January so far has been pretty damp and grey, so when we spotted a break in the weather we couldn’t resist. Sunny, blue skies and […]
Boudicca Way with children
The 37-mile Boudicca Way trail is in South Norfolk (our home county). It runs roughly parallel with the A140 (itself a Roman road) between Norwich […]
Scotland End to End – The Scottish National Trail
Cape Wrath light house and the end of the Scottish National Trail. This picture was taken during my Cape Wrath Trail walk in 2017.
Land’s End to John O’Groats walk, including the three peaks (short story)
My route from Land’s End to John O’Groats was a total distance of about 1,200 miles. I climbed Snowdon and Ben Nevis in snow and […]
Isle of Wight Coast Path with children
Recommended reading: Cicerone Isle of Wight walks. This walk around the Isle of Wight coast path was organised at the last minute. It was the […]
West Highland Way: A 19 year old beginner’s perspective.
In the build up to walking the West Highland Way I found blogs and walk reports to be of great use to me, so I […]
Pennine Way north to south with children
I have walked the Pennine Way twice. The first time was over 30 years ago, south to north. This was before there were flagstones along […]
Wye Valley Walk
The Wye Valley Walk is a 136 mile (218km) walk from Chepstow to Plynlimon. It follows the entire length of the River Wye, through woodland, […]
Cumbria Way alternative over Scafell Pike
My alternative route starts and finishes in the same places as the Cumbria Way, Ulveston to Carlilse. But climbs Scafell Pike, Green Gable, Grey Knotts, […]
Lancaster Canal walk
The Lancaster Canal walk is 57 miles (91.8 km) long and runs from Preston to Kendal. At present the northern reaches of the canal, Tewitfield […]