Today Lynnie and I are out for a days walking on Cranborne Chase to check out a route I plan to use as a guided walk in a few days time. The starting point for …
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General William Roy and Grey Owl
After a few weeks at home we are off again on our travels, this time Lynnie and Dexter have joined Crosby and I so we have a full compliment in the caravan. Our location for …
Continue readingFavourite Walks in Dorset
This page provides links to some of my favourite walks in the Dorset. You can access walk details by clicking on the link or via the interactive map below. Tyneham A walk along the Dorset …
Continue readingInteractive Map of My 196 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 readingFavourite Walks in Wiltshire
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 …
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 readingA 12.5 Mile Circular Walk from Slindon
Today’s walk is on an area of the South Downs that I have not previously walked. The starting point is the National Trust car park in Slindon Woods besides Park Lane, just south of Slindon …
Continue readingBagging 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 …
Continue readingHighdown Hill
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 …
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