Category: The Greater Ridgeway
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The Greater Ridgeway – The Journey continues…
Chapter 2: Ancient Paths to The Land of the North Folk Mon 5th June Day 3: Baldock to Chrishall(Approx 19 miles – Lynchets Farm A day of discomfort My first experience of Air BnB was positive. Albeit a bit odd, having walked miles, feeling deliriously tired, and having to be social with strangers at their…
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The Greater Ridgeway – The Journey continues…
Chapter 2: Ancient Paths to The Land of the North Folk Sun 4th June Day 2: Streatley to Baldock(Approx 15 miles – 3.05 by train + 2 getting lostAccomodation Air BnB Baldock After barely 5 hrs sleep over two days, I really needed a good nights sleep. But… live music till midnight, thwarted sleep once…
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The Greater Ridgeway – The Journey continues…
Chapter 2: Ancient Paths to The Land of the North Folk Sat 3rd June Day 1: Ivinghoe Beacon to Streatley(Approx 20 miles B&B The Chequers) After sunset last night, the temperature dropped, so I retreated to my tent. I struggled to get warm, and a heavy dew fell in the night A festival, a few fields…
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The Greater Ridgeway – The Journey continues…
Chapter 2: Ancient Paths to The Land of the North Folk Travelling to the end – to get to the beginning! Well, that was far smoother than anticipated, I feel a little suspicious. Last week, the van (The Beast) developed a fault. A yellow squiggly flashing light on the dash, that foretold doom The mechanic…
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The Greater Ridgeway – The Journey continues…
Chapter 2: Ancient Paths to The Land of the North Folk Last year, saw me fleeing lockdown blues, to embark on an epic journey across our green and pleasant land. Walking one of Britain’s most ancient trails… The Great Chalk Way or Greater Ridgeway My journey began in Lyme Regis, gateway to the Wessex Ridgeway…
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The Greater Ridgeway
Part 1: Ivinghoe Beacon or Bust The Greater Ridgeway, also known as the Great Chalk Way, is a 362-mile long-distance footpath from Lyme Regis (Dorset) to Hunstanton (Norfolk). The trail ‘roughly’ follows ancient trackways/highways, thought to be an important trading route, for at least 5,000 years. It is comprised of four long-distance footpaths: The first two route stages as documented in various…
Tales From The Trails 