Walking: Shepherds Walks Launches First Rothbury & Coquetdale Midsummer Walking Festival – 13-20 June 2009
April 3, 2009
Rothbury Coquetdale Midsummer Walking Festival 2009 Programme
Saturday 13th June : Rothbury Carriageway Walk
Start: 6.00 pm (evening walk) Rothbury TIC
Distance: 6 miles
Sunday 14th June 2009: Chew Green to Alwinton (Source to Sea, part 1)
Start: 10.00 am at Alwinton for transport to Chew Green
Distance: 12 miles
Monday 15th June 2009: Weldon Bridge to Rothbury (along St Oswald’s Way)
Start 10.00 am at Rothbury TIC for transport to Weldon Bridge
Distance: 8 miles
Tuesday 16th June 2009: Northumberland National Park day
1. Wildflower Walk
Start 10.00 am at Rothbury TIC
Distance: 4 – 6 miles
2. In Search of the mountain Bumblebee
Start 2.00 pm at Simonside picnic car park
Distance – 3 miles
3. Barn Owl Walk
Start 6.00 pm (evening walk) at Biddlestone
Distance – 4 – 6 miles
Wednesday 17th June 2009
1. The Goat Track, The Cheviots
Start 10.30 am at Alwinton
Distance – 9 miles
2. Simonside
Start 6.00 pm (evening walk) at Simonside Forestry Commission Picnic area, for transport to Lordenshaws
Distance – 5 miles
Thursday 18th June 2009
1. Clennel Street, Alwinton
Start 10.30 am at Alwinton
Distance – 6 ∏ miles
2. Hay Meadow walk
Start 2.00 pm at Barrowburn, Coquet Valley
Distance – 3 miles
3. Birds of Coquetdale
Start 6.00 pm at Rothbury TIC
Distance – 4 miles
Friday 19th June 2009
1. Holystone
Starting time – 10.30 am at Holystone
Distance – 6 miles
2. Harwood to Rothbury, along St Oswald’s Way
Start 10.00 am at Rothbury TIC for transport to Harwood
Distance – 9 miles
Saturday 20th June 2009
1. Harbottle History
Start 10.30 am at Harbottle
Distance – 6 miles
2. Midsummer Night’s Walk
Start 7.30 pm at Rothbury TIC
Distance – 4 miles
Walking time – 3 hours

