September
Route
Walk leader | Ashley |
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Route | Rothbury – Addycombe – Crocky’s Heugh – Cartington Hill – Pondicherry – Rothbury (15km) |
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Weather | Cloudy, but we avoided the surrounding heavy showers. Warm in sheltered spots. Windy higher up especially at lunch but some periods of dead calm. |
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Walkers | Ashley, Ron, George. |
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Excuses | Sandy - Dogsitting Ruby after her snip operation Richard and Diane - Cruising in the Arctic Michael and Michelle: Caravanning somewhere in England, including 45th wedding anniversary. Bernie - Family get-together before the Great North Run
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Comments |
Everyone arrived sharply and we started 15 minutes early. There were lots of people around - we even passed the same couple three times. The lady admonished us when our talking chased off a red deer. There were a couple of runners – father and son – with a black Labrador, which would much rather have had a good sniff around. There was an abundance of fungi in the woods – both mushrooms and toadstools (red and fly agaric). We had lunch in the stone shelter just below the top of Cartington Hill – it was a bit draughty, but there were good views of Thrunton Woods. We came across a mysterious long hut in the woods, with no obvious path leading to it. We spotted a young motorcyclist in a bright green top, racing up and down a field and making a lot of noise. We grazed off the sweet juicy brambles at the roadside. There was a house with red ivy on the walls. There were also several nice houses with good views over Rothbury on the final stretch. We saw a lady with a brand new metallic blue Morgan. After the walk, we had tea/coffee and cake in the Vale Café in Rothbury Not much wildlife around. However, we did see a buzzard, a meadow pipit and several pale brown sheep. |
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Meal | ||||
The Falcon’s Nest. Significantly better than on our last visit. Joined by Evelyn. Very friendly Greek waitress.
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Photo Gallery |
September Walkers
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Rothbury |
Cragside |
Ferns |
On the Path |
Fungi |
Heather
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Sheltered Lunch
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Lunch View
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Thrunton Woods
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Over the Hill
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Green walk
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By the Money Tree
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Money Tree
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Photographer
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Sleek Sheep
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Red Ivy
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