Day 12 - Sunday 19 May 2019
Hexham to Grindon (15.2 miles)
Pleasant if not odd 2 day stay in Hexham – breakfast was odd, first time we have had breakfast served by a host carrying a 20 month old baby at the same time. The owner lived elsewhere, so you only saw her in the morning – otherwise the guests had general use of the house. We left Hexham to the chiming of church bells. Glad to be out of the lovely but busy town and traffic once we crossed the A road. Acomb nice (unpleasant dog poo notices) – found horses blocking gate at Crag House – had to find an altervative way over, in doing so broke a small part of the fence. First sight of the wall at Planetrees – cows blocking stile, therefore Dave had to distract them so Angie and Fudge could cross safely. At Chokerford – off route to visit Roman Bridge – did not stop at the Riverside Café due to all the tables been taken over by a big group of bikers. We rejoined the wall at Walwick – a lovely transit with Fudge off lead. Encountered black fly beasties at Shield on the Wall. We met Neil again about ½ a mile from the Old Repeater Station. Met Les our host – Beer, Diet Coke and a lovely chat, nice old boy. Other guests – Peter + 1 (Austrian/Itatian); 1 German Girl we all had Dinner together.
Day 12 Data
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Mileage
Cumulative Mileage Time Total Ascent |
15.2 miles
133.1 miles 6hrs 50mins 1696ft (517m) |
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