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#44860 - 30/01/09 01:30 PM
Camping and the Pennine Way
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Hello all,
I will be walking The Pennine Way in the early summer in aid of charity and plan to camp along the way. Can anyone tell me of any campsites (and contact details if possible) where I could stay as I really need to keep costs to an absolute minimum.
Any help would be gratefully appreciated,
kind regards,
RamblinJoe.
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#44864 - 30/01/09 03:28 PM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
[Re: Night Owl]
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I would suggest getting the official PW Accomodation guide, it lists campsites etc. It can be obtained for free via the National Trails website. Robbie
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#45113 - 08/02/09 05:47 PM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
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Cheers Robbie, very much appreciated,
Night Owl
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#45189 - 12/02/09 02:00 AM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
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You could also check out 'The Pennine Way' by Martin Collins, Cicerone Press. At about 8oz and 17.5cm x 12cm x 1cm (with a waterproof cover) I found it very useful. It'll give you maps, accomodation and where to get food etc.
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#45203 - 12/02/09 01:04 PM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
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If he wasn`t it`s a very clever trick.
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#45534 - 03/03/09 10:32 PM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
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I was up a bit late that night! I am currently making plans to get underway from around the 25th of May and after some research, my prediction that I could do it in 10 days is looking very ambitious indeed, especially since I've a problem with my balance and I'll be carrying everything with me!
I've received information on accomodation, geology and other features and have also begun to work some other details of the journey out (food/equipment etc). If anyone has any thoughts for "THINGS I MUST TAKE" I would be very pleased to hear from you.
Also if anyone would like to sponsor me, I'll add a link at a later date (if its appropriate to do so). The charity is JTSMA (Jennifer Trust for Spinal Muscular Atrophy).
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#45575 - 06/03/09 06:41 PM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
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This is absolutely fantastic! Loads of info and has relieved me of some panic as I was going to take way more than what I probably needed too.
I'll have another read through of your 9 day description as well, to keep the route fresh in my mind,
thanks for the response Slogger, kind regards, Joe.
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#45786 - 19/03/09 10:13 PM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
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A 10 day jaunt packing light seems to be the way to do it. I would think a bivvy bag for the odd night on the hill would be fine rather than the weight of a tent.
Did you use water purification tablets? filter? Boil? or pot luck?
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#45792 - 20/03/09 08:29 AM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
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we used bivvy bag from Middleton-in-Teesdale the tent got too heavy frost on Chew Green in June
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#45845 - 23/03/09 12:06 AM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
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after getting water from a stream, have you never gone further up strean and seen a dead sheep in the stream, puts plenty of body in the water
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#45859 - 23/03/09 05:02 PM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
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Dave, i have seen sheep in becks and a cow in a river above a water extraction plant. reported the cow to the environment people and they said they just leave them to let nature take it's course. would always advise boiling any water or treating with purification tablets, better safe than sorry.
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#45865 - 23/03/09 09:11 PM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
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There always seems to be this fear of a dead sheep just upstream from where you're drinking but I've never heard of the death of any walkers from this. Much more worrying is the prospect of going to your local hospital when it has recently made the national news for 400 patients needlessly dying over a three year period with "appalling standards of care" as budgets were cut in a bid to meet government targets. It's just a case of putting everything in perspective really.
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#45866 - 23/03/09 11:11 PM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
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>"---where you're drinking---"<
Hello. That's a question I've been meaning to ask. Are the spring waters sweet (unlikely) in the areas along the C2C, or what is the source of fresh drinking water. I tend to consume about 4-5 liters of water a day.
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#45891 - 24/03/09 09:23 PM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
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Drinking that amount during a walk, just be careful where you dispose of it later. A dead sheep upstream of where Im drinking, I dont mind, BUT?! Dave. Perhaps they disposed of it upstream of the sheep and that it why it is dead!
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#45947 - 27/03/09 12:58 AM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
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Sheep aside, if I find a sufficienty rotten animal am I allowed to take its horns/antlers/skull as a trophy of my walk? or is there a law which I am not aware of regarding carcasses (skeletons in particular). This seems a flippant question but would like to know anyway.
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#45949 - 27/03/09 05:52 AM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
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Sheep aside, if I find a sufficienty rotten animal am I allowed to take its horns/antlers/skull as a trophy of my walk? or is there a law which I am not aware of regarding carcasses (skeletons in particular). This seems a flippant question but would like to know anyway. I doubt if the farmer would object, and having a sheeps skull on the coffee table would be a nice alternative to walking round in a tacky Coast To Coast T shirt all the time.
