I had six days on the Lake District fells in September, staying in Threlkeld and working towards completing the Wainwrights. The weather wasn’t great, varying from damp murky drizzle to hail driven by gale-force winds, though I did have a … Continue reading →
Bridgwater to Stert Point 17 July 2021 Distance recorded: 19.8km (+7.5km) I changed my plan for today when I arrived in Bridgwater yesterday. At Stert Point where the River Parrett Trail ends there is no road and there are no … Continue reading →
Langport to Bridgwater 16 July 2021 Distance recorded: 21.1km I read overnight that the River Parrett is tidal as far as Langport, and sure enough as I rejoined it shortly after leaving the town the water level was a little … Continue reading →
Haselbury Mill to Langport 15 July 2021 Distance recorded: 23.2km. Leaving the Mill it wasn’t long before I found conditions underfoot that got me increasingly annoyed and frustrated; mown hay. It doesn’t sound much, and normally has pleasant connotations; “the … Continue reading →
Bridport to Haselbury Mill 14 July 2021 Distance recorded: 22.3km The Brit Valley Way has its own waymark – a dragonfly and a meandering river – but I was over an hour into today’s walk before I saw the first … Continue reading →
West Bay to Bridport, Dorset 13 July 2021 The plan for the next four days is to walk Channel to Channel, from the English Channel at West Bay, Bridport to Stert Point (north of Bridgwater, Somerset) on the Bristol Channel. … Continue reading →
May 2021 Staying at The Shepherd’s Arms, Ennerdale Bridge. Day 3 – 27 May Mellbreak Route: From NT car park NW of Buttermere village; Crummock Water path to Scale Beck crossing; W up Black Beck until path on R (not … Continue reading →
May 2021 Staying at The Shepherd’s Arms, Ennerdale Bridge. Day 1 – 25 May (am) Lank Rigg, Crag Fell, Grike; (pm) Hen Comb Route (am): From bend on Cold Fell Road S of Ennerdale Bridge (NY066130), track then path to … Continue reading →
Christmas Common, Ewelme and Swyncombe 19 May 2021 I didn’t set off to do a wildflower walk, but I’d had some happy news earlier that morning – a new birth in my extended family; parents and baby all well. So … Continue reading →
The author is well-known and successful in the world of endurance cycling – people who cycle 200 or more kilometres a day, day after day, across continents, grabbing a few hours sleep here and there, eating what and when they … Continue reading →