A Canonbie Walk

Our last walk of the year was planned for a 6 mile circuit of Canonbie followed by a bar lunch in the Cross Keys. Last weekend we considered moving the walk to Tuesday to avoid what looked as if would be an awful day on Wednesday. We decided however to stick with Wednesday despite the forecast. This worked out really well as we left the Cross Keys at 10.15am and arrived back at 1.00pm with hardly a drop of rain to be seen.

This is the railway hut near Rowanburn Station where as a young boy I learnt to play cards with the railwaymen.

The old mine wheel at Rowanburn. My father started work in the Rowanburn Pit at the age of 14 but left after 6 months underground to work as Kennel Boy for the Duchess of Gloucester at Holmhead.

 Today's conversation covered a lot to do with the planned coal and gas extraction at Canonbie. We were fortunate that Niall is an expert on mining and he gave us a very good explanation of the proposals and his independent views on the proposed coal and gas extractions. It would do the Canonbie folk a lot of good to listen to his reasoning instead of them listening to people like The Friends of the Earth.

Tom giving his lunch time Apple to his new friend.

John photographed in front of the house where his Granny was brought up. 

The Fairy Loup on the Byreburn 

We were so lucky with the weather and we enjoyed a lovely bar lunch in the Cross Keys in front of a super log fire.

We all wish our blog followers a very happy Christmas from The Last of the Summer Wine walkers.