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Dispatches from the Cheviot hills

Below we republish extracts from a blog by a recent guest at Homildon Cottage inspired by the Cheviots and North Northumberland in Spring. “ Low, red-roofed Homildon Cottage forms the gatepost to Northumberland National Park and St Cuthbert’s Way all the way to Lindisfarne. It nestles below...

College Valley view from Red Cribs
College Valley

The peaceful College Valley is an unspoilt place, less frequented by visitors than some further south. They are missing out as it is truly one of the gems of Northumberland National Park. The valley is one of the five main valleys that intrude into the northern...

Auchope mountain refuge hut
Auchope refuge hut, Border Ridge, Pennine Way

Many a life has been saved by the mountain refuge huts of the Cheviots, from hillwalkers caught out by wintry conditions to a group of endurance runners completing The Spine race along the Pennine Way. The insulated mountain refuge huts are a lifeline in the wild...

Northumberland National Park near Humbleton
Northumberland National Park: Cottage’s Phenomenal “Backyard”

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] At Homildon Cottage, we are fortunate enough to have the Northumberland National Park right on our doorstep: our garden fence is the boundary of the Park! In our opinion, this is one of England's greatest landscape treasures with a breathtaking majesty.   Size: 1048 square kilometres (404...

Chevy Chase Fell Race

Perhaps a lesser-known event in the runner or long distance walker's calendar, the Chevy Chase fell race organised by Wooler Running Club deserves to be up there with the most popular UK endurance trail races. A 20-mile trail route , the Chevy Chase is an unsigned navigation challenge...