Haltwhistle Walking Festival

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Autumn Festival - Saturday October 5th to Sunday October 13th, 2013

Welcome to the Haltwhistle Walking Festival

The first walks in the 21st Haltwhistle Walking Festival set off in sunshine with the odd shower thrown in. It was very cold and there had been snow on the tops overnight. Everyone was in good spirits. The weather was very good for most of the rest of the festival.

Here are photos from Walks 1 and 2 from Saturday April 27th

Walkers gather for coach to Dead Water Fell at 0830. It’s raining but it soon stopped.

Second group of walkers on Day One. They are going by coach to Stonehaugh to start the 2 day walk to Haltwhistle via Steel Rigg and Housesteads. The sun shone on them.

The first Haltwhistle Walking Festival was in 2003 and we are celebrating our 10th birthday this year. Our guided walks are in the wonderful countryside around Haltwhistle, taking in parts of the Hadrian’s Wall Trail, the North Pennines Area of Outstanding National Beauty and the Northumberland National Park. Our leaders and backups are all local people who know the area well. The majority of walkers have been to the festivals before, which is a great recommendation. We look forward to welcoming new walkers and longstanding friends to our 2013 Festivals.

Looking Back and Striding Forward

During the Spring Festival there was an exhibition in the shed at Whistle Art Stop, Haltwhistle, to celebrate the 10th birthday of walking festivals in Haltwhistle. Julie and her team spent weeks gathering photographs, newspaper cuttings and memories from walkers. The exhibition was greatly enjoyed by the people who visited it. Alison and Julie worked with local children to produce a display or their artwork to complement the rest of the exhibition. You can see some of their work below. Many thanks to everyone who was involved.