Walk Schedule
Here's our schedule for the 2026 festival.
Saturday 25th April
Walk 1: Fells on the South Side
It’s remote. It’s wild. And the views are spectacular! A great walk to start our 2026 Festival, with riverside, woodland
Walk 2: A Peek Behind the Wall
We follow a wooded burn out of Haltwhistle before joining a short section of the Pennine Way and continuing north
Sunday 26th April
Walk 3: Leg Stretcher Challenge
Our popular Leg Stretcher this year links sections of the River Tyne Trail, the Pennine Way, A Pennine Journey and
Walk 4: Essential Northern Rocks!
Come along and meet Ian Jackson, geologist and author of several bestselling books including his most recent ones ‘Defined By
Monday 27th April
Walk 5: Blanchland Past and Present
We start in the delightful conservation village of Blanchland and take a route past a couple of tiny hamlets before
Walk 6: Mosses and Lichens in Hadrian’s Wall Country
In damp shady place where the air is free of pollution, mosses and lichens can thrive. Come along and join
Tuesday 28th April
Walk 7: Killhope Law and the Tea Trail
This walk showcases the wild North Pennines, with its mining heritage, open moors, curlews and lapwings. After the walk’s highest
Walk 8: Liddells – A Local Nature Reserve
We shall walk up to the Liddells reserve enjoying stunning landscape views and discover the inspiring story behind the creation
Wednesday 29th April
Walk 9: ‘Long Meg and her Daughters’ and Lacy’s Caves
It’s a walk full of interest as not only do you see Long Meg, a huge Neolithic stone, but if
Walk 10: East Allen Tree Trail
Giant redwoods in Northumberland? Join tree expert Nick Johnson on a walk filled with local folklore, natural and social history
Thursday 30th April
Walk 11: Featherstone – A Castle and a Camp
A delightful walk following the River South Tyne and a stretch of the Pennine Way followed by a rare chance
Walk 12: Gilsland Circular
A unique opportunity to explore both Northumberland and Cumberland, tracing the county border as it meanders on either side of
Friday 1st May
Walk 13: Knarsdale and the Pennine Way
We start in the pretty village of Slaggyford at the north end of the South Tyne Railway heritage line. It
Walk 14: Snods Edge and a Cream Tea
Build up an appetite for a delicious cream tea provided by the ladies of Snods Edge Parish by taking this
Saturday 2nd May
Walk 15: ‘Wall Across Northumberland’ Day 1
Day 1 of a three-day linear walk from the Tyne and Wear/Northumberland Border to Stagshaw roundabout. Our coach takes us
Walk 16: Kings Queens and Romans
A fantastic route in dramatic, craggy scenery including an iconic section of Hadrian’s Wall! After the walk there should be
Sunday 3rd May
Walk 17: ‘Wall Across Northumberland’ Day 2
Day 2 – From Port Gate to Housesteads Roman Fort Our coach takes us from Haltwhistle to yesterday’s end point at
Walk 18: Wall to Wall Walking
We start by passing through the small village of Wall, then head across farmland to some lovely woodland beside a
Monday 4th May
Walk 19: ‘Wall Across Northumberland’ Day 3
Day 3 – From Housesteads Roman Fort to Gilsland on the Our coach takes us from Haltwhistle to yesterday’s end point
Walk 20: Howay Back to Halty
There is always a party atmosphere on the last day of the Festival as the longer and shorter walks converge
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