Pennine Way June 2012

Kathleen’s breakfast was one of the best I’d been offered during my trip, but for some reason I wasn’t able to finish it, feeling slightly ...

I woke around 5 as light dawned, and was away from Bryness by 5.30.   Rain had already started, so it was on with the waterproofs before le...

Breakfast at Linden Cottage was on a par with the accommodation, pretty poor, so I didn’t linger and got away fairly quickly.   On the map ...

This was a tough and long day, and for anyone reading this blog and intending to do the Pennine Way I suggest it should be split into two d...

After a good night’s sleep and a lovely local breakfast at Lowbyer Manor, I elected to take the South Tyne Trail to rejoin the Pennine Way ...

Away from the YH by 8, and started the long approach to Cross Fell, the highest point on the Pennine Way.   After passing Dufton Pike the m...

This was always going to be a long day, and so it proved.   The pain in my thigh had thankfully gone, it was dry and initially the route fo...