Verse & views: a spring poetry walk
For literary lovers.
Calling all bookworms, canonical literature devotees and poetry connoisseurs… step into a storybook world with the Reading for Wellbeing Team from Gateshead Libraries.
Expect a charming mix of classics and lesser‑known contemporary authors, inspired by blossom and spring nature.
A perfect way to romanticise your day and lose yourself in stories beneath the trees.
Please note:
- Standard admission charges apply to non-members on arrival.
- Meet your guides at the second-hand bookshop in the Market Place, 5 minutes before the start of your walk.
- Please wear weather appropriate clothes.
- The route follows existing pathways. The walk will be a leisurely pace with plenty of rest stops. For full property access information see our website.
- Designed for adults but children welcome.
- For more information on the content of the poetry walk, please contact karenleggott@gateshead.gov.uk.
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For literary lovers.
Calling all bookworms, canonical literature devotees and poetry connoisseurs… step into a storybook world with the Reading for Wellbeing Team from Gateshead Libraries.
Expect a charming mix of classics and lesser‑known contemporary authors, inspired by blossom and spring nature.
A perfect way to romanticise your day and lose yourself in stories beneath the trees.
Please note:
- Standard admission charges apply to non-members on arrival.
- Meet your guides at the second-hand bookshop in the Market Place, 5 minutes before the start of your walk.
- Please wear weather appropriate clothes.
- The route follows existing pathways. The walk will be a leisurely pace with plenty of rest stops. For full property access information see our website.
- Designed for adults but children welcome.
- For more information on the content of the poetry walk, please contact karenleggott@gateshead.gov.uk.
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