Hiking The Cheviot | Northumberland National Park

[@RambleFamily]

Hey, I hope you enjoy this video! Just to reiterate, this was filmed back in October for Mammut. The UK has now gone back into lockdown so I'll be back with some more home-based vlogs in a couple of weeks. Let me know if there's anything in particular you'd like to see! Hope you are all staying well wherever you are xx P.S. Oslo couldn't come with us as we stayed at the YHA as part of the trip.

[@barrybookmaker7433]

Do you work with Mammut ? Are there some films about the brand ? How your cooperation looks ?

[@carlsadventures2361]

I've always been curious of the moorland of the Northumberland national park when i've been on holiday in Northumberland as its a great county as I've always stuck to the coast and been to the Farn Islands twice to see the Puffins and other sea birds also Berwick upon tweed is a good place to visit as well.

[@dronesnorthwest]

Loving your channel thanks Athena!

[@woolverstone]

Thanks for the nice vid. I haven't walked 'The Cheviots' since November 1976. DofE Silver Expedition; Kielder-Girdle Fell-Catcleugh Dam-Chew Green-Windy Gyle-Cheviot-Kirk Yetholm. I remember Cheviot summit being an ice covered swamp after continuous heavy rain and then heavy frost. Heavy packs with wet cotton 'Force Ten' tents, everything smelled of paraffin from the Primus stoves. It was tough in them days, but we were happy 🙂🥾

[@johncooper469]

Sssssshhh Athena you aren't supposed to show people how beautiful Northumberland is! Everyone will start coming up here 😂 seriously though there are some beautiful parts and you can go without seeing anyone, it would be great to see you back up here for some more videos when guidelines allow it.

[@RambleFamily]

Hahaha I would love to head back up as soon as i can :)

[@blamhof]

Great video of my local stomping ground. The Cheviot has a lot of hidden gems. I recommend approaching from The College Valley and visit the summit via The Hen Hole and then a navigation exercise over the plateau and back down The Bizzle Crags to see this hill in it's finest form. Thanks for taking us along.

[@MrHaroldhardrada]

Loved the history and Harvey’s opinion about the walk.

[@ChrisJB]

A fabulous county is Northumberland with that winning mix of coastline and hills. I did The Cheviot way back in 1990 on the last day of the Pennine Way. A long slog of a day. Me and the family stayed at The Sill YHA too a couple of years ago, a stunning YH. My kids were transfixed by this thing in the visitor centre bit where you could sculpt landscape features with sand.

[@gdavew63]

Watching this, and drinking coffee is a great way to start my Sunday morning. Thank you!

[@TomAndJoeVlogsTJOutdoors]

Well done guys, really enjoyed this video. Nicely put together, and nice camera work. Nice calm feel going on, and some nice shots of the clouds. Gonna check out more of your channel, excellent! Two good hosts and a good hike 👍🏻🇬🇧

[@maureengilbert5063]

Looks beautiful I love Northumberland so much so your video reminds me how truly wild parts are. Haven't been for along time so watching your walk takes me back to that time. Thank you x

[@TheSeniorGolfMan]

I'm about 30 minutes from there, it an amazing place and very quiet too. Thanks for the video.

[@WordsAndPurls]

My part of the world :-) we're very lucky to have gorgeous landscapes, woodland and coastline and it's lovely to see someone making a video about Northumberland as you like you say it's one of the less known national parks but really gorgeous!

[@donroy7825]

Too true Hannah! A fabulous area to visit and walk! Have spent time there in the past, will visit again in the future!! Cheers ;-)

[@agnesskibicka]

@@donroy7825 Cheers from Poland!! And my channel, mindful life by Agnes

[@paulp1276]

There used to be oak woodland right to the summit of Cheviot. The landscape today is entirely man made from Neolithic through Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman to the early medieval period. The whole area is littered with evidence of these people .. cup and ring stone carvings, burial mounds, cairn fields, hill forts, Romano-British farm settlements. Contrary to obvious expectations the Cheviot hills are rich in wildlife and bird life enriched by the quiet and wonderful contrasts in weather and light conditions. You seem to have picked up on the beauty of the moors straight away... a great start to your book research.

[@stalar2892]

So gradual deforestation over thousands of years? Is there any appetite to re-forest these areas or has the climate changed too much (or is there a sense of well, the environment has adapted so let's not muck around with it anymore)? Thanks for this comment, I was glad to see someone answering my question before I asked it!

