This section will continue to be developed and presently covers items such as wild life, flowers, exhibitions, local tourist attractions and news.
Any person with news or interest items can submit the details by using this link.
This runs along part of the shore line amongst the sand dunes and tidal areas. There is wild life and plants to be seen, be they Geese, Sea Birds, Butterflies or wide plants.
Weetmoor Moor is a Wildlife Conservation Area run under the management of the Countryside Commission Stewardship Scheme. On this area there are pre-historic remains including cairns and rock with cup-and-ring markings. There is also a lot of heathered moorland affording wide open views of the surrounding area.
Within the centre there are natural meadow grasses and flowers allowed to grow unaffected by today's more manicured standards.
In 1540 reference is made to the Scottish Gypsies and their Court in Yetholm. The Gypsy King at this time was "Johnne Faa" and there have been Faa royal descendants till 1902. A cottage in Kirk Yetholm, which is still occupied, is know as the Gypsy Palace and this was the home of the last Queen, Ester Faa Blytte.
An earlier Gypsy King was Patrick Faa whose wife Jean Gordon was to become the inspiration for Sir Walter Scott's Meg Merrilies in Guy Mannering. Jean following the brutal death of her husband and sons herself died of exhaustion after being stoned by mobs in Carlisle in 1746 for her known support of the Jacobites.
Just a few yards further up the road is the Gypsy Palace, now modernised and made an attractive dwellinghouse.
Trimontium was one of the Roman Forts on Deer Street. This is the huge "hidden" site at Newstead, just to the east of Melrose and below the Eildon North Hill. There has been extensive archeological work in the area and many of the artefacts are exibited in the "hidden" Exhibition in the Ormiston Building in Melrose Square.
During the summer season there are also guided walks around the site of Trimontium. From Roman boots and ringstones to wonderful views, this is not to be missed.
Click here to access the Trimontium Trust Website.
This is a new walk being developed to link up the four Border Abbeys of Melrose, Dryburgh, Kelso and Jedburgh. The St Cuthbert's walk starts at Melrose and passes close to Dryburgh. Jedburgh is close to Harestanes and many walker use Jedburgh as a stop over point. The Abbey Way also comes into contact with the St Cuthbert's Way and Deer street on Day Two.
Sir William Wallace (1270 - 1305) is regarded as one of the greatest Scottish patriots. He won the battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297 but was defeated by the English at Falkirk the year later.
In 1305 he was betrayed to the English and taken to London where he was tried for treason and subsequently hung, disembowelled and beheaded.
A large statue of him is sited above Dryburgh, overlooking the Tweed valley.
Within a few metres of Melrose Abbey there are three locations worth visiting if you are interested in gardens, or you are just looking for the chance to relax.
This route is waymarked and should present no navigational problems. We do however advise all walkers to take supporting maps be they specifically produced for the walking route or are area Ordnance Survey Maps.
An additional aid to navigations are the Grid Reference Instructions produced by Walking Support, these instructions based on O/S Grid References. Many walkers have found this a useful additional piece of information and it can be obtained for an nomimal charge of £2.50 + VAT and sent as an e-mail word attachment.
Simply purchase on-line by pressing the "BUY NOW" button and folllow the secure payment instruction.
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Sam Clark, a 10 year old boy from Bath is planning to walk the length of the St Cuthbert's Way in the summer of 2008 to raise £3000 for Habitat for Humanity. Sam hopes that this money for the non-denominational Christian Charity will be enough to build two houses for the homeless.
This is a large sum of money to raise through a single walker but already pledges are being made and Sam has his own fundraising page on the web that can be accessed by clicking on www.justgiving.com/samwalksforhomes. Any visitor to this website who is willing to sponsor Sam can make payment on-line and securely with this link. |
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We as webmaster wish Sam all the success in walking the route and hopefully also achieving his target fund raising figure.
Two individuals from Kent have made contact with us. They are going to walk the Way in April 2008 with the primary intention of raising £4000 to assist in the building of a school in rural East Africa.
This is a very worthwhile endeavour and we want to help encourage and promote this walk. You can see lots of details and sponsor the two on line by accessing their dedicated website Walking for Africa.
It would be our intention to feature this charity walk at certain point up to and including the walk itself.
As part of ongoing improvements and to respond to the needs of both walkers and landowners there has been a small re-alignment of the route at Beal.
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2006 was the 10th anniversary of the route. By using the button below you can access information on the celebrations that took place in the summer of 2006.
Homeless International is a UK based charity, supported by SFHA and CIH, that supports community led and managed housing and infrastructure initiatives in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
All walkers are encouraged to get involved because it's going to be fun!... And of course, you'll be part of raising thousands of pounds to help Homeless International continue their work.
The walks which include the St Cuthbert's Way will start on the weekend of 29/30 May 2004 and over this and the following two weekends, people will simultaneously undertake different sections. The walks have been chosen to offer different levels of difficulty so that they will suit a wide range of walking abilities. There should be a section near you, but you can undertake any section you like. So bring your friends and family and make a weekend of it! All we ask (on behalf of Homeless International) is that you pay £1.00 to register and then raise as much sponsorship as you can of course!
We will supply all the information and forms you will need, along with guidelines and maps for the actual walk. All the routes are detailed below - although please be aware that you don't have to complete the whole of any route!! Once your form is received, you'll be sent a registration pack and more in depth details on the routes, sponsor form , etc.
If you are interested in taking part - or would just like to make a donation or buy a t-shirt, please link here to the "HIT THE ROAD" website.
