Week and Weekend Trip – Dufton and the North Pennines
Wednesday 12th - Sunday 16th June 2024
We will be staying approx. 20 minutes drive away from Dufton at Greengill Bunk Barn, in the pretty village of Morland in the Eden valley. It’s quite a luxurious bunk barn with a large central recreation room with comfy sofas, armchairs, pool table, table tennis and darts. It sleeps 16 in two bunk rooms of 8. There’s a fully equipped kitchen, 3 showers and 3 toilets, and free unlimited WiFi. Only 4 parking spaces though!

www.greengillholidays.co.uk Greengill Barn, Penrith CA10 3AX

I would propose that we eat at the local village pub on the first night, self-cater for two nights and on the final night eat at the Stag at Dufton. This gives a full day each for travelling up and back - though of course we could always find a short local walk on the Sunday if that's what you want! The walks would be 3 day walks, with shorter options for those not so keen on the longer options.

My ideal programme for the three days would be:

Day 1. HIgh Cup Nick circuit (or out and back for the shorter route, the participants can decide when to turn back once they've had a glimpse of the Nick itself). This would be around 10 miles and 1800ft of ascent starting from the centre of Dufton village where there is ample parking and takes in the marvellous geological wonder of the Nick.

Day 2. Knock Old Man and Great Dun Fell; again from Dufton village centre 11.5 miles and 2600 ft of ascent. The shorter option today could be Knock Old Man with a circuit (or ascent) of Dufton Pike on the return.

Day 3 would be an ascent of Cross Fell, the highest point on the Pennine Way and the only hill in England to have its own named wind, the Helm Wind. The aim would be to go to Greg's Hut for a sheltered lunch in the bothy, then summit and return the same way - but with magnificent (hopefully) views of the Lake District northern fells as we descend. This would be around 10 miles and 2600 ft of ascent, and requires careful planning as parking at the start is limited. The shorter option could be any of several local walks, or indeed a day on the Carlisle to Settle railway which runs through Appleby. The Howgill Fells are close by, as are some sections of Wainwright's C2C route, so there are lots of possibilities.


Please note the change of dates from the original YHA option.

The estimated cost, based on an occupancy of 10 would be around £195 for group travel and £125 for independents, with an £100 deposit per person. Obviously this will go down if we have more than 10 participants.

 

Organiser:    Sue Waton email:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

Closing date for booking:  31/03/2024

Grid reference:    NY 595 225
Post Code:    CA10 3AX
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Coordinates:    W 2.62768, N 54.5962