Walks from Allendale Caravan Park
W a lk in g d is ta n c e: 4 km ( 2 .5 miles)
T he North Pennines Area of O utstanding Natural B eauty
(AO NB ) w as designated in 1 9 8 8 . At almost 2 ,0 0 0 sq uare
kilometres it is the second largest of the 4 1 AO NB s.
L arge areas are internationally recognised for their
imp ortant w ildlife. It is also B ritain’s first E urop ean
G eop ark and a U NE S CO G lobal G eop ark w hich highlights
the global significance of its landscap e and geology.
P ub lic tra n s p ort: T here is a regular bus serv ice from
H ex ham to Allenheads that stop s in Allendale. For further
information call T rav eline on 0 8 7 0 6 0 8 2 6 0 8
North Pennines AO NB Partnership
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Website: w w w .northp ennines.org.uk
S tone S t ile
S ta rt/F in is h : Allendale Carav an Park on the B 6 2 9 5
betw een Allendale and Catton (G rid ref: NY 8 3 3 5 6 7 )
Walks from Allendale Caravan Park
T h is c irc u lar w alk takes y ou along th e R iver E ast Allen
b efore tu rning tow ards Catton villag e and th en onto
th e edg e of th e moorland. In sp ring and su mmer th ere
are many different b irds to see.T h e w alk is on R ig h ts
of Way w ith many stiles to c ross.T h is is one in a series
of th ree w alks.
P a rk in g : Park along the B 6 2 9 5 betw een the Carav an Park
and Allenmill bridge
Route 3
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Allendale
Caravan Park
F a c ilities : T oilets, cafes, p ubs and p laces to stay in Allendale
T erra in : T here are some hills, stiles and p aths may be
muddy
A small family run static
carav an p ark in the North
Pennines AO NB
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s ton e w a lls a re m a d e w ith out c em en t or m orta r.
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a n d a re a n im p orta n t la n d s c a p e fea ture in th e N orth
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th e 1 8 th a n d 1 9 th c en turies . If p rop erly m a in ta in ed
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In a s s oc ia tion w ith A llen d a le C a r a v a n P a r k .
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W alk s fro m A llen d ale C arav an P ark
Ro ute 3
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Skirt around the farmhouse and cross the stone stile.
H ead dow nhill and cross the w ooden stile to the rig ht of
the houses. F ollow the lane to the B road. C ross ov er
and continue dow nhill to reach another
B road. T he C arav an P ark is op p osite.
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Ro ute d esc riptio n
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F rom A llendale carav an p ark entrance turn rig ht to
reach the A llenmill b ridg e. F rom the north side of A llenmill
b ridg e follow the p ub lic b ridlew ay sig np osted to C atton.
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A fter 0 .5 km the b ridlew ay b ecomes a tarmac road.
T urn left and g o ov er a stile to follow the footp ath
sig np osted to C atton.
C atto n
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" Catton Burn
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W aterfall
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G o ov er the w ooden b ridg e and follow the p ath
up hill. C ross the stile ov er the w all and head
diag onally left across the field to reach a w ooden
field g ate b etw een tw o houses.
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G o throug h the g ate and w alk straig ht ahead
tow ards the p hone b ox , to cross the main road
throug h C atton. C ontinue straig ht on follow ing
the footp ath sig n to Stone Stile.
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A t the end of the track g o throug h a metal field
g ate. C ontinue straig ht on and throug h another metal
field g ate and cross a w ooden stile ov er a w all, follow ed
b y another stile ov er a w all.
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A R us h y
p as ture s , s uc h as
th e fie ld s h e re , are
a s p e c iality of th e
N orth P e nnine s .
T h e y p rov id e id e al
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T urn rig ht. W alk dow nhill nex t to the w all and then
ov er the w ooden b ridg e and the stone stile (to the left).
H ead up hill follow ing the stream on y our rig ht. T urn rig ht
to g o throug h a metal field g ate and then throug h another
g ate. H ead up the field tow ards the farm b uilding s. C ross
the stile ov er the w all, then head diag onally left across the
field tow ards the metal g ate.
A llen d ale
C arav an
P ark
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# Rushy pasture
7 C ross the road and g o throug h the w
ooden field g ate.
H ead diag onally left to cross a stile ov er a w all. C ontinue
straig ht ahead, follow ing a w all on y our rig ht,
and ov er another stile. H ead
up hill to meet another stile
ov er a w all.
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C ross the stile and turn rig ht
on the tarmac road. A fter ap p rox . 5 0 m
turn rig ht onto the footp ath sig np osted to
H ousty . G o straig ht dow nhill keep ing ab ov e and
to the left of a g ully . J ust b efore the farm
b uilding s take the stile ov er a w all on the
rig ht (to av oid a w et area). T urn left and
cross another stile ov er a w all at the farm.
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R ig hts of W ay
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and b ub b ling s ong , th e c urle w
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b ird s of e arly s um m e r in th e
N orth P e nnine s .
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A lle n V alle y from th e s e at b y th e fore s try
p lantation. T h is p art of th e w alk is on th e e d g e of
th e m oorland . M any of th e N orth P e nnine s
m oorland s are c are fully m anag e d for re d
g rous e . T h e y als o s up p ort m e ad ow p ip it,
m e rlin, s h ort-e are d ow l and g old e n
p lov e r.
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lap w ing s in th e ir ae rob atic
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