St Oswald's Way

St Oswald's Way

St. Oswald’s Way is a long-distance walking route, exploring some of the landscapes and history of Northumberland, England’s most northerly county.

There are castles, coastline, islands, scenic river valleys, hills, attractive villages, forest and farmland on the walk.

From Holy Island (Lindisfarne) in the north, St. Oswald’s Way follows the Northumbrian coast, before heading inland to Hadrian's Wall and Heavenfield in the south, a distance of 97 miles (156km). [cite news |title=Walk 97 miles in a saint's steps |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-149878748.html |work=The Journal |date=2006-08-23 |accessdate=2008-01-14 ]

The route was launched in 2006 and links some of the places associated with St. Oswald, the king of Northumbria in the early seventh-century, who played a major part in bringing Christianity to his people. [cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/4410064.stm |title=Theme walk to honour King Oswald |accessdate=2008-01-14 |work=BBC ]

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