Category: The Wessex Ridgeway

• 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…

  Twomers

  April 27, 2023

  Ivinghoe Beacon or Bust 2022, Peddars Way, The Greater Ridgeway, The Icknield Way, The Wessex Ridgeway

• 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…

  Twomers

  February 21, 2023

  Ivinghoe Beacon or Bust 2022, National Trails, Peddars Way, The Greater Ridgeway, The Icknield Way, The Ridgeway, The Wessex Ridgeway

  Greater Ridgeway, Ridgeway, Wessex Ridgeway