Kirkwhelpington to Harwood Forest

Yesterday evening at the B&B was amazing! Another couple of people were staying, who were doing St Oswald's Way. They had started by doing St Cuthbert’s and continuing down (hence doing St Oswald's in the opposite direction). What a privilege to meet them and spend the evening (including a wonderful dinner supplied by our host) chatting and sharing our faith experiences together. Sometimes you simply bump into people and other times you really meet them. This was definitely the latter!

Today's walk has not been easy. Firstly, I missed a St Oswald's sign, because a hedge had grown over it. As a result, I got to the wrong road. Because there are often simply Public Footpath signs instead of St Oswald's signs, I ended up in completely the wrong place. I realised by looking at the OS app and turned back. By the time I reached the right path (about 100 yards from the house) I'd walked 2 miles! Not the end of the world, but very thankful that it was only a short walk today, though much of it was on unmarked pathsI was picked up from the edge of Harwood Forest (where I start tomorrow) and brought back to where I stayed last night. I will be taken back there again in the morning.
Having experienced the hospitality in this particular B&B, I'm definitely pleased to be staying a second night!Read more