Routes to choose from :
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Weekends for walking :
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I-Net Support has always had on this website a questionnaire asking you what you think about the website. We have received comments and we have reacted to many of them with alterations and improvements. This is still open to all and we are through this news article drawing this questionnaire to your attention. If you feel the website could be better or there are items that have been missed then spend just a few minutes letting us know by clicking here and answering a few questions on-line.
For the first time we are now additionally offering a similar option when it comes to your thoughts on the route itself. We are not responsible for the route direction, development or maintenance of the paths and bridges, but we are happy to receive your comments and pass them on to the correct person or authority. As a member of the Route Management Group we can feed your comments into the authority that handles that part of the Way. So please take a few moments to access and respond to the on-line feedback form.
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Ian (a retired C of E clergyman 67 years young) and his dauaghter
walked St Cuthbert's Way between 31 August and 6 September; Ian being
sponsored for St Andrew's Children's Hospice in Grimsby.
We now have a feedback and are delighted to update the website with
this detail.
"Just to let you know that on our walk in September, which you kindly feature on the website, the sum of £528 was raised for the hospice. "Thank you, John, for accompanying us for the first half hour or so, it was a good send-off!" |
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With the financial sponsorship of the Scottish Borders Tourist Board,
I-Net Support (webmaster) has been able to design and produce a new
informative leaflet on the St Cuthbert's Way.
This leaflet will be distributed widely throughout the area and to
walking groups and individuals. It is hoped that through this
initiative the knowledge and attraction of the walk will be extended
and more individuals will come to expereince the Way.
Anyone wanting to receive a supply of leaflets, be it a hotel, B&B or walking group, should e-mail the webmaster and state the address for delivery and the number sought.
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Lands End to John O'Groats
Bill & Nedra Orme are completing their walk from south to north in April and May 2003. This Australian couple are very experienced walkers having covered over 35,000 kms on long distance walks in varying parts of the world. |
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Bill & Nedra made contacted John Henderson of
Walking
Support, who is also the webmaster for this website, having
identified certain parts of the St Cuthberts Way, the new Sir Walter
Scott Way and the Rob Roy Way as elements of their journey north.
The result is that John Henderson joined them on stretches of St Cuthbert's Way, starting with the Lilliards Stone to Melrose, then Melrose via Abbotsford towards Traquair on the Sir Walter Scott Way. Finally he plans to walk between Aberfeldy and Pitlochry on the Rob Roy Way. Although the day was overcast and later turned to rain, the Ormes thought the walk to be beautiful and varied, enjoying both the river and woodland sections. |
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Sponsored Walk - 1st to 5th April 2002
Thanks must go to all the walkers, over 25 full time and a further 20 part-time, and the excellent support team. Additionally we express our thanks to all the many businesses and individuals that helped to make this event possible through their contributions.
To link to a listing of supporters click here.
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Walkers on the top of Wideopen Hill |
SCSuport Ltd has several interests relating to long distance walking, this spanning the design & maintenance of route websites, guiding of walks, planning and booking of walking holidays. The former related to websites is done under the name of I-Net Support and below are a series of other routes that we promote on the web. The latter, related to guiding, planning and booking is done through Walking Support and walkers may want to contact us regarding this walk or any of the others detailed below.
SCSupport, while being totally committed to the development of the St Cuthbert's Way Walk, was actively involved in the development of the long distance walking route between Drymen and Pitlochry. The Rob Roy Way was opened in 2002.
Since the summer of 2002 we have also established a website full of walking instruction and interest on the recently opened Scottish Natural Heritage route the Great Glen Way. The site set up by I-NetSupport has all the usual information sections and an accommodation and service provisions section that continues to expand. If however the walker cannot find all they need Walking Support can offer a complete planning, booking and guiding service on this and many other routes.
This is one of the most recent routes to be devloped and only in 2005 has the complete route become available for walkers.
Visit www.fifecoastalpath.net so that you can plan a future walk following your excursion on the St Cuthbert's Way.
This is a further walk that is being promoted by I-NetSupport and was launched in the spring of 2003. This is a 92 mile route going past Abbotsford, the home of the great writer Sir Walter Scott. The route passes through Scottish Border Countryside that was the inspiration for many of Sir Walter Scott's greatest poems and novels.
We would encourage visitors to also visit www.sirwalterscottway.com so that you can plan your next walk following your experience on the St Cuthbert's Way.
This was added to the websites that I-NetSupport manage in 2003. The Roman Heritage Way offers two possible starting point with the latter four days being common to both.
We would encourage visitors to also visit www.romanheritageway.com so that you can plan your next walk following your experience on the St Cuthbert's Way.
This is the most recent route to be added to the websites that I-NetSupport manage. The Borders Abbeys Way offers a circular route of generally five days walking in the varied and beautiful setting of the Scottish Borders.
This was added to the websites that I-NetSupport manage in 2006. The Weardale Way has been in existence for several year but 2006 has seen some re-alignment and extensions to this interesting route
This is the most recent route to be added to the websites that I-NetSupport manage. The St Oswald's Way offers a route that connects two other of our featured routes, namely the St Cuthbert's Way and the Roman Heritage Way / Hadrian's Wall Path.
This is a route steeped in history from a time just a matter of a few decades before that associate with St Ccuthbert's Way. St Oswald was the King of Northmbria and he invited St Aidan to set up the Christian community on the Holy Island. St Cuthbert was inspired by the work of St Aidan and following a time at Old Melrose he followed in St Aidan's footsteps and become Abbot of Lindisfarne.
Through Walking Support and I-Net Support we can only cover a limit number of route. The LDWA, a membership organisation can provide UK wide data.
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