Product details
Biographical note
David Wilson is a Northumberland Trail and Tour Guide and has spent his life exploring this remote and unique landscape. An ambassador for the county, he can be found in a variety of locations from the wilds of Northumberland National Park to trekking along Hadrian's Wall. Alongside his passion for tourism in North East England, he is also a long-standing Ordnance Survey GetOutside Champion. This role sees him encouraging people to enjoy the outdoors safely and sustainably – the core principle of Day Walks in Northumberland, his first guidebook.
Day Walks in Northumberland features 20 routes between 7.6 and 14.5 miles (12.2km and 23.3km) in length, spread across the coast and the countryside of Northumberland and suitable for hillwalkers of all abilities. Researched and written by local walking guide David Wilson, this book covers the best that this varied county has to offer.
Walk over sand dunes and past castles at Bamburgh and Dunstanburgh, discover the history of Roman Britain at Hadrian's Wall, explore the industrial heritage around the River South Tyne and follow the Pilgrim's Way to Lindisfarne.
Together with stunning photography, each route features Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps, easy-to-follow directions, details of distance and navigation information, and refreshment stops and local information.
Introduction
Acknowledgements
About the walks
Walk times
Navigation
Long-distance trails
Safety
The Countryside Code
Maps, descriptions, distances
Km/mile conversion chart
Northumberland Area Map
Section 1 – Northumberland Coast
1 Coast & Castles
2 The Holy Island of Lindisfarne
3 Druridge Bay & River Coquet
Section 2 – Northumberland National Park
4 Walltown & the Whin Sill
5 Classic Hadrian’s Wall Country
6 Rothbury & Simonside Ridge
7 Hedgehope Hill & Breamish Valley
8 Ad Gefrin
9 College Valley
10 The Cheviot
11 Barrowburn & the Border Ridge
12 Border Reivers & Tarset Burn
Section 3 – History & Heritage
13 Kielder Water North Shore
14 Bolam Lake & Shaftoe Crags
15 Alnwick Castle Estate
16 Castles of the Tweed & Till
17 Morpeth & River Wansbeck
18 Allendale & Isaac’s Tea Trail
19 Thrunton Wood
20 River South Tyne & Rails
Appendix
Product details
Biographical note
David Wilson is a Northumberland Trail and Tour Guide and has spent his life exploring this remote and unique landscape. An ambassador for the county, he can be found in a variety of locations from the wilds of Northumberland National Park to trekking along Hadrian's Wall. Alongside his passion for tourism in North East England, he is also a long-standing Ordnance Survey GetOutside Champion. This role sees him encouraging people to enjoy the outdoors safely and sustainably – the core principle of Day Walks in Northumberland, his first guidebook.