Issue 144 UK Adventure: Where the Duegars Dwell

by Pete Scullion August 5, 2022 2

What’s short, hairy and lures us to the moors of Northumberland – Pete, or a Duegar? Words & Photography Pete Scullion North of Hadrian’s Wall and south of the Scottish border lies Northumberland, a land that blends the culture of its neighbours with its own, along with a solid dollop of Norse and Danish influence, courtesy of some enterprising plunderers. It’s in search of one of the lesser-known branches of this that I have met local and mountain biking legend Ian Jones and his pal Tim in Thropton which lies just down the road from the equally sleepy Rothbury in...

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