I am out again today with my walking buddy Mandy as we continue our quest to walk to all eight of the Wiltshire White Horses in 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic restrictions have made it difficult …
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Walking to Frieth and Skirmett
We have nearly reached the end of our stay at Cholsey Grange CL, we head home tomorrow. So today is our last chance to have a wander in the Chiltern Hills and we have decided …
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Last year whilst staying at Cholsey Grange CL I did an interesting walk from the site which took me to the deepest well in the Chiltern Hills in the village of Fawley. When Lynnie saw …
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After a week on my own at Cholsey Grange I popped home at the weekend to pick up Lynnie. She has been busy maintaining the garden and keeping an eye on Dexter. He is struggling …
Continue readingPishill and Russell’s Water
Yesterday was a day of thunderstorms and heavy rain so it was a case of trying to find a window between the downpours to get out and walk. I saved my main walk until early …
Continue readingSweltering in the Chiltern Hills
The weather continues to be stiflingly hot in the Chiltern Hills. I am not a creature who enjoys very hot weather, I like it warm but once it gets near 30 degrees that is too …
Continue readingAston Rowant Nature Reserve and Turville Heath
Each year when I visit Cholsey Grange CL I try to include a walk to Aston Rowant Nature Reserve. There is the option to drive nearer to the reserve and start from there, but my …
Continue readingMap of My 238 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 readingMap of Caravan Sites Visited
The interactive map below shows details of the 73 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 …
Continue readingLeygrove’s Wood and Cadmore End
A key feature of our caravan travel over recent years has been the annual fortnightly trip to Cholsey Grange CL to look after the site whilst the owners Ted and Jackie go away on holiday. …
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