[@mattstalker4084]

the walk from langleeford up the harthope valley, across the cheviot and back down scald hill to the car park is one of our favourites. cross crossing the burn all the way up. such a sense of space and freedom up there. lovely to see you making a video of it. also some great wild swimming spots on the hart hope valley next to little waterfalls.

[@Danburybeeches]

Lovely video guys, and some amazing views! Put that one on the bucket list for sure!

[@emz_adventure]

One of my favourite walks up here. I do it at least once a month literally on my doorstep. Cheviot pronounced cheeviot 😂. Great video thanks 🙏💗🥾

[@michaelatkinson8291]

Hi Athena. Beautiful part of the world, Northumberland. Lovely video mate, take care xx

[@tahliabarnard8180]

Thank you Athena for bringing us a favourite slice of possibly my favourite county; it's all so rugged and steeped in early history, no wonder Harvey's man-geek antennae were buzzing!

[@Groucherino]

Another beautifully filmed video, thank you guys! So exciting when we get the notification for another "Athena" as we refer to your vids here😊 Definitely helping through lockdown. We are chomping at the bit to start exploring the walks in your Peak District guide we purchased before Xmas 👍

[@CronachedidueitalianiinUK]

I love your channel, you can make every place look beautiful and magic!

[@tahliabarnard8180]

Re lockdown vlog ideas - bit of a boring mum-thing, but how do you launder your more technical kit, particularly the waterproofs, the down and the merino? Also, is it icky to buy merino base layers second hand?

[@theartofnaturegermany]

*Another cinematic masterpiece* 🙏🏼💚

[@poetryinus1110]

Hello art of nature ! ! I love your channel too :)

[@theartofnaturegermany]

@@poetryinus1110 Hi Leo, thank you!! 💚

[@treytiks5359]

This work really deserves a good mark! Great. Thanks to the author for a good piece.

[@DavidMichaelBurnett]

Wow, I was at the Crags where you started off at last week!! As a subscriber from Northumberland I had to double look that it's you that made this video since you live so far away haha. That's great, I'm glad that you've been there. 🙂 Very good area for a walk/hike with some interesting places. Great video!

[@bennyswales8245]

Great video for the new year Athena hope you and Harvey and of course the super dog Oslo have a lovely and great 2021 all the best to you all....stewart

[@TressaZimmerman]

Great video. Being from the US, I can appreciate the valleys with trees. But the landscape is also beautiful without. Take care and be safe.

[@boltonred9464]

So happy to see this pop up after just getting back from my 1 hour exercise walking around an old coal slag heap here in Bolton, Did the walk up to Windy Gayle up to the Scottish border a few year ago,The MoD's Otterburn firing range were active on that day so we had explosions and gun fire as a backdrop and like you we saw about 4 people all day. Think it would be interesting to hear a little more about Harvey if he was up for it, seems a really sound guy

[@andrewtait7786]

Really enjoyed this film and great chat at the end. Yes more trees. I like to see the hills and moors but we should be looking at them through and over the tops of trees. It's a landscape of arrested development. Things are changing now though and finally like Harvey people are seeing these landscapes for what they are.

[@kateFAIL]

Yay! I've not watched the whole thing yet, but I'm so happy to see our hills on your channel! 😍😍

[@thesvenvids7708]

While uni at Sheffield is great for access to the Peak, there's nothing quite like the vast empty space available in my home county! Glad you both enjoyed ❤️

[@NickandRachel]

Sure is beautiful there! Thanks for sharing

[@bethanygreenwood8259]

Those were some proper sausage rolls 🤤 Loving the Lemon Cheesecake coat Harvey!! Thanks for taking us along, love your camera work 💛

[@thistle_girl]

Lovely , Guys You just inspired me and now am getting my backpack ready for tomorrow! Lucky me I stay close to local hills! The Pentlands Hills, Scotland Edinburgh 💚 happy lockdown UK people ❄️❄️❄️

[@prasetyo313]

Amazing landscape

[@danieljohnson1924]

You've really caught the stark beauty of the place. The views from Mount Cheviot are great, but it does get extremely boggy in wet weather. Thanks for uploading.

