Hamsterley Forest – Orange Walking Trail
Without a map and a trail to follow we figured we'd still pack a compass as it would help us when captioning any really good photos; i.e. which direction you're facing.
This was our first good walk in a long while. We wanted to break in the new gear but at the same time wanted something that would get us out and about for a couple of hours. Gav and me figured we would drive somewhere nice so we could have a good walk rather than going somewhere nearly like Saltwell Park or Herrington Country Park. Don’t get me wrong both of these are great parks but I’d rather get away from people walking dogs, throwing frisbee, etc. There will be plenty of exciting places closer to home too but for time being we were thinking of the places we were often taken as young nippers. Places like Hamsterley Forest and Carricks Picnic Area always come to mind when I think back to family days out so these were the choices we came up with.
Carricks Picnic Area is 21.9 miles (41 minutes) while Hamsterley is 33.4 miles (58 minutes) away from Washington, according to Google Maps. However, we were able to get more information from the Forestry Commission website and this was the deciding factor behind us choosing Hamsterley as the destination for our first walk. Read more
