Greg’s Hut to Alston
I woke up to a beautiful morning at Greg’s Hut. It was so peaceful and quiet. It felt amazing to wake up in the hills!
I was soon ready to set off on the descent down into Alston. The sun was shining, but there was wind to keep me cool.
My route down was a rocky track, that wound down the hillside. The views across the hills were beautiful. I could turn around and see Cross Fell in the distance behind me.
With it being quite windy, I found a peat hag to shelter behind and paused for a snack. The sky was so blue, it was incredible.
The track brought me all the way to Garrigill. I once again stopped in some shade, then continued on my way.
Between Garrigill and Alston, there is a broken footbridge, so the Pennine Way is diverted along some fields on the other side of the valley. The fields were a mixture of sheep fields and hedgerows. It was really nice to see all of the signs of spring.
The diversion brought me back onto the Pennine Way and I continued onto Alston. This part of the route is also part of the Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care Walk. The walk goes from the source of the River Tyne, right out to where it meets the sea. The guidebook sales help to provide free transport for cancer patients in the North East.
After walking further yesterday, today was a shorter day, and I made it to Alston in time for some lunch. I headed to Cobbles Cafe (who recently won the best cafe in Cumbria). I had a lovely toastie, followed by a scone.
I then had an explore of Alston. It is a lovely little village. I went to the church, which had some lovely stained glass windows. The colours were really bright, which made beautiful patterns with the sun aging through
Tonight and tomorrow I’m staying with Di and Ian. Di is the Girlguiding North West Region Walking advisor. It will be lovely to meet her, and chat all things walking.
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