[@lizzie_1677]

Wonderful video as per usual, I enjoyed this one even more than usual! X

[@kamucho]

Chi-Vee-Ut :)

[@darrenrussell8980]

I nearly stopped watching at that point lol 😛

[@davedave1027]

Haha came to do that too.

[@darylswalker]

Haha I shouted this too 😂

[@jenniferpayne250]

Scotsman's Knowe is pronounced now not 'no'

[@suebrown436]

Now you're walking in the county where I did most of my rambling, in the days when I belonged to a local group of the Ramblers Association. Easy to get lost up there, so I'm sure your map reading skills were put to good use! We pronounce this hilly range the ChEEviots, Athena, and I think that is the correct pronunciation. You were so lucky to be able to go for a long walk.

[@deanphinn]

Love the Cheviots. Some right hidden gems up there. Always so quiet up there. Lucky to have the place within an hour's drive of my home. Ever changing due to the forestry work as well. There's a plane wreck not too far from the summit of the Cheviot too! PS if you return visit the henhole on the western side of the Cheviot via the college valley it's stunning

[@nomad_unknown]

It's always a pleasure to watch your videos Athena! I was fascinated about the settlement in an area that was formerly a more temperate climate. I also hope you continue to share about your ML training. That is something I want to pursue and since it is not (really) something done in the US, I would likely enroll abroad (post-Covid era).

[@RambleFamily]

Thank you! Unfortunately I haven't been able to progress my logbook sue to various lockdowns and restrictions but perhaps come Spring I will be able to do so. I'm definitely keen to make some more videos about navigation practise if that is ok interest?

[@nomad_unknown]

@@RambleFamily Navigation practice is great! I spend a decent amount of time working on this as well and I'd be interested to see your method. I'd definitely be curious about anything you continue to do at home as well. :) Take care.

[@cprk1]

Thanks Athena - that was very interesting on the deforestation of areas like Cheviot Hills. George Monbiot and others have written a lot on this and there a lot of good videos. I think there is a growing re-wilding movement in the UK as we realise that our countryside has been shaped by human activity. We criticise other countries for deforestation but we have completely deforested our own island, which 5,000 years ago was a temperate rainforest. I was actually thinking that somewhere like the Cheviots would be a great place for a national forest and perhaps the re-introduction of wolves, lynx, beavers, bison one day. If I had the money I'd buy the land up and start planting trees :)

[@zelnaweich3219]

I live a few miles away from the Sill! So hyped to see it get a mention!

[@tadaosaito]

Amazing, congrats for your material!

[@MrHanniKanni]

Lovely video! It's always so inspiring to watch you and your appreciation for nature. Has got me out a lot recently myself. I was wondering if you could do another video on healthy morning habits in the dark season. 🥰

[@laurengetsoutside836]

This nearly brought my to tears. One of my favourite parts of the world, but just slightly too far to justify travelling there right now (I live in County Durham) It’s brought my some joy to simply see somebody enjoying it though ❤️

[@TheTakahe]

Yep, I'm Australian where we are often pushing our way through overgrown bush (forest) hoping for enough treeless clearing for a campsite and I'm staring at your bald hills in awe, haha.

[@layhunter11]

I definitely know what you and Harvey meant when you were talking about how the grass is always greener. I’m Canadian and live in New Brunswick, the neighbouring province to Nova Scotia, where I think Harvey said he lived at one point. If you want trees and forests come here. They are beautiful but I would love to be where you are. Like you said the grass is always greener :)

[@sarahhylton6653]

Nice to see somewhere local! Beautiful video as always :)

[@rebeccamtb]

It looks like Mammut have taken the article down? I was going to save it to my list of future hikes!

[@Annab1984]

This looks amazing but is making me question my pronunciation of Cheviot ;) Lovely video though, I can't wait to come home and make a visit!

[@TurbulentDreamsStark]

I will be up there in May, staying in Wooler. I live in Norfolk but my heart is in Northumberland.

[@janetturner7489]

Enjoyed this! Happy New year

[@samwebb585]

I’m fairly sure Northumberland has a dark sky park, as well as one of the UK’s biggest forests (Kielder). Certainly looks to have a good mix of landscapes!

