Hadrian’s Wall Trail in U.K.: Need Some Nutriton Advice

Hadrians Wall is quiet a wild place as it runs across hilly moorland, it really is a beautiful area.

You will be able to get all the products you mention in any Scottish or English Stores.

The local cheeses are well worth trying, as is the local grass fed Lamb, pork and beef, beer and whiskey, oh and do go north in the highlands if you can.

My wife's Scottish and we spend a lot of time in the area.

Thanks Stephen, I was hoping you'd weigh in. Someone told me that Brits don't use peanut butter as much as we do, and the last time I was in England was in 1990, so I imagine things have changed.

Yes, you're right, the western parts of the wall seem pretty wild. I was thinking of heading north when we hit Solway Firth on the western end, just to say I entered Scotland.

You lived in Ireland as well, Yes? we're going over there after we finish the wall and spending a couple of days in Dublin and a couple of days in the Wicklow Mountains.Any good hiking suggestions?

Hi Joshua,

I am Irish myself, grew up in Cork on the southern end of the Island and lived their most of my life, the wife and I just spent 3.5 years in Belgium with our jobs, we are 6 months in to 3 year posting in Michigan.

Your right on peanut butter but you will be able to get it In a big a big shop alright.

Wicklow is really nice, I did a trip their in January.

I would nightly recommend you checking out LugnaquIlla

http://mountainviews.ie/summit/13/ you can get a bus right to the startof the hike if you don't have a rental car.

Mashed groundnuts or hazelnuts with chocolate? I think we Americans have acknowledge that Europeans have us beat in nut spreads, beer, cheese, etc.

Go local.

Except for Vegemite – rubbing the bread on the sole of your shoe tastes better.
And "pub food" – the beer's great but baloney on white bread gets tiresome quickly.
And anything they've boiled over three hours.

Hi David,

I would say UK Pub food is normally very good, it obviously depends on the pub.

I find Pub food in Michigan to be only OK, I do miss grass fed beef and lamb.

I love nutella as much as the next guy, but I can't imagine it in oatmeal, well I can, I just don't think it's a good idea. It seems like quite a few pubs on the trail cater to Trekkers and have decent food (at least according to my guidebook)

I'm always up for local eats, any local dishes that are a must try ( I love pasties, but those are Cornish) anything like that?

You wil get Cornish pasties all over the Uk, they are really nice. Defintley try out Haggis and a fish supper :-).

Yes, that stuffed stomach is great!

I cycled all over England, the Plowman's lunch was very good, and the meat pies "pasties" also good.

Thanks gentlmen, got my pack sorted, 20 lbs at the start, and I'll be headed for the airport in the morning, be gone for three and a half weeks. I'll be sure to write up a trip report. I'm very excited.