I continue to look for new locations to walk whilst staying close to home. Until now I have coped better than I anticipated with not getting away in the caravan, but I still need some …
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Three OS Trigs and The Pewsey White Horse
Now that the lock down restrictions have been lifted I am starting to undertake some walks a bit further from home. I am not driving far, but within twenty miles of home there are numerous …
Continue readingInteractive Map of My 211 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 readingA Circuit from Pitton to West Tytherley
One of the challenges walking during the current lockdown is finding sufficient variation in my walks. Most years we would have already been away in the caravan a few times by now, but this year …
Continue readingTwo Trig Pillars and The Rufus Stone
The lockdown restrictions on travel were eased yesterday and whilst we are still being extremely cautious I am getting into the car for the first time in weeks and starting a walk from a location …
Continue readingTwenty Mile Circuit to Clearbury Ring
For many years I have intended walking from Pitton to Clearbury Ring. As a circular walk it is over twenty miles, a distance I walk regularly. In normal circumstances, when travelling with the caravan, time …
Continue readingA Three Mile Circuit from the Silver Plough
Today I am heading out for a circular walk I have followed for most of my life. By my early teens I had developed a passion for being out in the countryside and used to …
Continue readingAround the Downs into Church Copse
I am out walking a familiar route again today. One of the consequences of the lockdown and not being able to get away in the caravan is frequently walking the same routes. However, I am …
Continue readingPitton to Bentley Wood
Crosby is making good progress on his rehabilitation, yesterday we notched up four miles together without any ill effects. So today we are going to venture a bit further and do one of my regular …
Continue readingWalking to Farley Farm
I am out on my own again for my daily exercise. Crosby is making good progress after his surgery, but is still restricted to short walks. My route today is a familiar one, it is …
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