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#46053 - 01/04/09 12:01 AM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
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Just another thing too. How many calories can I expect to burn if I'm walking an average of say 20 miles a day with a backpack of 30Lbs? I dont want to run myself into the ground if I can help it. Once again thank you for everyone's advice and help!
Night Owl.
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#46063 - 01/04/09 08:01 AM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
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Just another thing too. How many calories can I expect to burn if I'm walking an average of say 20 miles a day with a backpack of 30Lbs? I dont want to run myself into the ground if I can help it. Once again thank you for everyone's advice and help!
Night Owl. It would depend on how much you weigh as well.
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#47212 - 25/05/09 11:47 PM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
[Re: Harland]
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Dear All, Thanks for your advice so far i'll be starting my journey on the 29th of May and after quite a bit of training feel confident I can do it in 14-16 days. I'll be starting at Kirk Yetholm instead of Edale (as it's closer to my house at the end). I do have to state that I am absolutely 'having kittens' but looking forward to the challenge, though I'm a bit dissappointed with how much I've raised so far (hoping it'll pick up when I actually doing it) I will write up my journey when I get back. Once again, Thanks for your help and advice everyone, kind regards, Nightowl. www.justgiving.com/joecolganwww.jtsma.org.uk
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#47691 - 15/06/09 01:47 PM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
[Re: lightweightmick]
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i suppose loads have said/asked this.... but why cant walkers of the Pennine way just Camp on the moors? i am doing the walk in 6 weeks time, this coincides with the 6 week holidays as my 15 year old son wants to come with me. we was thinking of setting up camp, where we are...so to speak, pack up and leave early (taking any mess with us btw) is there a law against this.... obviously cheaper and easier too, as we dont have to look for campsites each day 
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#47710 - 15/06/09 05:13 PM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
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Byelaws and regulations by Nat Trust and Nat Parks abound.
I've been told that on Kinder Scout the wardens do evening patrols to send campers back down.
Wild camping is OK if people do as you suggest - pitch late, depart early, leave no mess.
But if you ask, the official answer is "no" in England.
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#47780 - 17/06/09 12:06 AM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
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i suppose loads have said/asked this.... but why cant walkers of the Pennine way just Camp on the moors? i am doing the walk in 6 weeks time, this coincides with the 6 week holidays as my 15 year old son wants to come with me. we was thinking of setting up camp, where we are...so to speak, pack up and leave early (taking any mess with us btw) is there a law against this.... obviously cheaper and easier too, as we dont have to look for campsites each day Hi RedDevil, I discreetly camped at times, pitched late, left early, no mess, no problems. However, I found that logistically (access to food) it was often more convenient to make for a location that had a campground or YHA facility by the end of day, also some areas of the moors where I would have pitched, I found were too 'boggy' and would have resulted in tent floor seepage. Good luck with the walk, great that you can do it with your son! Geo.
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#47789 - 17/06/09 03:52 PM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
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Get a dark green tent, put it up at dusk, leave early the next day and leave no mess and you will be fine!
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#47790 - 17/06/09 03:57 PM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
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Get a dark green tent, put it up at dusk, leave early the next day and leave no mess and you will be fine! or fined !
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#47791 - 17/06/09 05:08 PM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
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welcome back L.L.
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#48105 - 05/07/09 07:02 PM
Re: Camping and the Pennine Way
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Hello everyone,
I finally completed my Pennine Way walk after 15 days (though 3 of these were spent trying to recover from tendonitis, doctors orders!) I started at Kirk Yetholm and very glad I did, as this was perhaps the hardest part for me.
With regard to camping on the moors, I didn't find I had any choice on a few occasions so left it as late as I could to pitch up with an hour or so light and simply packed up at sunrise. There is one piece of advice I would give for the Byrness to Kirk Yetholm section take water and LOTS of it!I found I didnt have nearly enough and was incredibly glad to get to the stream near the roman fort the following day. I've never been so thirsty.
Camping on the moors was an incredible sight to wake up to, but never leave any trace of you being there, (it's always disheartening and unsightly to come across litter when surrounded by such beautiful scenery).
I would thouroughly recommend doing it at an easy pace and stopping off in Alston as its a lovely place full of friendly people.
Thanks to all who offered advice and the kind people who gave me water when I really needed it.
Night Owl. p.s. I've managed to raise £860 so far for JTSMA so very pleased.
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