Brackenlea Cottage
Harbottle |
Northumberland National Park |
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A walk from Brackenlea Cottage in the Northumberland National Park, via the Drakestone and Alwinton, in pictures |

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This 5 mile walk from the cottage takes in the Drakestone and Alwinton. Click on the photos to open larger versions in a new browser window.
Start by walking past the pub and carry on through the village 
This shaggy Old English Sheepdog will usually leap excitedly around the front garden of one of the cottages barking at you. |
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The walk will take you to the Drakestone, which is the flat topped boulder you can just see on top of the hill just right of centre. |
This is a clearer view of the Drakestone, the walk goes along the edge of the conifer wood you can see on the right. |

Follow the public footpath diagonally up and across the field to a stone stile in the wall. Go through a gate onto the moor where there's a handy seat.
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Carry on up the hill ...
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... to a cairn. |

The view from the cairn back down to the village is spectacular. Carry on up the hill and take the left hand path towards the Drakestone
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The Drakestone is a good spot for rock climbing.
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Beware of going up the steps cut into the Drakestone, it's a lot harder coming back down again!
Carry on up past the Drakestone and then right and on to Harbottle Lough. |

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