The Simonside Hills
This is night No 74/2018 living in my caravan. This is my second night staying at Nunnykirk C&MC near Rothbury. This was very much a day of two halves! The morning was absolutely pouring down, so very few pictures. I got up around 0600 and it was steady rain from then until around 1400. When we got up, we went for a very wet walk up the side of the site. A very restrictive walk, as you are warned seriously about not letting dogs of leads due to prosecution, bans, all the usual threats by landowners. There's a huge difference between England and Scotland as far as access goes. Mid morning, we went up to the forest walk at Simonside FC Forest which, by contrast, has excellent walking rights. Forestry Commission saves the day again! I returned to the same carpark after lunch. There is also a route which takes you high into the Simonside Hills, and I had a good route in my guidebook I wanted to attempt. The first leg is a stretch along excellent forest tracks. The ...