St Oswald’s Way: Day 2 – Kirkwhelpington to Rothbury

May 24, 2015Apr 24, 2019 / David Marsden / 6 Comments

(20th March 2014 - 15 miles) Today would be a sun-no-show. There were only three sunless days on my 220-mile trail but, with a sorry lack of prescience, I worried when I awoke to one that the rest of my holiday would be overcast and rainy. I needn't have: after today, fine weather returned. … Continue reading St Oswald’s Way: Day 2 – Kirkwhelpington to Rothbury

St Oswald’s Way: Day 1 – Wall to Kirkwhelpington

Apr 19, 2015Jun 19, 2019 / David Marsden / 9 Comments

(19th March 2014 - 19 miles) On the ninth day of my walk across England from Ulverston to Berwick, I woke early, pulled back the curtains and gasped. Blue skies! Sunshine! After three grey days, a sunny spring morning was a bit of a shock. I danced a little jig (not really), had a shower … Continue reading St Oswald’s Way: Day 1 – Wall to Kirkwhelpington

Hadrian’s Wall Path: Day 3 – Steel Rigg to Wall

Apr 1, 2015Jun 18, 2019 / David Marsden / 14 Comments

(Hadrian's Wall Path. 18th March 2014 - 14 miles + 1 off route) Breakfast at Saughy Rigg was as good as it gets: yoghurt with berries, toast, marmalade, the finest egg benedict in the land and swooningly-strong coffee. Decent coffee isn't so very difficult to make and yet I despair at the number of B&B's … Continue reading Hadrian’s Wall Path: Day 3 – Steel Rigg to Wall

Hadrian’s Wall Path: Day 2 – Gilsland to Steel Rigg

Mar 15, 2015May 17, 2019 / David Marsden / 10 Comments

(Hadrian's Wall Path. 17th March 2014 – 8½ miles + 3 miles off route) Stephen at Bush Nook cooked me a huge breakfast but that wasn't a problem. Afterwards, as I sipped my coffee (and idly considered forgoing my walk and spending the day in his warm conservatory), he kindly offered me a lift down … Continue reading Hadrian’s Wall Path: Day 2 – Gilsland to Steel Rigg

Hadrian’s Wall Path: Day 1 – Carlisle to Gilsland

Mar 1, 2015May 15, 2019 / David Marsden / 17 Comments

(Hadrian's Wall Path. 16th March 2014 – 18½ + 1½ miles off route) The Howard Lodge (a central B&B I'd stayed in before) served up a fine breakfast of poached eggs and fruit salad (separate plates) and a remarkably horrid jam in a plastic tub. But, unfortunate jam aside, it's a good stop for the … Continue reading Hadrian’s Wall Path: Day 1 – Carlisle to Gilsland