Craster & Low Newton Sunday Walk [6th January]
-
Jennifer Cole,
Theresa Costello, David Ellerington, Lynn Ford, Anne Marie Forster, Kathleen
McIntyre, Andy Nixon, Claire O'Sullivan, Asima Riaz, Ian Storey, Jean Walker,
Steve Walker & Ronnie Willison met up at Craster (NE66 3TW) and
thoroughly enjoyed the 7½-mile circular coastal walk (involving only 394ft of ascent)
to Newton via
Dunstanburgh Castle.
Annual General Meeting [29th January]
- 14 members attended the 2018 AGM with Apologies for Absence being received from
a further 17 members.
[2nd
February]
- Alas this Saturday event had to be cancelled on the grounds of member safety due to the
arrival of Storm
Deirdre.
Fontburn Reservoir Sunday Walk [17th February]
-
Liz Beech, Lyn Boyle,Kay Costello, Theresa Costello, David Ellerington, Lynn
Ford, Anne Marie Forster, Louise Harlanderson, Richard Harlanderson, Anjum
Mughal, Andy Nixon, Claire O'Sullivan, Asima Riaz, Ian Storey, Neil Waite &
Ronnie Willison met for
a 8-mile (with 769ft of ascent)
BLACK
walk to Fontburn Reservoir, Newbiggin Farm, Fallowlees, St Oswald's Way &
Blueburn Knowe.
Whitby : [2nd March] - Evelyn Brown, Kay Costello,
Theresa Costello, David Ellerington, Lynn Ford, Anne Marie Forster, Louise
Harlanderson, Richard Harlanderson, Ian Lewars, Claire O'Sullivan, Graeme Page,
Kishor Raichura, Asima Riaz, Neil Waite, Jean Walker & Ronnie Willison travelled
on the minibus to the delightful waterfall and hidden rocky cove of Hayburn Wyke
where those alighting bravely volunteered for a
13-mile RED (with 2308ft of ascent) 'classic coastal and cliff-top'
linear walk to the gothic delights of Whitby and its Abbey. Those of a nervous
disposition opted either to shorten the route to 9.5-miles (with 1401ft of
ascent) by alighting at the curiosity that is Ravenscar or 7miles (with 957ft of
ascent) by alighting at the stunningly scenic former fishing
village of Robin Hood’s Bay.
Patterdale Long
Weekend [7th to 11th March]
- Lyn Boyle, Jane Brough, Kay Costello, Lynn
Ford, Anne Marie Forster, Paul Gertig, Pauline Gertig, Carol Lonsdale, Andy
Nixon, Claire O'Sullivan, Ian Storey, Neil Waite & Ronnie Willison spent an
enjoyable 4-night stay on the magnificent Patterdale Hall Estate.
Alston, Garrigill
and the River South Tyne Sunday Walk [24th March]
- David Ellerington, Lynn Ford, Lestryne
Keenan, Kathleen McIntyre, Ian Storey & Ronnie Willison met for
a
fairly easy 8½-mile
BLACK low-level circuit (with
562ft of ascent) between Alston and Garrigill, running close to the River South
Tyne.
Caldbeck [6th April]l-
Margaret Andison, Evelyn Brown, David Ellerington, Lynn Ford, Phil Harland, Louise Harlanderson,
Richard Harlanderson,
Phil Hesketh, Ken Johnson, Hedley Oliver,
Alan Ross, Roger Smith, Jean Walker, Martin Warriner & Ronnie Willison travelled
on the minibus to Caldbeck in order to either participate in 8¼-mile (with 861ft of ascent) BLACK walk which visited the villages of
Branthwaite, Fell Side, Hesket Newmarket and Caldbeck or the alternative 9½-mile
(with 2149ft of ascent)
BLACK
to the summits of Great Sca Fell (2136ft), Knott
(2329ft), Great Lingy Hill (1976ft), High Pike (2158ft) & Carrock Fell
(2167ft).
Ros Castle and Hepburn Moor Sunday Walk : [21st
April]
-
Anna Deak, Asima Riaz & Ian Storey met at Hepburn Wood's Car Park and picnic area, Northumberland, NE66 4EG, for a 7-mile
RED
circular crag and moorland walk [with 1012ft of ascent] skirting the
sandstone escarpment of Hepburn Crags.
