Hello from a beginner in the North East

[JamesLaneMe]

Hi everyone,
I found this forum while searching for recommendations for locations in the North East - I'm in Whitley Bay. I have really just started on my journey, am booked onto a course to get me going, and looking forward to learning, practising and honing those skills.

Thanks,
James

 

[crosslandkelly]

Hi James, welcome and enjoy.

 

[Broch]

Welcome to the forum James

 

[John Fenna]

Hello and welcome!

 

[Pattree]

Hi, Welcome.

 

[Elsenham 177]

Hi and welcome to the forum

 

[Mesquite]

Hello and welcome to the forum James

 

[bopdude]

Hi James.

Welcome aboard, great spot not too far from you is Brockwell Woods at Blaydon, a privately owned woodland, it's wild camping with permission, it was £8 a night last time I went, you get your own pitch, water available at the house if needed, meat as well. Check them out.

 

[JamesLaneMe]

Hi James.

Welcome aboard, great spot not too far from you is Brockwell Woods at Blaydon, a privately owned woodland, it's wild camping with permission, it was £8 a night last time I went, you get your own pitch, water available at the house if needed, meat as well. Check them out.

Thank you for the recommendation! I walked Brockwell just a few weeks ago, but didn't realise there was permission-based wild camping allowed; that's very useful to know!

 

[bopdude]

Yeah it's a great spot, most times you can drive to your pitch so can go in a bit heavier and glamp it up a bit, spaces for tents and hammocks, fire pits are there already, if you search Brockwell Woods you'll find their website and contact details.

 

[JamesLaneMe]

Yeah it's a great spot, most times you can drive to your pitch so can go in a bit heavier and glamp it up a bit, spaces for tents and hammocks, fire pits are there already, if you search Brockwell Woods you'll find their website and contact details.

Funnily enough, a friend had suggested Brockwell Woods and were booked to go in a couple of weeks. I've got myself confused with Thornley Woods - that's where I walked recently, as someone else had done a stealth camp there and I went to check it out.

 

[bopdude]

Ah right, definitely worth the visit.

 

[Andrew C]

Hello, I’m also a new member. I grew up in England with a farming background. I now live in Virginia and am hoping to raise cattle here. I’m retired. I’m looking for people to talk to about hedge laying and green woodworking.
Andrew