With both dogs limited to how far they can walk we are out for a short walk on the downs. Old age is catching up with Dexter, his arthritic joints won’t let him go far and …
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Category: Travel
A Stroll Around Church Copse
Usually at this time of year we are away in the caravan exploring the countryside. However, with the current Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting sensible restrictions on travel and the “lock down” of people we …
Continue readingLing Gill and Cave Hill
Over the years I have walked many of the footpaths in this area of the Yorkshire Dales and visited a lot of the OS Trig Points, but there is a trig on Cave Hill I …
Continue readingWalking Up a Snow Covered Whernside
I am walking on my own again today and plan to ascend Whernside, a regular walk I undertake when we are in this area. Overnight we had some wintery conditions and as I drive towards Ribblehead …
Continue readingAlong the Pennine Way to Hull Pot
Now that Dexter is getting older we have to manage the distances he walks, if it is not too hot he can still clock up a few miles, but his days of long distance walks …
Continue readingRevisiting Attermire Scar
I am near to hitting my target of walking 2,019 miles in 2019. This is the second year that I have “walked the year”; last year I reached 2,018 miles on the Quantock Hills a …
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 readingGeneral 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 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 …
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