Winter Story Walk (walking for wellbeing)

Join local storyteller Graeme Kelly for a few tall tales and a great little walk along the riverside.

As always, we will meet at The Word at 1pm. This walk will take us down King Street before following some quiet paths out of the town centre and up to the Dolly Peel statue. From here, we will drop down to the riverside and follow the path back towards The Word via the ferry landing. If the weather is kind, we will be rewarded with some superb views looking west up the Tyne. Along the route, there will be a few stops during which Graeme will entertain you with some winter tales.

• Difficulty - Easy
• Time - 1 hour and 20 mins
• Distance - 1.5 miles
• Total height climbed along the route - 111 ft
• Terrain - Good footpaths (concrete or tarmac) throughout the walk
• Steps - There is a steep set of steps leading up to the Dolly Peel statue then again on return to the riverside.
• Wheelchair accessible - No
• Toilets - There are toilets at The Word
• Public transport to The Word - South Shields Interchange (bus and metro) is only a 6 minute walk from The Word. The ferry landing is only 3 minutes away