Bowness-on-Solway > Wallsend
We have four Expedition Treks on the calendar for 2023. The maximum number of walkers on each 'Bowness > Wallsend' expedition is 12 - in either 'Twin Tents'** accommodating two persons or 'Solo Tents'* accommodating one person. Trekkers don't have to walk as a group, but are free to walk at a time of their own choosing, in whatever company they prefer, self-guided with their map, to the destination prepared for their arrival. Each person on a Trek brings two bags with them - a small daysac for walking with and a main bag that we transfer between camps and the end of the Trail in Wallsend.
2023 Twin Occupancy Tent - £210** per person
2023 Solo Tent - £270*
(It may be worth noting that we have a maximum of three Solo Tents per 'Bowness > Wallsend' expedition and four on the 'Bowness > Heddon' option - they tend to be the first to be fully booked)
2023 - Expedition Dates -
Sat. 27th May > Thurs. 1st June - Fully Booked
Sat. 24th June > Thurs. 29th June - Fully Booked
Sat. 22nd July > Thurs. 27th July - Fully Booked
Sat. 5th Aug > Thurs. 10th Aug - Fully Booked
2024 - Expedition Dates*
Sat. 25th May > Fri. 31st May
Sat. 22nd June > Fri. 28th June
Sat. 20th July > Fri. 26th July
Sat. 3rd Aug > Fri. 9th Aug
*Please note that the 2024 '6 Day Treks' will include 6 Nights accommodation - the first four nights camping and the last two nights B&B. The price for this will be clarified shortly.
Booking
Bookings are on a 'first come first served' basis and are made with a £25 per person deposit. The person making the booking, is sent a Map, 'Kit List' and 'Advice on Time & Distance'.
Itinerary
Start - Bowness-on-Solway
From where the Trail starts, the Trek begins (having dropped your main bags off with us at midday, next to Carlisle Railway Station, or at the first night's campsite) with an afternoon ten-mile 'stretch of the legs' along the Solway Firth to the first night's camp on the outskirts of a village to the west of Carlisle.
Finish - Wallsend
Five full-day walks, covering a further seventy-four miles, with three more campsand a night in a B&B, the last day's walk finishes was the end of the Trail, next to where your main baggage can be collected.
Day 1 - First Day's Walk - First Night Camp
An afternoon (4-5 hour) walk along the Solway Firth, to the first night's camp. There is a country pub that serves meals right next to the campsite.
Day 2 - Second Day's Walk - Second Night Camp
A full day's walk (6-7 hours) by the banks of the River Eden, via Carlisle (where you can take a break for breakfast or a coffee) then on into the Cumbrian countryside, to a camp set up by a working farm, with a farmhouse that can provide an evening meal (and / or breakfast in the morning), as well as having a drinks license.
Day 3 - Third Day's Walk - Third Night Camp
A full day’s walk (6-7 hours) is up on to the Northumbrian Whin Sill, passing Walltown Crags, to a campsite near the Wall's midway point. There is a country pub that serves meals nearby.
Day 4 - Fourth Day's Walk - Fourth Night Camp
A full-day's walk (6-7 hours) continuing along the Whin Sill, past the Wall's highest point and into the North Tyne valley. The camp is set up by the banks of the River North Tyne, with a café that can offer breakfast and the nearby village has a pub that serves evening meals.
Day 5 - Fifth Day's Walk
A full day (5-6 hours) follows the line of the Wall to a B&B accommodation in Heddon-on-the-Wall (a village with two pubs - both serving meals).
Day 6 - Last Day's Walk
A full day's walk (5-6 hours) ends in the afternoon, when trekkers are reunited with their baggage at a pick-up point in Wallsend.
Hadrian's Wall Path Map
The latest edition and most-detailed map of the complete Trail.
Hadrian's Wall Path 'Kit List'
An essential guide on what to bring - and what you don't need to
Hadrian's Wall Path 'Advice on Time & Distance'
A unique guide on how to prepare for your walk
