bus timetable: • For further information contact certain cancers www.hadrians-wall.org West tynedale Health Walks Co-ordinator on 01434 613227 Come and join us! A p r i l 2 northumberland national Park authority, eastburn, South Park, Hexham, northumberland ne46 1BS 0 1 © photographs: NNPA; Simon Fraser; Alan Judd; Marcus Byron; Peter McDermott (Creative Commons Licence). 1 www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk 8 Directions to meeting points 69 A A1 4 5 3 1 Forestry Commission Car Park, 6 Bulby’s Wood Car Park 6 10 13 16 B Lindisf arne Simonburn Village elsdon Village Hall Simonside OS grid ref: NT 007 164 OS grid ref: NY 881 733 OS grid ref: NY 938 933 OS grid ref: NZ 037 997 Follow signposting to Ingram from the A697 North Take B6320 north, before Wark turn left Heading north on A696 just before Signposted off the B6342 just south of A697 (left turn if travelling from following signs for Simonburn. Go straight Otterburn turn right onto B6341 to Elsdon. Rothbury or via Great Tosson Village. Newcastle). Continue on minor road for Sea on in the village and park to left of church. Park in the village car park, next to the about a mile, through Ingram village. Bulby’s Belfor d village hall, on the right, past the green. 2 Greenhead Village Wood car park is on your right. 11 Bellingham Heritage Centre OS grid ref: NY 660 654 OS grid ref: NY 842 834 17 Former Post Office in Gilsland main street Meet at the cross. Follow signs to 7 Willia Road Car Park, Haltwhistle Wooler In Bellingham take the road to West OS grid ref: NY 634 664 Greenhead from the A69. Park on the OS grid ref: NY 707 645 Woodburn. After 0.5 miles you will see Gilsland is signposted off the B6138 or the roadside in the village. From Haltwhistle town centre turn up Station Yard and the Heritage A69. Park in Gilsland main street or arrive Aesica Road next to Beano’s, following the 3 Redesmouth Village Centre on your right. early by Hadrian’s Wall Bus. brown signs for Hadrian’s Wall and Burn OS grid ref: NY 866 823 NORTHUMBERLAND Gorge, turn right at the T-junction and left 12 Steel Rigg Car Park 18 layby on outskirts of Wark Forest SCOTLAND A From Bellingham follow the minor road 6 OS grid ref: NY 751 677 into Willia Road. The car park is on the right. 9 OS grid ref: NY 802 804 east, past the school, for about 2 miles. 7 Signposted off the B6318, military road. 6 From Bellingham take road towards Park in Redesmouth village. Meet at 8 Corsenside village Ingram Hesleyside following signs for Dunterley. Redesmouth road junction. OS grid ref: NY 889 892 14 Rothbury Riverside Car Park Northumberland NP Ingram ALNWICK OS grid ref: NU 056 014 At Dunterley Farm turn left onto single track From the A68 travelling north, take a right National Park 4 Falstone tearoom 1 South side of the River Coquet, over the road heading uphill. After 3 miles turn right turn to Corsenside, about 1 ⁄2 miles from 1 OS grid ref: NY 723 874 bridge from Rothbury town centre. at T junction. Then after ⁄2 miles turn left (fire the village of West Woodburn. Alwinton 1 The village is signposted right on the B6320 point). Park in layby ⁄4 miles along on right. 15 Vindolanda Car Park east Bellingham to Kielder road. The tearoom is 9 Forestry Commission Car Park, Sidwood A Harbottle A1 68 19 on your left at the first crossroad OS grid ref: NY 776 891 B6341 OS grid ref: NY 770 663 tarset Village Hall, lanehead Once in Greenhaugh Village travel north Holystone 5 Rothbury Heading west from Newcastle along the OS grid ref: NY 793 858 5 Forestry Commission Car Park, Holystone 14 through the village and continue for about NP Rothbur y B6318 military road take a left turn From Bellingham take the road to Keilder for OS grid ref: NT 951 026 1 2 miles following signs to Sidwood picnic K i e l d e r Wa t e r signposted Bardon Mill just after Housesteads about 3 miles. Turn right towards Lanehead Turn off the main road into Holystone, and parking. & Fo rest Park Fort. After about a mile take a right turn and Greenhaugh to find the village hall on follow the road east for about half a mile. 16 Elsdon which will lead you to the car park. your left. Kielder 2 The car park is on the right. 9 34 note: Hadrian’s Wall Bus stops in the west B6 Gr eenhaugh Otterburn car park. the east car park is 5 mins walk Falstone 8 MORPETH away, past the museum. A 4 19 6 Northumberland B 9 632 Bellingham 6 National Park 0 11 18 3 Redesmouth B A1 National Park 6 NP 3 42 Wark 2 3 0 6 Visitor Centre B A 6 9 Simonburn 6 10 13 A 6 Hadrian’s Wall 8 This publication includes mapping data 12 licensed from Ordnance Survey © Crown 15 B6318 Copyright and/or database right 2011. NEWCASTLE Licence Number 100022521. Gilsland17 2 7 NP Once Brew ed Greenhead A69 Haltwhistle HEXHAM A 6 8 www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk When and Where? 10 14 17 • all walks start at 1pm unless otherwise stated 7 Haltwhistle Burn Hadrian’s Wall trail and Black tosson tower, Rothbury Gilsland Date: Monday 13 June Carts, Simonburn Date: Friday 5 August Date: Thursday 1 September 1 1 1 • See the map overleaf for full directions to all the meetings points Distance: 3 ⁄2 miles Date: Tuesday 5 July Distance: 4 ⁄2 miles Distance: 4 ⁄4 miles 3 Meet: Willia Road Car Park in Haltwhistle Distance: 4 ⁄4 miles Meet: Rothbury Riverside Car Park Meet: The former Post Office in the main • limited shared transport is available on walks marked with terrain: Good footpaths, some rough Meet: Simonburn car park terrain: Fields, footpaths and quiet roads. street, Gilsland Booking for this is essential. Please telephone 01434 613225 or moorland with a few stiles terrain: Quite country lanes with a Some steady climbs and descents terrain: Some steady, short climbs and 01434 613227 for details of pick up points and to book Refreshments: Choice of cafes and pubs gentle climb Refreshments: Choice of cafes or pubs in descents, field paths and tracks. Some stiles in Haltwhistle Refreshments: Simonburn Tea room Rothbury town and a set of stepping stones Imagine the noise and activity of The walk starts from the 13th century St We walk out across farmland and eventually Refreshments: House of Meg tea room Haltwhistle’s industrial past as we walk Mungo's Church and follows a quiet lane to reach Great Tosson Tower House, a medieval A varied walk looking at the vilage of Gilsland 1 Simonside, Rothbury 4 Falstone along this beautiful and now peaceful burn. Tecket farm. Look and listen for the fortified house. From here we can see great and its surrounding natural and cultural We also cross farmland and moorland with views of the Coquet valley and the villages of history. Highlights include the River Irthing, and Date: Monday 18 April Date: Friday 20 May buzzards which nest here. We then join 1 views of Hadrian’s Wall. Hadrian's Wall Trail and head East. We pass Rothbury and Thropton. the woodland by it’s side, and a short section Distance: 3 ⁄2 miles Distance: 4 miles of Hadrian’s Wall Trail. Meet: Forestry Commission car park, Meet: Falstone tearoom the dramatic site at Limestone Corner Simonside terrain: Fields, tracks and forest paths where massive boulders of quartz dolerite terrain: Forest tracks and woodland paths.