June 2010 -- Haddington Leg 2011 will take place in a new format as an unsupported leg - ie selfsufficient, without cars! - please make a enquiry now if you'd like to register interest

Note: The children's orientated Leg role which Haddington Leg used to fulfill will be taken up in a different format and base location for 2011 as Family Leg, click here to see brief details.

Haddington Leg Route Description

The Leg starts in Haddington, south-east of Edinburgh, and was established as a new route following demand in 1996 for a shorter walk, able to also cater for those who are less fit.

The route takes us down the coast through Dunbar, Cockburnspath, Coldingham, Berwick and Lowick finally meeting up with the other groups to cross the sands to Holy Island. In essence the Haddington Leg is much like any other. We carry our cross (slightly lighter than the others), pray and reflect along the way, tell stories and generally get to know each other and ourselves a little better.
  

Many of the parishes through which we travel are enormously supportive of Northern Cross and the welcome we get is really appreciated by tired walkers. People often walk with us from the churches along the way and this is very much a feature of Haddington leg. In some of the parishes we are invited to share in worship and prayer either at the end of the day or in the morning.

All this involvement with the parishes doesn't mean that we have no time to our selves. There are many long periods where we can enjoy the fellowship of the group and share our thoughts feelings and discoveries. We are also entirely self catering and the process of preparing the evening meal (and clearing it away again!) helps to bring people closer together.
   

June 2010 -- Family Leg - The children's orientated Leg role which Haddington Leg used to fulfill will be taken up in a different format and base location for 2011 as Family Leg, and more plans for this new Leg will be publicised here shortly... Please make a enquiry now if you'd like to register interest. In brief, the new Family Leg will still carry a cross (but it will much lighter than the others to suit children), and will be designed around the needs of children and young families. All children will be encouraged and helped to get involved. There will be plenty of activities for them to do and because of the numbers friendships will develop quickly. We aim that the children get as much out of the experience and the close Christian fellowship as the adults. [click to go back to Haddington Leg]