Skiddaw
via Longside Edge : [11th May]
- Alan Bradbury, Evelyn Brown,
Kay Costello,
David Ellerington, Lynn Ford, Jane Brough, Phil Harland, Louise
Harlanderson, Richard Harlanderson, Carol Lonsdale, Hedley
Oliver,
Phil Hesketh, Dek Parmley, Roger Smith,
Ian Thomson, Martin Warriner & Ronnie Willison
travelled to High Side where after meeting up Ellen & Mike Morrison they opted
either for a
8-mile (with 2886ft of ascent) BLACK
visit to the summit of Skiddaw or a 10-mile (with 1603ft of ascent)
BLUE linear route from to
Keswick via Whitewater Dash (probably the best set of cascades in the whole of
Lakeland), the remote Skiddaw House, Glenderaterra and Laterigg.
Rowlands Gill [13th May]
-
Alas the proposed 4½-mile
BLACK (with 517ft of ascent) evening walk from
Rowland’s Gill was
cancelled as a result of a lack of membership interest.
Waskerley Way Sunday Walk : [19th May]
-
David Ellerington, Lynn Ford, Carol Lonsdale, Kathleen McIntyre, Kishor
Raichura, Ian Storey, Ian Thomson & Ronnie Willison met up at Rowley Station Picnic Area, DH8 9AQ
(Castleside) for a 7-mile
RED circular route (with 631 ft of ascent) route which passed through a varied landscape;
from urban fringe through to upland sheep farms and then on to exposed heather
moorland.
Borrowdale : [8th June]
- Margaret Andison, Evelyn Brown, Alf Cowell, David Ellerington, David Hannaby,
Dianne Hannaby, Ailie Langston, Hedley Oliver, Anne Page, Graeme Page, Kishor Raichura &
Bill Sudder travelled on the minibus to Borrowdale in order to follow
linear walks to Keswick either from Grange or Seatoller.
Northumberlandia : [17th June]
-
Alas the proposed evening walk
around the 100ft high Northumberlandia
was
cancelled as a result of a lack of membership interest.
Middleton & Grassholme Sunday Walk : [23rd June]
-
Alas the proposed
8-mile
BLACK Sunday walk (with 1033ft of ascent) from Middleton to the prehistoric site of Kirkcarrion and around Grassholme Reservoir
was
cancelled as a result of a lack of membership interest.
Great Langdale :
6th July - Evelyn Brown, Kay Costello, Alfie Cowell, Dave
Ellerington, Lynn Ford, Carol Lonsdale, Andy Nixon, Hedley Oliver, Claire
O'Sullivan, Anne Page, Graeme Page, Roger Smith, Ian Thomson, Jean
Walker & Ronnie Willison travelled on the minibus to Great Langdale where, after
meeting up with Ellen Morrison & Mike Morrison, the high-levellers completed a
9-mile
BLACK anti-clockwise
circuit of Oxendale (with 3280ft of ascent), visiting the summits of Bowfell,
Crinkle Crags & Great Knott. The low-levellers walked from Elterwater to
Grasmere village via Loughrigg Tarn.
Penshaw Evening Walk : 15th July
- Angela Hammond, Ian Hammond, Andy Nixon, Claire O'Sullivan & Ian Storey met up at the
Oddfellows Arms,
Waterside, Coxgreen, Sunderland, SR4 9JS in order to complete a 4-mile (with 477ft ascent)
BLACK walk visiting both Penshaw Monument and The Victoria Viaduct
.
Holy Island Sunday Walk [21st July]-
David Ellerington, Carol Lonsdale, Andy Nixon, Claire O'Sullivan, Ian Storey &
Sue Webster
met up at 'The Snook’ (post code TD15 2SS)
in order to follow a 6-mile BLACK
circuit of Holy Island (involving only 188ft of ascent) including Lindisfarne Castle.
Troutbeck : 3rd
August -
Margaret Andison, Lyn Boyle, Alan Bradbury, Evelyn
Brown, Kay Costello, Alf Cowell, David Ellerington, Lynn Ford, Ian Hammond, Phil Hesketh, Ken Johnson, Ailie Langston, Hedley Oliver, Claire
O'Sullivan, Dek Parmley, Alan Ross, Bill Sudder, Ian Thomson, Martin Warriner
travelled on Club transport to Troutbeck where, after meeting up with Ellen &
Mike Morrison most completed
a 12-mile
BLACK anti-clockwise circuit of the Troutbeck valley (with 4194ft of
ascent) which visited the summits of Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Thornthwaite Crag &
Stoney Cove Pike.
Wylam Evening
Walk : 12th August
-
Kathleen McIntyre, Andy Nixon, Claire O'Sullivan & Ian Storey met up at Wylam
bridge for a 6-mile RED
walk following the river Tyne to Newburn bridge via the south bank and returning
via the north bank.
