Walk the Reivers Way with a Cicerone guidebook

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Paperback - Laminated
Published
14 May 2009
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9781852844981
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1852844981
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17.2 x 11.6 x 1.1cm
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200g
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160
Originally Published
14 May 2009

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, Alnmouth

Difficulty

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 week

Must 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   
 

 
 
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