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St. Oswald's Way - Short Walks Section

St. Oswald’s Way explores some of the finest landscapes and fascinating history of Northumberland. It links some of the places associated with St. Oswald, the King of Northumbria in the early 7th Century, who played a major part in bringing Christianity to his people.

For those of you who may not have the time though to tackle a whole section, or indeed the whole walk, we have split St. Oswald's Way into three simple sections - each with 8 short walks, to make it easy to enjoy St. Oswald's Way whatever your circumstances.

You can organise yourself with the help of our short walk brochures to ensure that your time on St. Oswald's Way will find you in amongst castles, coastline, islands, scenic river valleys, hills, attractive villages, forest and farmland on your walk.

The three sections of short walks are:

Coast - walks that help you explore the beautiful Northumbrian coastline and it's villages, castles and magnificent beaches.

Country - these short walks will ensure you see the best Northumberland countryside has to offer with it's rolling countryside, spectacular woodland and variety of wildlife.

Easy Access - walks for possibly the less abled, less mobile or if you just want an easy stroll on a Sunday afternoon! Choose this section for the simplest way to explore parts of St. Oswald's Way.

Most of these walks follow public rights of way and other paths. There are, however, sections where country roads must be used. Please take great care when walking along roads and remember to follow the Highway Code.