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
The Cotswold Way really is a fantastic National Trail. Beautiful countryside, varied surroundings, nice footpaths (in the main…), excellent signposting, some hard bits, some cruisy bits, some history to learn, and some really big and fantastic views. The Cotswold Way … Continued
When I finished my UK coast to coast adventure journal series, I promised a handful of round-up articles providing information and advice for anyone who’s thinking about walking or who is actively planning to walk this now-National Trail. First up, … Continued
If this is the first of my UK Coast to Coast Adventure Journal posts you are reading, please do consider going back to the beginning for the full story. Day 13 of our coast to coast hike would be our penultimate day … Continued
If this is the first of my UK Coast to Coast Adventure Journal posts you are reading, please do consider going back to the beginning for the full story. After a short-day walking through Swaledale, day nine of our UK … Continued
Day seven of our coast to coast hike from St Bees to Robin Hood’s Bay was to include a prominent feature on the landscape that I’d been wanting to hike for years. Nine Standards Rigg has been on my bucket … Continued
Back in October 2021 (last Autumn), friend and hiking partner Jenni (@mrsjtulip) and I hiked the UK coast to coast. On the wish list since we hiked the West Highland Way in 2017, we completed Alfred Wainwright’s traditional route from … Continued
One of the things I am most looking forward to when lockdown starts to ease again, is to get back out on some decent length day hikes. As you know (from such posts as Seven Days of One Hour Outside … Continued
Following on from my recent post week featuring a short hike we did in Teide National Park when on holiday in Tenerife back in February (which you can read here if you haven’t already), today you’re getting another. As with … Continued
While holidays are meant to be relaxing, I love nothing more than to spend mine walking. Of course I do, walking is one of my favourite things to do anywhere, and when I’m not at work I have more time … Continued