Walk the Reivers Way with a Cicerone guidebook
The Reivers Way
by Paddy Dillon
A handy pocket sized guidebook for anyone planning to walk the Reivers Way. Follow in the footsteps of the border reivers on this 150 mile route running from Corbridge to Alnmouth. The reivers route wanders through wild and scenic parts of Northumberland, and can be walked in 9 days. The book also includes variants and alternative routes. More...
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Activities
walking, backpacking, trekking, bird-watching (Farne Islands)Seasons
spring can be the most attractive time; in summer accommodation needs to be booked ahead but Read More... ferries will be running to the Farne Islands; weather is less reliable in the autumn; in winter some accommodation providers will be closed and walking may be harder (in deep snow or after prolonged rain)Centres
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Corbridge, Rothbury, Bamburgh, Alnwick, AlnmouthDifficulty
The Reivers Way is straightforward but sometimes the walk is remote and not specifically waymarked Read More... so navigation skills are required; terrain is varied; the route is described in 9 day stages but experienced long-distance walkers could tackle it in a weekMust See
North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; Hadrian’s Wall; Northumberland National Park; Read More... Cheviot Hills; Northumberland Heritage Coast; Farne Islands; dramatic castles and wild, empty landscapes
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
Brief History of a Borderland
Geology and Scenery
Wildlife
Access Land and the CROW Act
Travel to Northumberland
Travel around Northumberland
Accommodation
Food and Drink
Money
Tourist Information Centres
Planning Your Walk
Rescue Services
THE ROUTE
Day 1 Corbridge to Allendale Town
Day 2 Allendale Town to Bardon Mill
Day 3 Bardon Mill to Wark
Day 4 Wark to Elsdon
Day 5 Elsdon to Rothbury via the Moors
Alternative: Elsdon to Rothbury via the Forests
Day 6 Rothbury to Uswayford
Day 7 Uswayford to Wooler via the Cheviot
Alternative: Uswayford to Wooler via Linhope
Day 8 Wooler to Bamburgh via Belford
Alternative: Wooler to Bamburgh via Chillingham
Day 9 Bamburgh to Alnmouth
THE FARNE ISLANDS
Appendix 1 Route summary table
Appendix 2 Accommodation list
Appendix 3 Useful information
Appendix 4 The Archbishop’s Curse









