Wiltshire is a stunning county to walk in with far reaching views from chalk downland. It does not contain any significant peaks, the highest point in the county is Milk Hill which stands at 968 …
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Author: Fred
Bagging Trigs on the South Downs
One of the benefits of walking on the South Downs are the extensive network of tracks and footpaths in the area. Many of these routes are ancient byeways and the area is littered with old settlements …
Continue readingA Route Around Cissbury Ring, Botolphs and Steep Down
One of the locations on my list of places to visit on this trip to West Sussex is Cissbury Ring. Whilst walking the South Downs Way National Trail in September 2018 I could see the Iron …
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Having been home for just over a week I am off again in the caravan on another solo trip, this time I am heading east along the south coast to stay at the Caravan and …
Continue readingA Circuit from Barton on Sea to Hurst Point
When at home most of out walking is done from the village, occasionally I venture a bit further afield but not often. I grew up here and have walked the local footpaths for well over …
Continue readingInteractive Map of My 191 Trig Pillars
For many years a key feature of my walking has been to visit Ordnance Survey triangulation pillars, also known as trig points. These pillars were introduced in 1935 in a project led by Brigadier Martin …
Continue readingInteractive Map of Caravan Sites Visited
The interactive map below shows details of the caravan sites we have visited on our travels. By clicking on the caravan you will see a link to my blogs from that site and a link …
Continue readingDanebury Hillfort from Middle Wallop
It is only a couple of days since I returned from walking in the Black Mountains and it is time for the car to go for a service. Rather than take a courtesy car for …
Continue readingAn Industrial History Walk from Blaenavon
Walking up the Blorenge yesterday I could see the Coety Mountain a bit further to the south beyond Blaenavon. That’s where I head today, parking in the car park opposite the former Blaenavon Iron Works …
Continue readingBlorenge from Llanfoist
So far on this trip most of my walking has started from, or close to the Caravan Motorhome Club site in Pandy. Today I am going to drive a short distance to Llanfoist and start …
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