Haltwhistle - Day 7

The last day of our holiday in Haltwhistle and we decided it was time to tackle the local Multicache.

Just South of town are the Alston Arches, a viaduct which at one time carried a railway line across the South Tyne. The line opened in 1852 but closed in 1976 after which the viaduct fell into disrepair until in 2006 they were restored by the North Pennines Heritage Trust. They now form part of a footpath and are the starting point for the multicache Alston Arches.


The cache involved finding a plaque on the bridge, taking some digits from various points on it and using them to work out the hiding place of the cache container. This was quite simple but when we got to the coordinates we hunted but couldn't find the cache. After nearly giving up several times but having one last go, we eventually found it more by luck than anything else.

By now the rain had started and we were soaked so despite having planned to tackle another cache we called it a day and headed to a nearby Softplay to tire the kids out.