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In footsteps of the ancients
THE Forestry Commission is inviting people to tread in the footsteps of ancient people.
A three-hour dusk trek is being staged on Saturday, June 21, to the top of Simonside to mark the summer solstice – the year's longest day.
Rangers will lead walkers to the 429-metre summit through a landscape dotted with 3,000-year-old Bronze Age burial mounds and archaeological relics.
Ranger Andrea Trager said: "The hill has a powerful and a rich history and experts say it was worshipped as a sacred mountain."
The walk meets at 7pm at the main wood car park, a few miles south west of Rothbury, sign-posted from the town. It costs 5 adults, 3 concessions and 12 family ticket (four people). Wear waterproof clothing and sturdy footwear. The event is not suitable for dogs. Bookings only on 01434 250209.
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