[Home] [Background and Preparation] [The Walk] [Postscript]     Day 11 Wednesday 30th May 2012 Clove Lodge to Middleton-in-Teesdale Cooler still today and some cloud cover but it stayed dry for the eleventh day in a row so I had been very lucky so far. Setting out from Clove Lodge   A straightforward day for I only had an undemanding 6 ˝ mile stroll to get to Middleton-in-Teesdale. Rolling, grassy sheep country with not much ascent to contend with. A few areas had cows in them but I had no problems - a couple of bullocks looked slightly bullish but happily they kept their distance. Blackton Reservoir Walking through a buttercup meadow I got to Middleton by about 12.00 and as this was a bit early to check in to the Belvedere I went for a cup of tea and a cake at the 1618 Café. What a dump, crates of crap inside and it took ages to get served despite going and asking. I was ready to leave and go somewhere else when the waitress turned up. No cakes available despite them being on the menu. Alright, a toasted teacake then. Eventually I had to go and ask what had happened to my order - 'it's coming'. Then the tea arrived followed by a further ten minute wait before the teacake turned up. Absolutely useless. Dropping down from Harter Fell towards Middleton Middleton-in-Teesdale   I bought a paper and sent a couple of postcards then checked in. In the evening two out of three pubs struggled to offer a vegetarian choice of bar meal. I ended up in the Teesdale where they did a veggy balti just for me - quite nice really. Distance: 6.5 miles Average speed: 2.2 mph Total ascent: 1099 feet Total Distance: 150.34 miles