The Times - UK (2022-01-01)

the times Saturday January 1 2022

2Weekend

1. Low
   Newton-
   by-the-Sea
   Northumberland


2. Longtown
   and Hatterrall
   Ridge
   Herefordshire


3. Trawden
   and Wycoller
   Lancashire


4. Breedon
   on the Hill
   Derbyshire


5. Cliffe Pools
   Kent


6. Woon
   Gumpus
   Common
   Cornwall
   7. Upper
   Wharfedale
   N Yorks
   8. Butser Hill
   Hampshire
   9. Windsor
   Great Park
   Berkshire
   10. Orrest
   Head
   Cumbria
   11. Powerstock
   Dorset
   12. Cavendish
   Suffolk-Essex
   border
   13. Ranmore
   Common
   Surrey

A wonderful walk from Craster to

Dunstanburgh Castle and Embleton Bay.

Map OS Explorer 332, 340

Start Craster Quarry car park, Craster

NE66 3TW (OS ref NU 258201).

Walk From car park, road to Craster

harbour (258200). Follow Dunstanburgh

Road, then cliff path to Dunstanburgh

Castle (257217). Dune path to beach; on

round Embleton Bay for 1¾ miles to Ship

Inn (242245). Return on path inland to

pass Dunstanburgh Castle; in ½ mile, at

Nova Scotia bay, right (258209), then

path along volcanic ridge of the Heughs.

Getting there Bus 418, Berwick-upon-

Tweed-Alnwick. Road: Craster is

signposted off A1 near Alnwick.

Lunch Ship Inn, Low Newton-by-the-Sea

(01665 576262; shipinnnewton.co.uk).

Info http://www.english-heritage.org.uk

Winter walks It’s time to get off

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14. Ullapool
    Highlands


15. Rhossili
    Down
    Gower


16. Kielder
    Northumberland


17. Slieve
    Binnian
    Co Down


18. Great
    Bircham
    Norfolk


19. Upper
    Hambleton
    Rutland


20. Stratton
    End
    Gloucestershire

Beautiful coastal paths and

trails through forests and

woods — blow away the

cobwebs with these routes

for all levels, chosen by

Christopher Somerville

1

Low Newton-by-the-

Sea, Northumberland

How hard is it? 7½ miles, easy

CRASTER

NORTHUMBERLAND

500 metres

Dunstanburgh

Castle

Low Newton- Ship Inn

by-the-Sea

The

Heughs

start P

Embleton

Bay

Nova

Scotia

bay

Newcastle

Edinburgh

COVER: ALAMY

LONGTOWN

start

Longtown

Castle

Cayo

Farm

Crown

Inn

Lower

Turnant

Great

Turnant

To Hay-on-Wye

To Abergavenny

HEREFORDSHIRE

500 metres

Olchon

Brook

Olchon

Valley

Cairn

Offa’s

Dyke

Path

Hatterrall Ridge

Trig

pillar

Llanthony

Priory

Cardiff

Hereford

Bristol