There's nothing immediately attractive about stone-terraced WOOLER , a grey one-street market town twenty miles north of Rothbury, though its proximity to the Cheviot Hills does much to lift the spirits. Local walks provide an introduction to the range, with a particular favourite being the one-mile hike to the top of Humbleton Hill, site of a battle in 1402 in which Hotspur inflicted heavy casualties on forces of the Douglas clan. But to get into the heart o... [More]