[@thomasnichol5127]

Correct with both of those. Also has a stunning coastline

[@davejobling1998]

Great vid guys. We were lucky enough to get a week in Northumberland in the summer when the restrictions lifted. We did a few day walks on the Hadrian walk track - spectacular. We visited the Sill - Q - how would you date the yh? I think this would be a good stop off point if doing the wall long distance walk.

[@denisecooper4519]

Beautiful videos as always 👌

[@jannes3290]

Hi there, the link to the blogpost on mammut is not available anymore, any chance it's still up somewhere?

[@william63]

What did Harvey think of the Mammut trousers? As good as Fjallraven?

[@davidsanderson1891]

Hi athena and Harvey..nice area It's just up road from me. Thanks for showing us around Suggest. Donna Van Senior. It's her play ground. And a Local lady. Old dave. Take care

[@jessicahallam3626]

i have these boots in red and they are insanely good! Gore-tex lining is a saviour in those deceivingly muddy bogs haha 🥾

[@delltrott4577]

I was on windy gile about that time when we had that storm. We had to abandon summit 400 metres from top we were getting blown off. Rain was like shards of glass in your eyes..

[@tahliabarnard8180]

ooh simile goals!

[@dessiediamond7414]

As always thoroughly enjoyable. What was your views on the Mammut rucksack and clothing?

[@pauldickey8820]

Ah I live in Newcastle and often hike in Northumberland,great video

[@RambleFamily]

Ah lovely! Would love to explore it some more.

[@martinc3918]

@@RambleFamily The Breamish Valley (often referred to as Ingram) is definitely worth exploring, although can get quite busy in summer. Despite being a native to the north east I never knew there were so many settlements on the Breamish hills until I started exploring this year. www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk/places-to-visit/the-cheviots/breamish-valley/

[@donroy7825]

Love this area ;-) Cheers

[@gibsonphilippines4901]

HI MISS ATHENA ILOVE ALWAYS WATCHING UR VLOGS KEEP UPLOADING MORE VIDEOS WATCHING FROM THE PHILIPPINES I WISH I WAS WITH YOU WHILE DOING THIS HIKING I REALLY LOVE HIKING :)

[@ActionAndyTV]

Beautiful with nice background music. Thanks for the video and I’ll come back for more 😀

[@Trebornotaes]

Pretty much a local for me, although i havnt done any up in the cheviots. Will 100% try this route out, sounds and look mint.

[@Trebornotaes]

Mammut ad popped up on fb, thought i recognise that person,lol. Cracking write up and quality photography.

[@kamucho]

What happened to all the Trees?? Id be really interested to find out

[@darrenrussell8980]

Aggressive farming back in the day I believe and it's all peat. There's a good little history/museum area in the cafe at Ingram about the whole area.

[@zaftra]

Cut down over the years for urban spread, building, fuel, industrial revolution etc.

[@tahliabarnard8180]

glut of grazing animals and the extinction of their predators such as lynx and wolf

[@forestedforestschool]

Nice to see a film about a place local to me. I wild camp in many places around there. 5000 years of human habitation and current sheep farming are the reason for the lack of trees.

[@Mindy-s-channel]

Beautiful 🤩 so jealous

[@annearcher5180]

My part of the world. So much to explore and not many people here! I think you would love our coastal walks if you have never done any before!

[@angelas6412]

All of your vlogs are most welcome!🙂

[@cheese_and_crackers3270]

Hi Athena can you please reccomend the best walking boots for a beginner? I need fully waterproof but not mega expensive! X

[@poetryinus1110]

For sure my favorite youtuber :)

[@lyadmilo]

We have landscapes that look something like this in Canada, in the arctic!!

[@annettetice9952]

Very beautiful, but wondering why if there used to be a forest in Northumbria- why not plant trees there to “reforest” at least part of it? Would be amazing to see that. Very gorgeous as is though.

[@andyclarke2969]

It's a green desert, overgrazed by sheep with managed heather moorland for grouse shooting, very little bio diversity exists, it is not a natural environment.

[@RobLawson1982]

I got to the Sausage Roll bit and had to go and have some food. 😂

[@Adventures_with_Sog]

Hi guys. Just popped on to show some love. *New subscriber 👍🙂

[@paulaparkinson7067]

Hi, do you have a link to your headband please?

[@RamblingTog]

I imagine Harvey's yellow down jacket won't stay too clean too long nor keep him to dry too long

[@RambleFamily]

It's not waterproof so it won't keep him dry but it's still clean for now!

