DAY 9 -BURGH BY SANDS TO BOWNESS - 06/09/06
We complete the walk and claim our 1/2 pint of Cumberland Ale! |
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Hadrian's Wall Path Passport - battered, but still good for free ale. |
We started our walk on a long straight section of about 3½ miles. The road is subject to flooding and every so often we came across signs warning the traveller of the likely height of the water level during a flood, up to 3ft deep in places. Not much to see here except the occasional heron. For some of the time we avoided the road by walking on the old canal bed to the left.
At Drumburgh we came across an interesting building which looked very old with a lot of history. It turns out it was Drumburgh Castle which was built around 1500 using stones from the fort known as CONGAVATA. Notice the Dacre coat of arms above the door, the griffins on the roof and the Roman Altar on top of the steps in front of very formidable front door.
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We continued on to Bowness, the Solway close to us on the right. Not long before Bowness we came across the remains of the entrance of the Carlisle Navigation Canal . The canal opened in 1823 but was closed 30 years later, the canal bed being converted into a railway track bed.
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At the end of the path, marked by a wooden Roman style shelter, we got ready to stamp our passports only to find the stamp was missing so we rushed of to the King's Arms to stamp the passports there (and probably have a pint while waiting for the bus). We couldn't believe it when we found the pub was shut!
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We filled in the time by having our photos taken back at the Roman shelter then it was off to Crosby to have our celebratory meal at the Stag Inn. While there we collected all our passports to claim our free ½ pints of Cumberland Ale - our reward for having completed the walk. Even Ken's passport which was worse for wear after having been soaked on a walk in Yorkshire was good for a glass of ale.
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