Category England
The Pandemic Pennine Way – Itinerary
A quick summary of my 2020 itinerary, mainly just to show how flexible and informal a Pennine Way can be.
Coast to Coast – Norfolk to Wales 4
I just plonked the bivy down rather informally on the towpath. A couple of dog walkers said hello, but after that I had the place to myself…
Coast to Coast – Norfolk to Wales 3
On my Cosmic Solstice Rebirth Pilgrimage across Britain I now found myself slinking like a damp rat from pub to petrol station, scrounging brownies off innocent residents and slurping instant coffee from cardboard with desperate enthusiasm…
Coast to Coast – Norfolk to Wales 2
What a heritage, what a country. And what better way to appreciate it than to blunder through the whole accumulation, the whole palimpsest of it all, on foot…
Coast To Coast – Norfolk to Wales 1
I stumbled with unusual optimism off my own front doorstep and onto the first long distance hike I’ve ever devised myself. It was to be my best and most unique adventure yet…
Pennine Way – an Entertaining Extension
You may be surprised to hear anyone might casually stroll onwards into Scotland…
Pennine Way Blog 3 – Days 12 to 14
I am running out of expressions for ‘it started to rain really quite heavily’…
Pennine Way Blog 3 – days 1 – 3.
The Purposeless Pennine Way – a third, more philosophical, journey along Britain’s premier long distance hiking trail…
Shropshire – Going on a Berry Hunt.
A quintessentially English landscape: rolling contours, muted colours and quirky, Tolkienesque names…
The Weavers Way – Reeds, Rivers and Rain
The massive backdrop of the sky dominates your view, and your consciousness…
The Weavers Way – Cheats, Chats and Chickens.
I hope you’re not expecting a spine-tingling tale of life-threatening adventures on the Weavers Way…
The Weavers Way – Farms, Fens and Firemen
Four days of flat, easy walking through farmland, fenland and along old railway lines.
The Weavers Way – Flat Out Fascinating
My adopted home county of Norfolk was of minority interest as a potential hiking destination…
An Oldie Outdoors 