Tops of the North (Carlisle and Cheviot to Cat and Fiddle)

Cumbria, Derbyshire, N Yorkshire, Northumberland, S Yorkshire, W Yorkshire

713 km / 443 miles

This is the second and final leg of Graham Wilson's 1,000-km high level walk linking County Tops (old and new) of northern England. From Carlisle to The Cheviot and the Northumberland coast, from the Durham moors to the Yorkshire Dales and the Peak District, his entertainingly roundabout route finally returns to the moorland near Buxton where it began. The diverse tour takes in Hadrian's Wall and Northumbrian castles, saintly Ways and long distance footpaths. In passing, Wilson discusses knitting miners and the Geordie language, Ted Hughes and the Venerable Bede, bogs, plagues and George I - and much more.

Details:

Path Type:	Other Paths
Attributes:	Challenging Moorland Mountain
Start:	NY395560 - Carlisle, Cumbria
Finish:	SK009684 - Cat and Fiddle, Derbyshire

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

General Interest Book

Tops of the North : volume II : Carlisle and the Cheviot to the Cat & Fiddle (Millrace (an imprint of Vertebrate) - 2009 )

Maps:

Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

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Hostel Accommodation

Carlisle City Hostel (Information and photos)

< 1 km

Hostel Accommodation

Carlisle YHA, Old Brewery Residences, Caldewgate, Carlisle

< 1 km

Hostel Accommodation

Carrock Halls University Of Cumbria

1 km

2 km

Walkers are Welcome

Brampton (Walkers are Welcome)

3 km

18 km

Bunk House

Florrie's on the Wall Bunkhouse

< 1 km

19 km

Group Accommodation

Birdoswald Farmhouse

< 1 km

29 km

Camping Barn

Slack House Farm, Gilsland

< 1 km

29 km

Bunk House

Birdoswald Roman Fort Bunkhouse

< 1 km

29 km

Hostel Accommodation

Greenhead Hostel (Information and photos)

< 1 km

34 km

Bunk House

Winshields Bunkbarn

< 1 km

44 km

Camp Site

Winshields Campsite

< 1 km

44 km

Bunk House

Gibbs Hill Farm Bunkhouse, Bardon Mill

2 km

45 km

Hostel Accommodation

Once Brewed YHA, Bardon Mill, Northumberland

< 1 km

45 km

Hostel Accommodation

Grindon YHA, Grindon, nr Haydon Bridge, Northumberland

3 km

49 km

Bunk House

Tarset Tor Bunkhouse and Bothies

5 km

68 km

Other

Forest View Walkers Inn, Byrness

< 1 km

92 km

Bunk House

Mounthooly Bunkhouse

3 km

120 km

Hostel Accommodation

Wooler YHA (Information and photos)

< 1 km

133 km

Bunk House

Chatton Park Bunkhouse, Chatton

4 km

143 km

Bunk House

Bluebell Farm Bunkbarn, Belford

< 1 km

153 km

Bunk House

Springhill Bunkhouse, Seahouses

1 km

169 km

Hostel Accommodation

The Hides

1 km

169 km

Hostel Accommodation

Seahouses Hostel

1 km

169 km

Bunk House

Joiners Shop Bunkhouse

5 km

176 km

Group Accommodation

Chartners Farm

2 km

242 km

Bunk House

Greencarts Bunkhouses and Camping

4 km

285 km

Bunk House

Newbrough Bunkhouse

4 km

286 km

Bunk House

Allendale Bunkhouse

< 1 km

310 km

Hostel Accommodation

Allenheads Lodge

< 1 km

326 km

Camping Barn

Carrshield Camping Barn

2 km

330 km

Camping Barn

Haggs Bank Bunkhouse and Camp-site

4 km

332 km

Bunk House

Garrigill Village Hall

5 km

336 km

Hostel Accommodation

Langdon Beck YHA, Forest-in-Teesdale, Barnard Castle

< 1 km

354 km

Camping Barn

Holwick Camping Barn, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Barnard Castle

3 km

358 km

Walkers are Welcome

Kirkby Stephen (Walkers are Welcome)

< 1 km

427 km

Hostel Accommodation

Kirkby Stephen Hostel

< 1 km

427 km

Bunk House

Howgills Barn

< 1 km

454 km

Hostel Accommodation

Longrigg Residential Centre, Sedbergh (Info and photos)

< 1 km

455 km

Bunk House

Broadrake Bunkbarn

< 1 km

480 km

Bunk House

Old School Bunkhouse, Chapel le Dale

< 1 km

482 km

Bunk House

Gauber Bunk Barn, Ribblehead

3 km

482 km

Bunk House

3 Peak Bunkbarn

< 1 km

493 km

Bunk House

Halton Gill Bunk Barn

< 1 km

504 km

Camp Site

Buckden Camping

5 km

508 km

Hostel Accommodation

The Kettlewell Hostel, Kettlewell, Skipton, North Yorkshire

< 1 km

515 km

Hostel Accommodation

Wharfedale Lodge

1 km

519 km

Bunk House

Skirfare Barn, Crookacre

2 km

519 km

Bunk House

Grassington Bunkbarn

< 1 km

525 km

Walkers are Welcome

Burley-in-Wharfedale (Walkers are Welcome)

4 km

556 km

Walkers are Welcome

Baildon (Walkers are Welcome)

2 km

564 km

Walkers are Welcome

Bingley (Walkers are Welcome)

< 1 km

569 km

Hostel Accommodation

Haworth YHA, Lees Lane, Haworth, Keighley, West Yorkshire

2 km

579 km

Hostel Accommodation

Hebden Bridge Hostel (Information and photos)