[@BrianthatiscalledBrian]

My goodness, those sausage rolls! I may have to immigrate. 😉😁👍

[@RambleFamily]

So good!!

[@OmarSher]

Why there are these fences?

[@darylswalker]

Cheeee-vi-ot ;)

[@desiinscotland]

Where's the headband from? it looks so cozy and warm 😊 thanks for this video!

[@BellaDiary]

It's absolutely gorgeous actually isn't it!!

[@desiinscotland]

@@BellaDiary it is! And it's exactly the same colour as her eyes!

[@BellaDiary]

@@desiinscotland you’re right! Wish my eyes were blue now hahaha

[@MarkSweeting_]

Haven't watched yet but my neck of the woods 👍

[@patriciaryser-welch1810]

That’s we’re I go hiking and wildcamping

[@RambleFamily]

Ah you are very lucky! It's beautiful up there.

[@sarahanderson8459]

It’s funny you mention the treeless landscapes. I live on the West coast of the United States where we have huge trees and massive forests and I have been wondering why there are no trees in your landscapes? There seems to be enough water...

[@Northumbrian-Rambler]

A late reply - but a lot of these types of land scapes are working grouse moors. For shooting driven grouse

[@pluffer96]

This so typical of Journalistic types we have in this country that think the land is just there for enjoyed and not as a working environment. The UK is world renowned for upland moorlands and is well looked after on the whole by the way it's farmed ( Sheep,Shooting Etc).

[@TheMisslisaemm]

Really stunning watching you two and Yr adventures, its lovely escape to watch during lockdown but you've pronounced Cheviot wrong x (chee-viut) x

[@mariaoliversmith4729]

Athena, have you thought about recording your walks on Strava? It is a very active platform in the current climate and may offer an opportunity for people to see your routes and you can also create a walking club for your followers on there too. Just an idea!

[@Raffaz2006]

Nice vid, it's pronounced cheeviot tho 😂 it's a great area on my doorstep, I'm surprised you saw anyone at all, it's an amazing area tho if you want to get away from everyone 😊

[@violagirl6132]

Cheeeev-eee-ottt

[@ellafarley8465]

What's the 'Sickle hood gap' Harvey wanted to go to?

[@johncooper469]

Ella Farley sycamore gap, tree on Hadrian wall, very photogenic, was also used in the starting scenes of Robin Hood prince of thieves so a lot of people just call it the Robin Hood tree haha

[@ellafarley8465]

@@johncooper469 ohhhh many thanks yes I can picture it exactly with the RH reference :)

[@kristiconner7360]

Thank you for sharing your hike ! I live in the Colorado mountains and love seeing different terrain.

[@nickyfield137]

Would be nice to see more climax forests in a few places. Oooh er missus !

[@joeyg4641]

There is a world war aircraft up on one of the hills I’ve not seen it but heard about it x

[@scoobydicky9459]

Pls go through kielder forest park. Largest forest in england.

[@TonyL2567]

My neck of woods or lack of them, Not a popular opinion up here but I find the Cheviots boring, The lack of natural forest is such a shame. Great sausage rolls though

[@verykeen2please]

Another nice video, but OMG what have you dressed Harvey in?

[@garyshuttleworth3459]

we need some more info on the sausage rolls please

[@RambleFamily]

Haha! I think we got them from Tebay services on the way up but I can't quite remember! The best service station in the UK for sure...

[@jamesritchie3562]

@@RambleFamily have you not been to Gloucester services?

[@ianclements7463]

Oh my goodness, I thought they must be home made! Now that's what I call a sausage roll, Greggs take note. 😂

[@laurengetsoutside836]

@@jamesritchie3562 Tebay and Gloucester services are owned by the same piece, I believe, so they are both incredible services!

[@jamesritchie3562]

@@laurengetsoutside836 ahhh cool, was gunna say Gloucester services are dope! 👽🔥

[@caren9790]

I'm from the Mountain West. We have lots of trees, but we do have lots of barren areas. UK does a much better job at creating trails. My particular city sucks at it. Our main "flat" walking is along an ancient lake, other wise we are up and up.

[@grahambarker8129]

no oslo ☹️, great vid though 👍

[@moochingdingle4130]

It’s Pronounced Cheevyut.