Ron

Wetheral - river path - Low Cotehill - Cotehill - Wetheral Shield - river path - Wetheral.

Fair, windless, sunny periods, overcast.

Ron, Sandy, Michael, Michelle, George.

Ashley - in Scotland

Bernie - in Scotland

Diane and Richard - preparing to go to Botswana

We parked at the side of the village green, adjacent to the old market cross. In the middle ages, Wetheral offered the right of sanctuary to non- residents who remained between the crosses in the village. It was a nice start - there were good views of Corby viaduct and cascade, and the Italian garden of a large house on the other side of the river. The tree colours were spectacular. There were also rotten stiles, nasty nettles and a friendly boxer dog. We inspected Constantine’s cell, which had acquired lots of graffiti and inscriptions over the years.

It was a smelly lunch spot – we sat on some large tree trunks and took in the farmyard odours while watching a lonely ram in a field. We passed a tower that had been used in earlier times to keep a look out for salmon poachers. Ron and Sandy had a long conversation with a local landowner.
There were frisky bullocks and two very friendly horses (Sandy had no Polos). There were still plenty of brambles at the side of the path.

We saw the Vulcan bomber fly over on its last flight. We missed the path into Cotehill, and were directed back by a farmer. The Greyhound Pub in Cotehill opened up just for us – the landlord was very friendly and helpful. We saw a gatehouse serving as an old vicarage, and a BMW with the registration number B16 OOB outside Tipsy Turvy House in Cotehill.

We passed through a field with a lot of lame sheep. Sandy tested an electric fence and found that it worked. Further up the road we found a brown llama in a field by itself. There were several others in the next field including a very cute young llama who posed for us.

As we re-entered Wetheral we had a look at the old redstone keep.

Wildlife/flora:

Lots of sloe berries. Ducks, female peacock, jays, magpies, bantam hens and a dipper.

The Rat, Anick – very expensive and not a wide choice of food, but quite good.

 October walkers

Viaduct

Garden gate

Monk

River

Framed

Riverside house

Salmon

Stone head

Descending

Red stone wall

By the river

Lunch

Sandy and the horse

Cute llama

With its mum

Keep