Friday 26th August 2016
Didn’t fancy going back north along winding Pennine Way so left it to follow Wainwright’s A Pennine Journey. An easy walk into Appleby then stopped for lunch (soup, cake, coffee).
Then followed the River Eden, a nice walk though muddy in parts. Didn’t fancy a detour into Brough so took path to Soulby, where the locals sound like Wallace (of Gromit fame), followed by road walk into Kirkby Stephen (the locals call it just “Kerby”). Hadn’t booked accommodation, but there was space in hostel – an old church. Duke of Edinburgh kids were a bit loud but a decent enough hostel.
Distance: 16.9 miles [view on map]
Spending: £40