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One of my favourite places, Blanchland, on the border of Northumberland and County Durham in the North East of England. Boasting a medieval gatehouse and an Abbey dating back to 1165 when the monastery was founded by Walter de Bolbec. The village was named for the Premonstratensian White Canons.
This three to four mile walk is in four stages:

• One: the road leading out of the village towards Penny Pie house and farm passes the hamlet of Shildon on the right with Penny Pie Fell as a backdrop. On the left of the road are old abandoned lead mines, cool clear streams and forest.
• Two: at the top of the hill at Penny Pie farm, turning left across a small wooden bridge leads to an unsurfaced track running along the edge of the moors.
• Three: at the end of the moorland stretch, crossing a stile leads to a steep bank where the road leads down to Cote House farm and Baybridge with fabulous views of Derwentdale.
• Four: the path leading back to the village of Blanchland takes you alongside the River Derwent.