Reiver's Way

Location: Northumberland

OS Maps: Explorer 316, 325, 332, 340; Outdoor Leisure43,42, 16

The Reivers Way runs for 242km through some of the finest landscapes in Northumberland. It starts at Corbridge station, on the main Newcastle to Carlisle railway line and finishes at Alnmouth station, on the Edinburgh to London main line. It can be walked in nine day stages, staying in B&B's, or camping if you prefer. There are also a number of pubs and hotels to stay in en route. It takes in some of the most delightful small towns and villages in the county - Corbridge, Alnwick, Rothbury, Wooler, Holystone, Craster and many more. It finishes by walking the finest stretch of 'Northumbria's lordly strand', the dramatic coastal path from Budle Bay, just south of Holy Island, to the mouth of the Aln. The terrain walked includes high moorland of the Cheviots and the Allendale Moors as well as some fine wooded denes around the tributaries of the upper Tyne and the best stretch of Hadrian's Wall from Housesteads to Sewingshields.

	Guide Book:
	The Reivers Way by James Roberts This guide directs the walker along the way and explains much of the historical background to the region. It is illustrated with colour photographs and very well written by a man who loves Northumberland. The guide includes an accommodation section. [Click for further information or to purchase]

Photographs courtesy Cicerone Press ©