St Oswald’s Way – September 2024- D6 / 1 – start of walk ‘proper’- Across the Causeway.

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A glorious morning, the mist and murk of yesterday having been blown inland.

Avoided the cooked breakfast today – poached eggs on toast instead.

Picked up homemade sandwiches from the post office shop and onward we went.

Starting from the front of the priory- naturally

The hoardes were arriving across the Causeway as we trekked the opposite direction, the early morning mist being driven away by the sun

The real pilgrims following St Cuthbert’s way cross via the mud

Just in case you misjudge the tide… a safe waiting area at 5 km

.. and then inland

St Oswald’s way follows St Cuthbert’s for about 9 miles before the latter turns west

Across the mainline to Edinburgh

…we were definitely going to do as we were told ..

Q. “How long will you take to cross?” A. “ About 3 minutes” A. “Ok, you can cross straight away”

… took slightly less than 3 minutes ….good job too as the next GNER was pretty close

…and then there was the A1

Not even a Lollipop man/ lady/person in sight 🤦‍♂️

Fenwick… half way for today….hats off to the ladies at the post office/ coffeehouse

…of course I couldn’t resist…

After meeting a few fellow walkers, most of whom were heading in the opposite direction towards Lindisfarne, doing the St Cuthbert’s Way from Melrose, we headed into the woodland.

Should have brought my secateurs!

Ahhhh. Fungi…no good walk without them

Lunch anyone?

Shared with a grasshopper thing

A bit of ‘arty’ photography ensued.

Q.”And what do you do?”

A. “ Standing in the field” (with reference to an episode of the Vicar of Dibley!)

….I’m not wild water swimming in that, thank you

…Nearly at our destination..

Arrived ! A fabulous day walking in Northumberland

2 responses to “St Oswald’s Way – September 2024- D6 / 1 – start of walk ‘proper’- Across the Causeway.”

  1. henrikdoc Avatar
    henrikdoc

    How amazing. The Guru coffee shop was delightful.

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  2. marianruthgroves Avatar
    marianruthgroves

    I spy the Fenwick Granary sign, the cottage we stayed in was at the end of that lane!

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