Wooler Walk Weekend
Based at Wooler Youth Hostel, Walk Northumbria Guides and Northumberland National Park Rangers will offer guided walks each day and a night walk on the Friday. Sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm for the cultural heritage of the area, they will introduce you to the Cheviot Hills and beyond.
Friday 29th – Sunday 31st October 2010
Introduction
Your Weekend starts on the Friday evening with an introductory talk and the option of a bookable night walk. At least two guided walks will be available on the Saturday. The walks will be repeated on the Sunday giving you the option of selecting a different guide with a different tale to tell. Additional guides and walks will be provided in order to keep walking groups to a maximum of 20 persons. Saturday evening can be spent around the fire listening to entertainment provided by local Northumbrian Musicians.
You can book the walks by themselves either individually or for the weekend as a whole. If you wish accommodation for the weekend various options are available.
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Wooler Youth Hostel is available for the Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday Nights and is able to provide breakfast, packed lunches and diner for the length of your stay. A vegetarian option for meals is always available. Single rooms are available at a supplement.
The Wooler web site also provides listings of alternative accommodation providers and listings of establishments that can provide meals.
The Wooler web site also provides listings of alternative accommodation providers and listings of establishments that can provide meals.
Provisional Programme
Friday 29th October
4pm – earliest arrival time
Pre-booked evening meal if staying in Hostel
8.00pm – Welcome and Introductions
Peter McEwen – Walk Northumbria Guide
Richard Holmes – Walk Northumbria Guide
Neil Wilson – Glendale Gateway Trust
8.30pm – Night Walk
Saturday 30th October
Pre-booked hostel breakfast
9.15am – assemble for walks departing 9.30am
4pm -4.30pm – walks return
Pre-booked hostel evening meals
8pm – entertainment
Sunday 31st October
Pre-booked hostel breakfast
9.15am – assemble for walks departing 9.30am
4pm -4.30pm – walks return
Pre-booked hostel evening meals
7.30pm – relaxing around the fire or departure.
Monday 1st November
Pre-booked hostel breakfast
Depart.
Who are your Guides?
Peter McEwen - founded Walk Northumbria in 2002
Peter has over 30 years experience of walking in Northumberland and Scotland, and has also walked in America, Canada, Switzerland, France and Poland. He began leading Guided Walks for the Northumberland National Park in 1987. It is estimated that in his 23 years of leading walks that he has walked in excess of 20,000 miles in Northumberland.
Peter holds a Mountain Leadership Certificate issued by The Scottish National Sports Centre, having taken his training and assessment at Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore as well as a British Red Cross First Aid at Work Certificate - Health and Safety Executive Approved. Until recently he was an active call-out member of the Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team for which he was the recipient of The Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal.
Richard Holmes
Richard is an experienced walker and Northumberland National Park Voluntary Ranger, who until recently was Leader of the Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team. He was also a recipient of The Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal.
His academic and field teaching interests include Meteorology, Geomorphology and Geology. He currently trains Voluntary Rangers and Long Distance Path Volunteers in hill skills, navigation, incident management and first aid as he is also a qualified First Aid Instructor.
Richard has been guiding walks for several years and currently guides in his own right as well as guiding for Walk Northumbria as a Guest Guide. He has recently guided several journalists on visits to Northumberland.
The Walks
Peter’s walk on Saturday and Sunday will be in the region of 17km with a total height gain of about 725m over undulating terrain to the south/west of the Youth Hostel – starting from the Hostel front door. Peter normally tells a story on his guided walks and he has selected for his theme this weekend “Conflict”. His route will include sites of human conflict.
Richard’s walk on Saturday and Sunday will also be in the region of 17km with a total height gain of about 725m over undulating terrain to the south/west of the Youth Hostel – starting from the Hostel front door. Richard’s theme this weekend is also “Conflict” but from the point of view of Meteorology, Geomorphology and Geology.
The National Park Ranger walk will be lead by the Ranger on duty over the weekend and will be shorter for those who prefer a less strenuous walk; details will be available on the Friday evening.
What do you need for the walks?
You should come equipped for “Walking in Northumbrian Hills”. Boots and warm waterproof clothing are essential together with hat, gloves and rucksack. We would also hope that you would carry a small personal first aid kit, flask for a hot drink, bottle of water and a packed lunch. For participation on the night walk – a head torch with spare batteries, it does not have to be an expensive one and a hand torch would suffice if you do not have a head torch. If you like to follow the routes on a map the one to bring would be OS Outdoor Leisure 1 – 25,000 Sheet 16 The Cheviot Hills and if it is not a waterproof version a map case would be useful. Need we mention a change of clothing for the evenings?!
BOOKING
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For general enquires about the weekend phone Peter of Walk Northumbria on 01668 216 439 or e-mail Neil Wilson on adm@wooler.org.uk
