We’re done. It’s done. PW20 is done. I’m now sitting in the beer garden of The Border Hotel in Kirk Yetholm, and it feels fantastic, […]
Day 18 – Byrness – Trows Farm
First of the last two days. As I write this, on a valley side, looking over at a very ugly farm house (not my words), […]
Day 17 – Bellingham – Byrness
No animal encounters today, I’m glad to say, save for the usual sheep who scatter at your approach. Our first challenge for the morning was […]
Day 16 – Once/Twice Brewed – Bellingham
It’s funny how a day can start one way and finish completely differently. We started out from the Twice Brewed Inn with the mist covering […]
Day 15 – Greenhead – Once/Twice Brewed
A rest day, just shy of eight miles. Twenty years ago, we stayed at the Youth Hostel (then called Once Brewed), and we didn’t go […]
Day 14 – Alston – Greenhead
A shorter day. Not hugely shorter, like, none at all, but, well, shorter. 16.7 miles according to my tracker. That included the shenanigans getting to […]
Day 13 – Dufton to Alston
The second of two very tough days, and yes, it hurt, again. Very much looking forward to our one official rest day, the day after […]
Day 12 – Middleton in Teesdale – Dufton
Today was going to be a challenge, we knew that. We’ve both walked the same, and more, distance before without too much trouble. But certainly […]
Day 11 – Bowes – Middleton in Teesdale
Today started (for me anyway) with an increasing apprehension about the next two days (12 & 13). As a result I was probably not the […]
Day 10 – Keld – Bowes
A very pleasant stay at Butt House in Keld, and I think our hosts have been the most accommodating and caring so far. That’s not […]