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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…
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Hadrian’s Wall Way
September 8th, 2015 Day one: Bowness on Solway – Carlisle (16.3 miles) After enduring the 15 hour overnight coach trip to Carlisle, catching all my connections and surviving the dreaded automated ticket machines, I was eager to get to Bowness on Solway, the start of this walk. You can walk this route in either direction,…
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The Magic of the Camino
Preface For those unfamiliar, the Camino refers to The Camino de Santiago (Way of St James) which is a vast network of ancient pilgrim routes that stretch across Europe and come together at the tomb of St. James in Santiago de Compostela in north-west Spain. In my experience, the Camino always has something to teach…
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North Coast 500
August/September 2022 The North Coast 500 is a 516-mile scenic route around the north coast of Scotland, starting and ending at Inverness Castle. The route meanders along country roads through some of Scotland’s most dramatic coastal scenery. This route offers the freedom of the open road in addition to endless opportunities to take in stunning…
Tales From The Trails
Where paths unfold adventures, misadventures, and challenges turn into tales
Tales From The Trails 