Melrose
August 2 in Scotland ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Arrived in Melrose, Scottish Borders, this evening, to start St Cuthbert's Way tomorrow. After a lot of planning - and finding some already fully booked campsites - I'm ready to start! St Cuthbert wasRead more
Riverbank near St Boswells
August 3 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
They have had less rain than normal here, but it's nothing like the drought in the south of England. It rained on my tent in the night and most fields have new green grass under dried grass. I'm newRead more
Jedburgh
August 4 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
A lovely morning, starting in rain, along the Tweed. Rich landowners built the Crystal Well and a pumping system to raise water to their house. Lilliard's Stone is the tomb of a woman who may haveRead more
Town Yetholm
August 5 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
I ate breakfast and stocked up at an Esso service station (egg roll made to order) and caught a bus to the trail. After 500 m I met a hiker who asked if I was doing St Cuthbert's Way in the wrongRead more
Wooler
August 6 in England ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
Crossing more of the Cheviot Hills has been amazing. Open views, bracken, heather, sheep and cows. In the valleys, lovely wildflowers. I met eight walkers today, including two Australian girls and anRead more
Fenwick
August 7 in England ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Today there was more moor, then farmland and St Cuthbert's Cave. Here, the monks carrying his remains to save him from Viking invaders halted for a while. There would have been plenty of room. HisRead more
Holy Island of Lindisfarne
August 8 in England ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Crossing over the sands to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne was a remarkable experience!
I had to wait until the tide went out, so chatted at the campsite with Irish cyclist Vincent, explored theRead more































































































