The walk starts below Cotherstone village and we walked down to the river where the Tees lies ahead with the River Balder just coming in on the left.

 I crossed the River Balder by this footbridge before following the Tees' south bank.

Pass through a couple of fields and over these stepping stones and into a small wood.

Shortly we passed the old walled garden of Woden Croft and this interesting garden shed?

Spring Lambs filling up.

Woden Croft, now a private residence with holiday cottage attached was once another of the famous Yorkshire Schools on which Dickens based Nicolas Nickleby.

Descending through wood the path reaches the banks of the Tees.

The rocky hollows in the bank here are know locally as The Fairy Cupboards and were quite a visitor attraction in days gone by. there was too much water in the river to get the best view.

Parish boundary markers between Hunderthwaite and Romaldkirk.

The way now passes this derelict farm of Low Garth. It stands in a great location and would make a fine house.

Complete with it's own pig pen..

Looking back down to the farm as I continue to Romaldkirk.

The wooded lane that leads to the village.

Romaldkirk village green  and the Rose and Crown.

The village church.

Romaldkirk's other pub, The Kirk Inn where A Wainwright stayed for a night whilst on his Pennine Journey in September 1938.

As the snowdrops die back the daffodils are about to burst into life.

Leaving Romaldkirk behind us we cross over the beck en route to Eggleston Bridge.

Passing through more fields towards Eggleston Bridge. On the far bank is Eggleston Hall not only has it got a fine walled garden open to the public but the hal is used for the location for filming the reality show "Ladette to lady" (amazing what goes on in Teesdale!)

The old cricket pavilion is passed after crossing over the bridge and turning right.

At the end of the tarmac lane is this structure an outflow into the Tees the other end of which begins at Kielder some miles to the north.

A steep climb up through Great Wood.

East Barnley Farm and a distant Uper Teesdale.

The sheep feeding on Winter Beet. On the skyline is the distictive tops of Goldsborough (where we were last week)and Shacklesborough.

Following the path through the woods we descend down to the riverside and meet up with the Teesdale Way before crossing the Cotherstone Bridge.

On crossong the bridge the broad river passes underneath. its only a shiort walk from here back to the start.

The advantage to this walk is that there is plenty of opportunity for refreshment including here at the Fox and Hounds at Cotherstone.

This walk is featured in this book which we stock here in the gallery. Click here for more information. *update 24th March. We are now currently out of stock of this guide book. new stock on order.