My short trip to Minehead is almost over, I head home tomorrow so today is my last chance to get out on Exmoor for a while. It is another bright…
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Barrows and Combes On Dunkery Hill
After a couple of days walking from the caravan site I have decided it is time to get in the car to venture to a slightly different area. Today I…
Read MoreDunster and Batâs Castle
After a cracking dayâs walking yesterday I sat down with the map to plan my route for today. On recent visits to this site I have squeezed in a walk…
Read MoreWinter Sun on North Hill
A regular walk of mine when in Minehead is a circuit visiting Selworthy and North Hill. The beauty of walking around here is there are so many routes to choose…
Read MoreHopcott Common and Alcombe Common
The start of my 2023 walking year has been slightly hampered due to illness. Last October I went down with Covid and it laid me low for a couple of…
Read MoreWalking on Watership Down
A new walking year starts and once again I am undertaking a âwalk the yearâ challenge. This is the sixth year I have undertaken this quest, so this year I…
Read MoreMap of My Trig Pillars
For many years a key feature of my walking has been to visit Ordnance Survey triangulation pillars, also known as trig pillars. These pillars were introduced in 1935 in a…
Read MoreA Loop to Bossington from Minehead
No sooner than we arrived home from our Settle trip I am off again. This time I am heading back to Minehead for a few days walking on Exmoor with…
Read MoreReaching 2,022 Miles in 2022
This is my fifth year of walking the year, I started in 2018 with a challenge to walk 2,018 miles in the year and in doing so sought to raise…
Read MoreGreat Knoutberry Hill
Last year my walking buddy Mandy and I did a walk through Arten Gill and up to the Ordnance Survey Trig Pillar at Great Knoutberry Hill it was a great…
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