Walking in Northumberland

Vivienne is an award-winning freelance writer and photographer specialising in travel and the outdoors. Based in north Cumbria, she has put her intimate knowledge of northern England to good use, writing more than a dozen popular walking guidebooks. She also contributes to a number of regional and national magazines, including several regular walking columns. Vivienne is a member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild.

Map key

Overview map

Introduction

Weather

Geology

Wildlife and habitats

History

Where to stay

Public transport

Maps

Waymarking and access

Dogs

Clothing, equipment and safety

Using this guide

Northeast Northumberland, including the coast

Walk 1 Craster and Howick Hall

Walk 2 Dunstanburgh Castle and Low Newton

Walk 3 Seahouses to Belford

Walk 4 Lindisfarne

Walk 5 Berwick-upon-Tweed to Eyemouth

Walk 6 Norham Castle and River Tweed

Walk 7 St Cuthbert's Cave and the Kyloe Hills

Walk 8 Doddington Moor

Walk 9 Bewick Moor

National Park (north) including the Cheviot Hills

Walk 10 Yeavering Bell from Wooler

Walk 11 Great Hetha, the border and Ring Chesters

Walk 12 The Cheviot

Walk 13 Ancient Ingram

Walk 14 Breamish Valley and Salter's Road

Walk 15 Harbottle

Walk 16 Wether Cairn

Walk 17 Clennell Street and Usway Burn

Walk 18 Border Ridge including Windy Gyle

Walk 19 Thrunton Wood

Walk 20 Rothbury Terraces

Walk 21 The Simonside Hills

Kielder

Walk 22 Tarsetdale Bastles

Walk 23 Bull Crag Peninsula

Walk 24 Cat Cairn, Lewis Burn and Lakeside Way (south)

Walk 25 Kielder Forest and Lakeside Way (north)

Walk 26 Deadwater Fell and Peel Fell

Tyne Valley and National Park (south) including Hadrian's Wall

Walk 27 Heavenfield and Wall

Walk 28 Hadrian's Wall and Greenlee Lough

Walk 29 Vindolanda and Crag Lough

Walk 30 Best of Hadrian's Wall

Walk 31 Haltwhistle and the South Tyne

Walk 32 Hadrian's Wall Path and Thirlwall Castle

North Pennines

Walk 33 Allenmill Flues

Walk 34 Above Allenheads

Walk 35 Blanchland Moor

Walk 36 Birkside Fell and Beldon Burn


Appendix A Route summary table

Appendix B Useful contacts