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Eight walkers set out on a 5¼-mile walk from Marske (pronounced "Mask") in Swaledale, on a beautiful sunny day. The one threatening rain cloud, forecast for 11am, sensibly failed to show up. Being a figure-of-eight route, we crossed Marske Beck no fewer than six times. We began with a visit to the picturesque Norman church… Read more

On Tuesday 14 July 7 of us met at Hanging Shaw car park for a 5.3mile circular walk. After crossing the main road, we immediately picked up and followed the Pennine Way crossing Cronkley Bridge as we made our way towards High Force Waterfall.  After a steep ascent we had fantastic views of the Tees Valley… Read more

Eleven of us met at the Teesdale Leisure Centre carpark for a 4-mile circular walk around Barnard Castle. The route was provided by the Teesdale Railway History Group leaflet, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway. This itinerary takes in the industrial history, and archaeology, of the town. Remains fill in the story… Read more

Report by Mary Barnard Despite leaden skies, a group of seven of us, set off from the drinking fountain In Middleton in Teesdale village centre.  We followed the road through the village turning onto a single track, Beck Road, which drops down through woodland to Hudeshope Beck. We walked up through trees, admiring the beck… Read more

Our walk for April was one that would be familiar to many walkers, although was perhaps one that some of us had not walked for a while, so were happy to re-visit. Eleven members of the group met at Bowlees Visitor Centre on a typical Teesdale Spring day, sunny and cloudy with a bit of… Read more