On a very windy day in December the brasher team headed to Middleton in Teesdale to spend the day out on the hills.

Bowlees Visitor's Centre was the starting point for our walk where we made our way up to High Force then out across the Pennines.

High Force is the highest unbroken fall of water in England with a drop of 21metres and is situated on the Upper Teesdale Raby Estate.

The walk to the waterfall was very scenic with fantastic views over the River Tees. The wind - quite fittingly with the name - was out in 'full force' which made conditions very rainy and blustery.

There were a few challenges along the way - crossing a stream wasn't as easy as it sounded. The wet conditions made the rocks very slippery with one or two of us ending up ankle deep in water!

 A sheep hut provided the perfect shelter for a spot of lunch.

Our route took us back to our starting point at Bowlees.
Before heading home we stopped off at a tea shop in Barnard Castle for a slice of cake and much needed mug of tea to warm us up!