Bill's Walks

Walks and hikes in the North-East of England and beyond.
  • Home
  • About the Walks
  • Map
  • About Bill
  • Recommended Reading


Archive for the ‘Other’ Category

You are currently browsing the archives for the Other category.

19 Oct 2016

Thank You Alfred Wainwright – Bannisdale Horseshoe, Easegill Kirk and Casterton Fell

Filed under: Other

Two excellent and lengthy walks around the new extensions to the Lakes National Park and Dales National Parks, following the walks of Alfred Wainwright.

19 October, 2016 at 2:52 by Bill

Tags: alfred wainwright, leck beck
Posted in Other | 1 Comment »

16 Sep 2015

Eppleby and Stanwick Brigante Iron Age Camp

Filed under: Other

A peaceful circular walk from Eppleby, taking in a large Iron Age camp and several quiet rural villages of North Yorkshire.

16 September, 2015 at 13:27 by Bill

Tags: brigantes, iron age, pack horse bridge, stanwick camp
Posted in Other | No Comments »

10 Sep 2015

A Taste of Hadrian’s Wall Path

Filed under: Other

An 11-mile walk using parts of the Hadrian’s Way footpath, starting in Brampton with return by bus. It includes Birdoswald Fort, Turrets and excellent views.

10 September, 2015 at 12:28 by Bill

Tags: hadrian's wall, lanercost, poltross, willowford
Posted in Other | No Comments »

19 Aug 2015

Commondale and the Quakers Trod

Filed under: Other

A 10 mile circular walk around Guisborough Moor in North Yorkshire, with excellent views to the coast and across moors.

19 August, 2015 at 16:54 by Bill

Tags: cleveland way, commondale, quakers, tumuli, war memorial
Posted in Other | No Comments »

21 Dec 2014

Edmundbyers and the Derwent Reservoir

Filed under: Other

A 10 mile circular walk from Edmundbyers in County Durham taking in Derwent Reservoir and Muggleswick Common. There is also some excellent monastic ruins and tales of murder!

21 December, 2014 at 10:40 by Bill

Tags: birdlife, derwent reservoir, edmundbyers, monastic ruins, murder
Posted in Other | 3 Comments »

« Older Entries
  • Search Bill’s Walks



  • Subscribe to Blog via Email

    Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

  • Categories

    • County Durham Border (6)
    • Durham 2000ft Hills (3)
    • Other (47)
    • Pack Horse Bridges (3)
    • Pennine Way (3)
    • Sanctuary Way (3)
    • Scottish Border Area (2)
    • Teesdale Way (5)
    • Weardale Way (9)
  • Archive of Walks

  • Recent Comments

    • eric hunter on Waskerley Way – A Route Created and a Route Destroyed
    • eric hunter on Waskerley Way – A Route Created and a Route Destroyed
    • Keith Cockerill on A Book Review: “Bridges of the River Wear” by Keith Cockerill
    • Bob Tuddenham on Hedleyhope Fell and Satley
    • Danny Allen on Edmundbyers and the Derwent Reservoir
  • Links

    • Northern Kites Project
    • Northern Pies (A Hillwalking Blog!)
    • Pennine Way Association
    • Sunniside and District Local History Society
    • The Sheepfolds Project
    • The Wainwright Society
    • Visit North East England
    • Yorkshire Dales Green Lanes Association
    • Yorkshire Walks
  • Tag Cloud

    alfred wainwright barnard castle beamish birdlife bird reserve bishop auckland brancepeth bronze age burnopfield cleveland way coal mining cotherstone Cowshill dales way dere street derwent valley durham gibside green lanes grouse high force juniper trees killhope lanchester lead mining lintz mining murders pack horse bridge Pennine Way quakers railway railways roman romans rookhope sheepfolds tow law tursdale house wainwright weardale way whickham woodland woodland trust world war 2
  • Recent Posts

    • A Beamish Circular and the Beamish Bombing
    • Baybridge and Nookton Fell
    • Teesdale Way – Piercebridge to Blackwell Bridge
    • Thank You Alfred Wainwright – Bannisdale Horseshoe, Easegill Kirk and Casterton Fell
    • Alan Earnshaw’s Wear Valley Way

Copyright © 2018 Bill's Walks
Entries (RSS) and Comments (RSS)