At the start of the year my walking buddy Mandy suggested we try to visit all the Wiltshire White Horses in 2020. Normally this would not be too difficult to…
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Category: Region
Melbury Beacon and Ashmore
There are not many positives coming from the Covid-19 pandemic, but one is that I have done a lot more walking closer to home. In normal circumstances Lynnie and I…
Read MoreMartin Down and Sixpenny Handley
I am out again today walking from Martin Down with my friend Nigel from New Forest Navigation. We have plotted a thirteen mile route that will take us to Pentridge…
Read MorePorlock Weir and Culbone
Before I left home I mentioned to a friend that I was heading to Minehead to do some walking on Exmoor and she asked if I had ever walked to…
Read MoreWootton Courtenay and Dunster from Minehead
Over many trips to this area I have walked Hopcott Common and Periton Hill and seen footpath signs for Wootton Courtenay but have never ventured into the village. So today’s…
Read MoreAllerford and Bossington from Minehead
Later in the week I plan to walk around Porlock Weir and think I will start from Bossington. I have not walked from there before so decide that today I…
Read MoreTrig Hunting on Exmoor in the Rain
After bagging Withypool Common trig point yesterday at Brightworthy Barrow I plan to add two more to my list today and have the trigs at Shoulsbury Castle and Five Barrows…
Read MoreLandacre Bridge and Brightworthy Barrows
The weather forecast suggests I will get wet at some point on my walk today. This is hardly surprising when walking on Exmoor in late October. I don’t mind walking…
Read MoreDunster Forest from Minehead CAMC
This week I was due to be walking in the Brecon Beacons, but the Welsh Governments Covid 19 restrictions mean I am unable to travel to the Principality. A quick…
Read MoreIn the Meon Valley from Old Winchester Hill
I am out walking today in the Meon Valley with my walking buddies Mandy and Nigel. This is an area that I don’t really know. I passed through the valley…
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