Crossing the finish line

Summer Passport

At seven stages of the walk, we were invited to stamp a passport as we made progress from Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway

Crossing the M6

As day 6 finishes we reach Carlisle, crossing the motorway just outside of the city.

Bridge at Carlisle

Just over M6 motorway bridge over park is the Jubilee Bridge over the Eden

Dinner at Davids

We had a wonderful dinner at a restaurant called Davids, close to our hotel in the centre of Carlisle on the penultimate night of the walk

Lunch at the Stag Day 6

Would just like to make it known that Geoff & Paul did NOT drink any beer unlike the others!!

Taxi back to Walton

This morning (Day 6) started with a taxi journey back to yesterday's finish point at Walton.

The End of Day 5

Walton is reached by 3pm

Geoff approaching Walton

Approaching Birdoswald

Day 5 - the lost miles

Here's a picture of some walkers that may be needlessly crossing a railway line, thus adding a 3 mile detour to their day

Photo to prove to Denise that Vick is still wearing clothes

Another photo from Day 4

This is out of sequence but shows the scene shortly after Sycamore Beck looking back at Crags & the Beck

Crossing Bridges

We are now 16 strong, with more joining us tomorrow. Photo here shows the main party crossing a bridge near Greenheads which is close to Gilsland. Vick and Ian are in the advance party and were already drinking beer at Greenheads

Day 4 misty and there's still lots of hills!

We are now well over half way through the walk

A familiar picture of Ian

You can just see him disappearing into the distance!

Just before we turned off to Once Brewed

Poppyfields near Chesters Fort

A tough day started at Chollerford just after 9am

Sycamore Gap

This is where a scene from Robin Hood with Kevin Costner & Morgan Freeman was shot. Here we have some other stars.

A long line of Wall

Here is the group on sunny day with the Wall going into the far distance!

Four people with the Vallum in the background

One of the stranger sights

We found a couple of stiles decorated with Scooby Doo soft toys, some looking a bit damp. Uhhh?

It was wet at the start of the day!

Here is the evidence

First proper site of the Wall

Here is the first view of the Wall at Heddon on the Wall and a few of the walkers

Day Two begins at The Swan

Martin's Snack Bar is open for business!

The 7 Bridges of the Tyne

Here we all are along the banks of the river Tyne with all the bridges in the background

Vicki & Vick

Newcastle on the first day

The entire group with the bridges in the background

Bird nests

Old Guys Rule!

This is Vick drinking the first of his (maximum) 2 pints of the evening

Five walkers on a beach

Here are five people on the edge of the North Sea hoping to walk to the Irish Sea

Lavatoriun Segedunum

Our first taste of a Roman ruin. Here we all are sitting on the communal toilets at the old Roman fort of Segundum

A map of the walk

Introduction

This blog has been set up to track progress on the Hadrian's Wall walk which is taking place from 21st-28th June