Route

Route


Walk leader* Route* Weather* Walkers* Apologies and Excuses* Comments* Evening Meal* Picture Gallery


Walk leader

Carol


Route

Wolsingham Station - Stanhope Station by the Weardale Railway. Then walked to Frosterley (on the south side of the Wear) on the Weardale Way - then to Wolsingham along the river bank.


Weather

Unseasonably warm, sunny with some cloud later on.


Walkers

Carol, George B, Michael, Michelle, Ron, Sandy and Beth.


Apologies and Excuses

Ashley - bad shin and ice hockey spectating

Alex - Valentine shopping

Evelyn - cat sitting and studying

Bernie - "Chicago" and birthday party


Comments

Talkative, friendly and informative train conductor, and a friendly driver as well, who let us go into the driver's cab. A lot of people came on at Frosterley. Looked round Stanhope Station - well-fitted loos. Crossed the footbridge (NER) over the fields on to Weardale Way south with the odd deviation due to exceptional map-reading skills. Lunch below an old peel tower. Beth fed the sheep. The map was wrong - the path diverted via rabbit hill quarry, with poor signing and jammed gates.

Stopped at the Black Bull in Frosterley, and sat outside in the sunshine. Michael complained about his cider and was given a seminar on ciders. Headed downstream over the largest footbridge we had ever crossed. Spent about ten minutes feeding three russet piglets, two males and a female, who were very friendly and squealed a lot. Passed a caravan park and had a look at some luxury caravans for sale. Had afternoon tea on a big log, during which the train passed and the driver waved at us.

Wildlife: butterfly, ladybird, lots of colourful hens, guinea fowl, turkeys, partridges, blue tits, dipper, ducks, gosanders, horse, rabbits, spectacular cockerels, chaffinch in a car mirror.


Evening meal

South Causey Inn (Stanley). Joined by Evelyn. Good menu. Sloping table - Ron's meal tried to escape.


Picture Gallery

February's walkers

Farts at start

Weardale railway

Arrived at Stanhope

Arrived at Stanhope

Stanhope Station

Stanhope Station

Train from the bridge

Train from the bridge

Weardale Way

Way to go

Old speckled hen

Old speckled hen

Taking a rest

Taking a rest

Which way

Which way now?

Field

Crossing a field

Arriving at Frosterley

Arriving at Frosterley

Michael's cider

Michael's cider

Bridge

Farts on bridge

Bridge and train

Bridge and train

The river

The river

Two little pigs

Two little pigs

Pigs making friends

Pigs making friends

Wearside Special

Wearside Special


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