13th Saturday Alston Town Walk - meet at the Fairhill car park on the A689 Nenthead Road.

A look at the evolution of the town, its buildings, 5 of the 7 local religious denominations, the water for drinking and power, the difference between cobbles and setts, and more.

14th Sunday Meet the ‘Residents’ - meet at St. Augustine’s Church. 

Hear the stories of some Alston people who made their mark on the town and some who didn’t, and the rhyme of the cobbler-poet.

16th Tuesday 3 Corn Mills of Alston - meet at the Spar car park.

The corn-growing prairies of Alston Moor never existed, the grain all had to be imported to be ground here into flour. These three mills, or their sites, of the five on the Moor tell the story.

17th Wednesday Hall Hill - meet opposite the War Memorial (not the Jacob Walton monument).

A medieval, timber-palisaded, moated site, perhaps the hunting lodge of the De Veteriponts, the Anglo-Norman-Scottish lords of the manor.

18th Thursday Industrial Alston - meet in the Railway Station car park.

Alston Moor is renowned for its extractive industries, two of which still happen today, but there were one or two others, notably the town’s contribution to the 2nd World War.

20th Saturday Mount Hooley (the hill with the masts) - meet at the gate at the foot of the track on the B6294 from Clargill cross roads to Blagill. Grid ref. 7285 4730.

Coal mines, lead mines, a bit of geology and a view from the top of the world - let’s hope for a clear day.

21st Sunday Nenthead Village Walk - meet in the main car park.

A very early planned company town (the London Lead Company), and later the village was to become home to a multi-national workforce of zinc miners and their families.

NOTE – Walking boots are essential for Hall Hill and Mount Hooley, and strong shoes for one of the corn mills.