Map 187 The top of Surrey
18 November 2021 We were staying in a hotel near Paddington and returning to Exeter today. I had decided to … Continue reading Map 187 The top of Surrey
18 November 2021 We were staying in a hotel near Paddington and returning to Exeter today. I had decided to … Continue reading Map 187 The top of Surrey
17 November 2021 I caught the train from Paddington, where we were staying, along the start of the railway line … Continue reading Map 175 Beech woods and rare lowland heath
15 November 2021 My adventure is really London “off the beaten track”. From the hustle and bustle of Paddington Station … Continue reading Maps 176 & 177 Alternative London
It seems ironic that I look around to buy ever lighter (which usually means more expensive) equipment and then have … Continue reading Food for camping expeditions
26 October – 1 November 2021 This route also strayed on to maps 164 and 175 but not sufficient to … Continue reading Maps 165, 173 and 174 Avebury and The Ridgeway
25 October 2021 This walk is advertised as a 24 mile trek between the great cathedrals of Winchester and Salisbury. … Continue reading Map 185 The Clarendon Way
15 October 2021 This was the real adventure that I had been waiting for all week. It’s only a route … Continue reading Map 90 Striding Edge – at last!
13 and 14 October 2021 This wasn’t my first choice of adventure for this map. I had hoped to be … Continue reading Map 89 A classic Wainwright route – Bowfell and Esk Pike (and the Langdale Pikes)
12 October 2021 The weather forecast wasn’t brilliant with predictions of low cloud and a high chance of rain, so … Continue reading Map 97 An open top bus, a ferry and a walk
11 October 2021 The day dawned cloudy but bright and the forecast suggested some hope that the tops in the … Continue reading Map 96 Coniston round – seven Wainwrights!