1 km

593 km

Walkers are Welcome

Hebden Bridge (Walkers are Welcome)

2 km

593 km

Walkers are Welcome

Mytholmroyd (Walkers are Welcome)

< 1 km

596 km

Hostel Accommodation

Mankinholes YHA, Mankinholes, Todmorden, Lancashire

5 km

600 km

Walkers are Welcome

Marsden (Walkers are Welcome)

< 1 km

616 km

Walkers are Welcome

Meltham (Walkers are Welcome)

3 km

625 km

Group Accommodation

Lockerbrook Outdoor Centre

3 km

655 km

Hostel Accommodation

Homestead And Cheesehouse, Bamford

2 km

662 km

Bunk House

Thorpe Farm Bunkhouses, Hathersage

2 km

663 km

Hostel Accommodation

Hathersage YHA, Castleton Road, Hathersage

3 km

665 km

Hostel Accommodation

Hathersage YHA, Hathersage, Hope Valley, Derbyshire

3 km

665 km

Hostel Accommodation

St Michaels Centre, Hathersage (Information and photos)

2 km

665 km

Hostel Accommodation

Eyam YHA, Eyam, Hope Valley, Derbyshire

< 1 km

680 km

Hostel Accommodation

Bretton Hostel, Nr Eyam, Hope Valley, Derbyshire

1 km

682 km

Bunk House

Foundry Adventure Centre, Great Hucklow

2 km

684 km

Hostel Accommodation

Ravenstor YHA, Millers Dale, Buxton,Derbyshire

< 1 km

692 km

Bunk House

Royal Oak Bunkbarn, Hurdlow

4 km

697 km

Click to show 66 more Accommodations

Connected Paths:

Path Variant of

Tops of the North (Three Shire Heads to Carlisle)

E Routes

E-Route 2 UK Section - Middleton-in-Teesdale to Dover E-Route 8 UK Section - Liverpool to Hull

National Trails (England & Wales)

Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail Pennine Bridleway National Trail Pennine Way National Trail

Scotland's Great Trails

St Cuthbert's Way

Paths Marked on OS mapping

Barnsley Boundary Walk Bronte Way Calderdale Way Colne Valley Circular Walk Cumbria Way Dales High Way Dales Way Dane Valley Way Derwent Valley Heritage Way Ebor Way Haworth-Hebden Bridge Walk Holme Valley Circular Walk Isaac's Tea Trail Kirklees Way Limestone Way Midshires Way Millennium Way - Bradford Monsal Trail Ribble Way Sheffield Country Walk St Oswald's Way Standedge Trail Teesdale Way Worth Way (W Yorks) Click to show 21 more Paths Marked on OS mapping

Other Paths

Abbeys Amble Aire Valley Towpath Route Airedale Way Alternative Coast to Coast Beacons Way Whalley to Otley Berwick Borough Boundary Walk Blackpool to Bridlington (Aerospace Way) Bowland-Dales Traverse Bradford Ring Central Scottish Way Coast to Coast (Wainwright) Cumbria Coastal Way Dales Walk Derbyshire Portway Durham Round Eden Valley Loops - Loop 5 Eden Way Great English Walk High Peak 60 Inn Way ... to Northumberland Inn Way ... to the Peak District Inn Way ... to the Yorkshire Dales Lady Anne's Way Lake to Lake Walk Lakeland to Lindisfarne Leeds and Liverpool Canal Walk Limestone Loop Miller's Way Miller's Way 2 Moss Troopers' Trail North of England Way Northumberland Coast Path Paulinus Way Pennine Journey Railway Heritage Trail Ravenber Way Reiver's Way Richmond Way Roman Ring Settle To Carlisle - Hill Walk Settle to Carlisle Way Sheffield Way Six Peaks Trail South Pennine Ring Staffordshire Gritstone Walk Stanza Stones Trail Stepping Over Stone Swale Way Three Ridings on Foot Tidewater Way Tops of the North (Three Shire Heads to Carlisle) Trans Pennine Way Tributaries Walk Tyne - Estuary to Source Way of the Roses Westmorland Heritage Walk Yoredale Way Yorkshire Water Way Click to show 55 more Other Paths

Anytime Challenges

Abbott's Hike Aiggin Stone Amble Anytime Challenge Bell Walk Major Bingley Parish Boundary Walk Bog Dodgers Way Bronte Round Burley Bridge Hike Burnley to Bingley Cavendish 27 Circuit Cheviot Hills 2,000 foot Summits Cuckoo Walk Dales Celebration Way Dales Traverse Dam Long Walk Dambusters Challenge Walk Dark Peak Boundary Walk Dark Peak Stones Derwent Valley Skyline Falklands Way/The Yomp Great Cautley Challenge Harden Hike Hebden Valleys Heritage Trek Howgills 2000ft Tops Limestone Lion Lower Dales Three Hostel Walk Manorlands Meander Moorlands and Mermaids Myrtle Meander Otley Nine Leagues Round the Reservoirs Saddleworth Five Trig Points Walk Six Trigs Challenge Walk Sting in the Tail Ten Reservoirs Walk Three Dales Way Three Hostels Three Peaks Walk Three Moors Walk Three Peaks of Cheviot Walk Three Peaks Walk (Yorkshire) Three Rivers Walk Three Ways Walk Trans-Dales Trail - 1 Trans-Dales Trail - 2 Trollers Trot Two Beacons Challenge Walden Round Watersheds Walk (Worth Valley) Wharfedale Washburn Challenge White Peak Way Yorkshire Dales Centurion Walk Yorkshire Dales Top Ten Click to show 48 more Anytime Challenges

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