Pennine Way

[wycoller]

The unfortunate closure of the Youth Hostels on the PW (Earby,Keld, Baldersdale, Bellingham) has made finding accommodation a little more difficult mainly in the Northern section. I am planning to do the PW myself in 13/14 days S to N possibly later this year staying in hostels and B & Bs; I have the excellent free accommodation guide available from www.nationaltrail.co.uk but would still welcome good accommodation recommendations mainly in the Keld, Bowes and Bellingham areas. Cheers Al and all the best for your trip.

Earby Youth Hostel has been reprieved - I believe that it's now operated by Pendle Council but still affiliated to the YHA.

[Mark Fitz]

I'm off at the end of August.

Still on plan, Grouse?

[Grouse]

Yup: all ready to go a week on Saturday. Got some good kit together after lots of help fom forummites and even had a bit of a recce with our attempted Malham - Matlock. Looking forward to it!

[marko]

Good luck, Grouse.

Think I may be doing the Bullock Smithy Hike on Sept 1st.

[Rudolph Hooker]

A couple of mates and me were invited to do this for the opening ceremony on Malham Lings back in 1965 - I've still got the Invite from Lord Strang somewhere.

As they didn't open it at either end, we did it N-S so that we'd get the best length of a walk. Some days were long, some quite short, but things were definitely a bit different in those days ...

Night 1 - Kirk Yetholme YH
Night 2 - Yearning Hall - ruin / barn in Cheviots
Night 3 - Once Brewed YH
Night 4 - Barn at Haltwhistle
Night 5 - Part-built house on slopes above Alston
Night 6 - Knock YH (Dufton didn't exist then)
Night 7 - Langdon YH
Night 8 - Barn near Bowes
Night 9 - Grinton Lodge YH (Keld YH was shut)
Night 10 - Bradford Pothole Club Dump at Brackenbottom
Night 11 - finished at Malham

I still have some beautiful memories. Hope you enjoy it whichever way you go!!

[Grouse]

Thanks Rudolph. 1965??? That's another clue ...

[Mark Fitz]

What's your Agenda, Grouse? How many days? Where are you stopping?

[Grouse]

Setting off on Friday. Hoping to do about 30 miles a day but really am going to play it by ear. Schedule I've worked out puts it over 10 days. Sorry , goy to go now and unpack my bag again .

[Luv Shack]

10 Days will be lovely Grouse.... much more enjoyable than the RC Sub 3!
Weather is picken up again, you'll have smashing trip, wish I was coming along too....
Enough of an excuse, I guess for you missing EP this eve... your BG Pal Stu' turned out again, which was super surprise for us all...
Last pre PW drink post PFRT, tmz eve @ Royal???
Hope so, we will give you a suitable send off!!

[Grouse]

Rudolph told me Stu was there - wish I'sd gone, I had planned to but I got too busy packing and unpacking my bag. Just can't decide what to wear...