Author: Newcastle University Fellwalking Society
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EOYT 31/5/24 – 3/6/24
Great trip camping in Banana field on Lake Coniston. To celebrate a wonderful year. Short walk up Stony Cove Pike from Kirkstone pass on Friday. Nice walk up the south rake of Dow Crags and then round to Old Man of Coniston and down via Swirl How on Saturday and a nice day kayaking on…
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Grasmere 27/04/2024
Our final day trip of the year took us to beautiful sunny Grasmere. Waking up to clear blue skies in Newcastle boded well for the day as the sun was shining as we alighted from the bus in central Grasmere to begin our walks. The medium walk navigated through the village and out past the…
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Snowdonia/Eryri 22 – 24/3/2024
A fun relaxing weekend in Eryri (Snowdonia) national park staying in Ffridd bunkhouse between the coastal town of Harlech and the Rhinogydd mountains. Setting off on Friday night the long drive to the bunkhouse was interrupted by a stop at Asda in Morley where some members sampled the local Chinese restaurant before the vans continued…
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Langdale 16/03/2024
Setting off from a lovely sunny Newcastle we headed for Langdale where after a fun coach journey up the small roads from Grasmere arriving at Stickle Ghyll car park in the heart of beautiful Langdale. Upon arriving we were greeted with overcast skies and then we set off on our walks. The long walk headed…
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Annual Ball 2024
We had a great night at Featherstone Castle for the Newcastle Fell Walking Society Annual Ball.
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Braithwaite 25/2/2024
We set off on a beautiful sunny Sunday morning from Newcastle and were greeted with beautiful views of snow capped fells as we approached the Lake District. The hills really were wearing their Sunday best. After arriving in the picturesque village of Braithwaite we split into 3 walking groups for the day. The short walk…
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Roy Bridge (Lochaber) 9-11/2/2024
Leaving Newcastle on a windy and rainy Friday evening we headed north to Roybridge with a quick stop at Dalkeith for a takeaway and supplies for the weekend although Josh forgot the cheese. Arriving late at Aite Cruinnichidh bunkhouse we had a singalong before heading to bed ready for the walks the next day. Arising…
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‘Coastal Walk’ 3/2/24
After a nice lie in we set off on the coach arriving at the Lindisfarne service station in lovely blue skies and the wind in our faces. After heading up across the fields up to the settlement in the Kyloe hills we found some nice gorse patches as well as some stunning monkey puzzle trees…
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Winter Skills – Cairngorms and Monadhliath 19/1/24 – 22/1/24
We set out from a very cold Newcastle Friday night, after the exam period excited for a weekend in the wild Scottish mountains and weather. After the customary stop for takeaway and supplies in Dalkeith we travelled on up the A9 past Aviemore to the Glenbeg bunkhouse near Grantown-on-Spey. After the couple of kilometre walk…
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