East to West or West to East?

Apparently, East to West is the direction Hadrian's Wall was built and all the milestones and turrets are numbered East to West.  It's also said that the Solway Firth and Eden Estuary is a prettier finishing point than industrialised Newcastle so there is a logic to starting at Wallsend and heading West.

However, West to East (left to right) is how we read text and in my experience maps are easier to read this way too. 

The deciding factors for us though were; generally the prevailing wind is West to East, the land starts relatively flat in the West and most importantly, Newcastle is perfect for a celebratory city break when we finish.  The path also passes Newcastle's BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art which sealed Bowness on Solway's fate as our starting point.

Bowness on Solway

BALTIC

     




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