After a few weeks fiddling with timetables, we've booked our accommodation and started our preparatory walks for Hadrian's Wall Path (http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/hadrianswall).
The National Trail is 84 miles long, starting at Wallsend near Newcastle and finishing at Bowness-on-Solway. We've decided to tackle it in four days over Easter, and our finalised timetable looks like this:
Day 0 - head up North from Surrey, staying in our favourite bed and breakfast in the Lake District, Glenfield Guest House in Whitehaven (http://www.glenfield-whitehaven.co.uk).
Day 1 - get on the train from Whitehaven to Newcastle, the tram from Newcastle to Wallsend and then walk to a hotel just West of Heddon-on-the-Wall (http://www.ironsign.co.uk). Distance: 17 miles.
Day 2 - walk and keep walking to Housesteads and collapse at Beggar Bog B&B (http://www.beggarbog.com). Distance: 22 miles.
Day 3 - more of the same, Westwards to to Walton and a stay at The Centurion Inn (http://www.centurion-hadrianswall.com). Distance: 19 miles.
Day 4 - last day. From Walton to Bowness, and a well-earned return to Glenfield's hospitality. Distance: 26 miles.
We've just realised, typing this up, that we got our distances confused and day 3 should have been the mammoth 26-miler, with a more relaxing 19 on the final day. Still, we're all booked up now and we'll just have to lace up and live with it.
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The very best of luck!
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