Anyone for Cheviot Hills and Upper Coquetdale this autumn?

[That bastard Skip]

I have just posted a query about Barrowburn Camping Barn.

The barn is superbly located in Northumberland, west of Rothbury in the valley of the River Coquet. It is surrounded by the Cheviot Hills and three miles from the Pennine Way.

This is some of the most remote hill country in Northumberland and is virtually deserted even at the weekend. There are bronze age drovers routes, Roman roads and medieval trackways everywhere. This is great walking country!

I think Barrowburn would be a superb location for a walking meet, perhaps in September or October this year. The barn seems good but basic and is vry inexpensive. There is space for tents too.

Is anyone interested in a Cheviots Meet??

If enough of you answer 'yes' I will start a meet thread with a list and provisionally book the barn.

[That bastard Skip]

Bump ...

I've got some ideas for walks as well

[edh]

Perhaps...

..and I've my own ideas

[orb]

I have stayed there a couple of times with a few people and it is a really good spot.You can also hire the deer hut next door [with a bath so all can have one].The owners are very friendly and have a cafe in the house at the entrance and do meals and snacks.Count me in please


Davidsons Linn not far from Uswayford,lovely spot.

[orb]

The barn has a couple of sofas in the lounge area with a log fire .A small room that sleeps one in the corner of there..Stairs up from the lounge to two sleeping platforms .The kitchen has a full cooker with crockery and pans.Can'tremember if it had a fridge.No bunks just take your own mat and sleeping bag .nice and warm when the fire is on .The deer hut had a lounge with a coal fire, sofas,large dining table,full kitchen andI think there aretwo bedroomswith bedsand there was a fold up bed in there too.

[That bastard Skip]

Perhaps...

Perhaps you'll join us? That'd be good.

....Count me in please...

Consider yourself counted

[James Mcleod]

I am interested in the weekend 11th to 13th October Whats the parking like ?

[That bastard Skip]

I am interested in the weekend 11th to 13th October

OK, date noted (although my intial thoughyt was September).

Has anyone else got date preferences / availabilities ?

... Whats the parking like ?

On the Barrowburn website, it says there is parking beside the camping barn for three cars. The barn is about 200 metres from the farmhouse and tearoom up a track - I think a couple more cars could be parked lower down the track and a few more at the tearoom.

[Dale or No Dale]

Depends on dates, but put me down as a perhaps. Keep meaning to get up that way.

[orb]

There is also a car park a couple of hundred metres back on the road .Think we had about seven cars up there beside the bunkhouse and Deer hut

[Milly.]

It really depends on dates (& I need to sort out my calendar before I know which I can do)

[-Dave-]

This looks good to me but September is pretty busy for me at the minute

[That bastard Skip]

The post quoted in full below was in the preceding Barrownburn thread. I've reposted it here for completeness:

Not much help I'm afraid but we were walking past it a couple of years ago and a mate wanted a look inside - door was unlocked and unoccupied - from what I can remember then it was perfectly ok and my mate said he would have been happy to stay there.

Totally agree about the location - I don't get out that much at the moment due to other commitments but that area is one of my favourite in Northumberland - will park half a mile further up the road at the stream at the bottom of 'The Street' and up to 'Wyndy Gyle' is a favourite walk.

[That bastard Skip]

List of interested 'possibles' so far (all dependent on date):

1. Skip
2. Ed H
3. Owen
4. James Mcleod
5. Dale FTW
6. Milly
7. Dave
8. Teesdale Viking

[Little Miss Maria]

List of interested 'possibles' so far (all dependent on date):

1. Skip
2. Ed H
3. Owen
4. James Mcleod
5. Dale FTW
6. Milly
7. Dave
8. Teesdale Viking
9. LMM (depending on date of course...)

[AT (http://AyrshireTiger.wordpress.com/)]

List of interested 'possibles' so far (all dependent on date):

1. Skip
2. Ed H
3. Owen
4. James Mcleod
5. Dale FTW
6. Milly
7. Dave
8. Teesdale Viking
9. LMM (depending on date of course...)
10. AT (dependent on date)
11. TBW (dependent on date)

[That bastard Skip]

http://AyrshireTiger.wordpress.com/[/url]);1143152] LMM (depending on date of course...)
AT (dependent on date)
TBW (dependent on date)

POSSIBLE DATES

I haven't yet checked availability of Barrowburn Camping Barn but I had September or October in mind.

As there is interest from nearly a dozen people so far and as most are dependent on date, perhaps we should start narrowing down possible weekends now?

[-Dave-]

At present, I'm generally free on the 2nd weekend of septemeber (7-8) and the last2 in October (19-20, 26-27)

[That bastard Skip]

Ta, Dave

[cathyjc]

Please consider me a 'possible/maybe'.

I won't know dates until nearer the time. It's about time I got to meet some of you for 'real'. It's also a good opportunity to widen my knowledge of Northumberland too.