In this weekly blog episode: The weather, spending a couple of days exploring the Test Valley, my first camp of the year, week one of National Walking Month, and some family history in North Baddesley. I read this weekend that … Continued
Back in Summer 2023, Jenni (my coast to coast and West Highland Way hiking buddy) and I walked the Cumbria Way. Well, the Cumbria Way-ish. We used this 73-mile waymarked long-distance trail in the Lake District as inspiration for a week hiking in this … Continued
Back in Summer 2023, Jenni (my coast to coast and West Highland Way hiking buddy) and I walked the Cumbria Way. Well, the Cumbria Way-ish. We used this 73-mile waymarked long-distance trail in the Lake District as inspiration for a week hiking in this … Continued
Back in Summer 2023, Jenni (my Coast to Coast and West Highland Way hiking buddy) and I walked the Cumbria Way. Well, the Cumbria Way-ish. We used this 73-mile waymarked long-distance trail in the Lake District as inspiration for a week hiking in this … Continued
Back in Summer 2023, Jenni (my Coast to Coast and West Highland Way hiking buddy) and I, walked the Cumbria Way. Well, the Cumbria Way-ish. We used this 73-mile waymarked long-distance trail in the Lake District as inspiration for a week hiking in this … Continued
The aim of this final blog in my Cotswold Way series of posts, is to provide a bunch of hints and tips that will help you have a great experience on this particular National Trail. I wanted to put together … Continued
This blog post is for those who are thinking about hiking the Cotswold Way and are wondering if it’s worth the effort… You know I’m going to say absolutely is, but hopefully these notes will help you decide if it … Continued
Welcome to the bloggiest of all the adventure-related posts… A packing list! In this article I’m sharing everything I took on my Cotswold Way hike. Unlike my equivalent Coast to Coast kit list, this shouldn’t take you too long to … Continued
My friend Fiona and I completed the Cotswold Way National Trail back in April 2023. In my adventure journal series so far, I’ve been recounting each day on the trail – we covered the 108-miles (our mileage total) in six … Continued
My friend Fiona and I hiked the Cotswold Way over six days in April this year, and in recent weeks I’ve been reliving the memory of that National Trail in a series of adventure journal blog posts (start here if … Continued