An adventure journal post all about my first day hiking the Mendip Way, from Weston-super-Mare to Rowberrow. If you are new to this series, start at day zero. Back at the end of January, I went on a solo adventure … Continued
The first in a short series of adventure journal posts recounting my hike of the Mendip Way, including planning, packing, and my journey to the starting point in Weston-super-Mare. The Mendip Way is a waymarked long-distance hike in Somerset, England, … 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
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
The aim of this final post in my coast to coast series of ramblings, is to provide a bunch of hints and tips that will help you have a great coast to coast hike. I wanted to put together all … Continued
This blog post is for those who are thinking about hiking the coast to coast and are wondering if it’s worth the effort… You know I’m going to say absolutely is worth the effort. I had a very personally … Continued
One of the biggest worries I had before I headed north to do the West Highland Way, my first real long-distance hike, was around whether or not I would actually enjoy it. I mean, would it be so physically hard … Continued
I had a simple set of requirements when I started researching which tent to buy for the West Highland Way. I wanted a tent that was big enough for me and my pack, that I could sit up in, that … Continued
In just over a week I will be heading north by train with a couple of friends to take on the famous West Highland Way trail up in Scotland. I think it’s fair to say that over the last few … Continued