Garrigill Post Office looking a little bit League of Gentlemen, but at least still surviving.
The bunkhouse at Garrigill Village Hall also still exists. All in all, at the moment you could overnight very pleasantly in this lovely village.
Waking up in Greg’s Hut. Shame nobody had anything to burn on that stove.
Approaching Alston
The river was amazingly low
The pretty South Tyne, as advertised.
Freaky, Beaky, Cockaleekie…
Plasticated Epiacum
The Trail Pixies have even rebuilt the Gap Shields causeway and replaced the fallen fingerpost. Good work, Trail Pixies!”
As demonstrated by two men from Sheffield, the Greenriggs swamp has been tamed!
Heading up Hartkeyburn Common where after the dry summer the trail was much more distinct than I’ve ever seen it.
Pixie bridge over Knar Burn
My lunch was a Butter Pie, a delicacy I’d only previously seen in a chippie in Liverpool. Traditionally a Catholic Friday food, I was told via Facebook.
Vintage waymarker just after Slaggyford
The highest point along the wall, with the proper North beckoning…
Rapishaw Gap, with the Pennine Way finally heading away from the funky old wall. It’s all North from here…
Glowering atmospherics like this at Shitlington mast are run of the mill to an Outdoor Activities Instructor.
Another of my favourite Pennine way houses
Wark Forest. The bit without forest, obviously.
At the mysterious sheepfold in Wark Forest, during our brief experiment in sociable hiking.
More tent-friendly space at Walltown Crags
Quite a few Wayfarers sneakily camp here at Walltown Crags, arrive late out of season and there’s lots of flat space and a useful loo. Camper vans are officially allowed to overnight, so why not?