DAVID
HOWE MOUNTAIN LEADER/TOURIST GUIDE
David
has
been leading and guiding in the North Cumbria
area for 16 years, including the Hadrian's Wall
Country Bus, and is now offering his expertise
privately on a 1:1 or small group basis including
on-coach guiding. His speciality is Hadrian's
Wall. He is a committed Christian.
Contact
- davidhoweleaderguide@hotmail.com
His
portfolio of walks is headed up by Showcase
Walks to:
- Hadrian's
Wall (Birdoswald-Gilsland and/or Once Brewed-Housesteads
sections)
- Haltwhistle
Burn - Cawfields milecastle
- Brampton,
Talkin Tarn and the Gelt. Lanercost Priory area.
- Alston
circular on Pennine Way to Whitley Castle Roman
Fort.
- High Cup Nick.
- The Lake District
mountains
- Aira Force,
Gowbarrow Fell
- Carlisle City
and Castle
- Caldbeck area
- Eden Viaducts
- Kirkby Stephen
and
others in the area by arrangement including the
northern parts of the Cumbria
Way, Pennine Way and St
Bega's Way.
All
excursions include geographical and historical
guiding and will be accompanied by an information
pack. He is quite comfortable with guests who
do not have English as a first language.
Some
personal notes:
David
is a teacher by profession and has been guiding
for the past 16 years. He first gained his MLC
in 1968 and has walked and led extensively in
the UK (especially the Pennines and Lake District)
plus parts of the USA , NZ and Israel. He has
walked the Pennine Way twice, the Cleveland Way
and St Bega's Way.
David
has a countryside/outdoor background after early
years in Scouting, being a Scout Leader and through
the YHA following on to involvement in the Mountain
Bothies Association and Lake District National
Park Voluntary Wardens. Of late, David has specialised
more on Hadrian's Wall activities and is a Hadrian's
Wall Country Volunteer. For 11 years he has guided
on the Hadrian's Wall Country bus from Carlisle
to Hexham and return.
David's
qualifications include:
Mountain
Leadership Certificate/Qualified Teacher/ Fellow,
Royal Geographical Society/
Dip(T&M)TESOL/Member,
Institute for Learning/Welcome to Excellence Award/Full
Member, Mountain Leadership Training Association/CRB
Enhanced Disclosure/Cert Outdoor First Aid
Promotional
videos:
Carlisle
City
Cumbria
Way, Caldbeck to Carlisle
Birdoswald
Roman Fort
Hadrian's
Wall
Information
about Showcase Walks:
South
Tynedale Railway, Alston
Whitley
Castle Roman Fort, Alston
The
Church of The Holy Paraclete, Kirkhaugh, Alston
High
Cup Nick
St
Martin's Church, Brampton - stained glass windows
Talkin
Tarn
River
Gelt
St
Bega's Way
Cumbria
Way
eden
viaducts - kirkby stephen
Welcome
to Excellence Award - (February 2009)
Know
Your Hadrian's Wall
- Geology (19 Feb 09)
History
- Birdoswald (30 Mar 09)
Places
of Worship & Roman Daily Life -
Brocolitia & Chesters
Forts (22 Mar 10)
Steel Rigg area geology and geography
20 Apr 10)
Housesteads
Fort (27 Apr 10)
Know
Your North Pennines - Methodism & Chapels
(11 Nov 09)
Estate Management & Peatscapes (9
Dec 09)
Archaeology -
Whitley Castle (10 Feb
10)
Local Produce - (10 Mar 10)
Welcome
To Carlisle (18
Mar 10)
Marketing
and Fairtrade Birdoswald
(2 Mar 10)
First
Aid Training
Bassenthwaite (14 Dec 08)
Links:-
Advanced
Taxis, Hexham
- for all your central Wall transport needs click
for information
Bassenfell
Manor Christian Centre click
for information
Black
Swan, Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen.
Award winning pub in lovely village. Good food
and real ale.
click
for information
Brookside
Villa B & B, Gilsland - excellent
accommodation very close to the Wall.
click
for information
Cumberland
Hotel, Alston - good food and Real Ale.
click
for information
Cumbria
Classic Coaches, Ravenstonedale, Kirkby
Stephen - service bus and tours on heritage routes
using vintage coaches. click
for information
Dales
and Vales Accommodation Directory -all
types of accommodation in Scotland, Northern England,
Gt Britain.
click
for information
Denton
Hall Farm B&B (an old pele tower),
Low Row, Brampton. click
for information
Duke's
Head Hotel, Armathwaite - cosy pub with
good food in quiet village by the River Eden and
Settle-Carlisle railway. click
for information
Easby
Farm Cottage - a self-catering cottage
between Lanercost and Brampton.
click
for information
Fairtrade
Hadrian's Wall - promoting Fairtrade
in the Wall corridor.
click
for information
Know
Your North Pennines - tourism
training click
for information
Lakeland
Walks - a brand-new multi-faceted
site promoting the Lake District click
for information
Pennine
Ways - estate agency, property rental
in Alston and North Pennines.
click
for information
The
Edge Guide to Cumbria and the Lake District
- click
for information
Willowford
Farm - an exciting place to stay on Hadrian's
Wall between Birdoswald and Gilsland click
for information
Weardale
Museum - a highly acclaimed museum
next door to High House Methodist Chapel click
for information
Contact
- davidhoweleaderguide@hotmail.com
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