Craster Sunday Walk : 18th August
-
David Ellerington, Lynn Ford, Anne Marie Forster, Carol Lonsdale, Andy Nixon,
Claire O'Sullivan, Ian Storey & Ronnie Willison met up in Craster for a 7.64-mile
BLACK walk (with only 4530ft of ascent) which followed the low cliffs past several inviting
bays before turning inland and returning across fields through a small nature reserve in the former quarries behind the village.
Ambleside : 7th
September - Linda Boakes, Kay Costello, Alfie Cowell, David
Ellerington, Lynn Ford, Ian Hammond, Ailie Langston, Graeme Page, Kishor
Raichura, Alan Ross, Denise Searle, Roger Smith, Ian Thomson, Jean Walker &
Ronnie Willison travelled on the minibus to Ambleside where, after meeting up
with Ellen & Mike Morrison, the high-levellers followed the 12-mile
BLACK Fairfield Horseshoe (with 3330ft of ascent) whilst the
lower-levellers completed a splendid 7-mile BLACK (with
only 1728ft of ascent) walk over Wansfell.
Lumley Castle
Evening Walk : 16th September
-
David Ellerington, Ian Hammond, Andy Nixon & Claire
O'Sullivan enjoyed
a 5½-mile anti-clockwise
GREEN circular walk from
Chester le Street via the Weardale Way.
Marsden Rock and Whitburn Sunday Walk : 22nd
September @ 10am
-
Theresa Costello, David Ellerington, Lynn Ford, Lestryne Keenan, Andy Nixon,
Claire O'Sullivan, Asima Riaz, Denise Searle, Ian Storey, Ian Thomson, Jean
Walker & Ronnie Willison met up in Marsden for a 7-mile
BLACK walk (with only 548ft of ascent)over the modest Cleadon Hills (272ft) and
then descending to the attractive coastal village of Whitburn.
Glenridding
: 5th October -
Margaret Andison, Alan
Bradbury, Evelyn Brown, Kay Costello, Alfie Cowell, David Ellerington, Jane
Brough, Phil Hesketh, Carol Lonsdale, Hedley Oliver, Claire O'Sullivan, Graeme
Page, Kishor
Raichura, Alan Ross, Ian Thomson & Martin Warriner travelled to Glernridding
where, after meeting up with Ellen & Mike Morrison, the high-levellers followed
a 10-mile (with 3645ft of ascent)
BLACK
linear walk to Dockray via the spectacular Striding Edge and Helvellyn.
St Cuthbert's Cave Sunday Walk : 27th October
-
David Ellerington, Lynn Ford, Liz Hall, Ian Thomson & Ronnie Willison met up at
Holburn Grange Farm for a superb
7-mile (with 689ft of ascent)
BLACK
walk to St Cuthbert's Cave, one of the traditional places where monks, carrying
the sacred remains of St Cuthbert, rested during their long, wandering journey.
Mungrisdale
: 2nd November - Margaret Andison, Lyn Boyle, Evelyn Brown,
Alfie Cowell, David Ellerington, Phil Harland, Ailie Langston, Hedley Oliver,
Anne Page, Graeme Page, Dek Parmley, Kishor Raichura, Alan Ross & Ian Thomson travelled on
the minibus to Mungrisdale where the vast majority opted for a 10-mile BLACK
linear
route (with 2781ft of ascent) via Blencathra to Keswick whilst the remainder
visited the mysterious Castlerigg Stone Circle.
17th November
-
Alas the proposed Sunday walk
was
cancelled as a
result of weather conditions.
Aysgarth : 30th
November -
Alas the proposed Saturday walk
was
cancelled as a result of a lack of membership interest.
Penhill with its beacon dominates the
skyline of lower Wensleydale and begs to be climbed, whilst Aysgarth Falls are
rightly famous and simply have to be seen. The suggested 9-mile
BLACK route (with 1794ft of
ascent) visits Penhill via Chantry and West Burton. The alternative 7-mile
RED route with (642ft of
ascent) combines the falls at Aysgarth with a visit to one of the finest
fortified medieval manor houses in England. It heads north to the semi-feudal
village of Castle Bolton, dominated by the fortified manor of the de Scropes,
and returns via the quaint Quaker village of Carperby.
Walltown & Thirlwall Castle Sunday Walk : 15th
December
- David Ellerington, Denise Searle, Ian Thomson & Jean Walker met up at Walltown
Quarry in order to follow a 8-mile (with 1,020ft of ascent)
BLACK
route exploring one of the most rugged sections of the Roman Wall and visiting a medieval castle.