On our travels we frequently walk along canal tow paths. I particularly like them because they are usually fine feats of engineering and part of our great industrial heritage. Today…
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Category: Travel
Down Memory Lane at Severn View
The weather forecast for today suggests there will be rain after lunch so Lynnie is reluctant to head out for a walk, instead opting to stay in the caravan with…
Read MorePoachers and Bridges
We have decided to walk from the caravan site today. I am never keen on driving far when we are away. Years ago I used to find driving pleasurable, but…
Read MoreA Five Mile Walk from Golden Valley House CL
A couple of weeks ago Lynnie’s brother John mentioned he had recently stayed in a holiday cottage at Oldbury Naite, close to the River Severn in South Gloucestershire, where a…
Read MoreTitterstone Clee Hill
We have had an enjoyable stay at the Old Orchard CL but it is almost over and tomorrow we are heading home for a couple of days before setting off…
Read MoreThe Battle of Worcester
Every walker will know that not all routes go exactly as planned, we have encountered missing footbridges, totally impassable paths, path closures for safety reasons following landslip or storms and…
Read MoreA Jamabout to Hartlebury Common
Yesterday evening I spent some time studying the Ordnance Survey maps for the local area around Old Orchard CL. As far as Lynnie is concerned my studying maps is ominous,…
Read MoreArchers Country
Crosby and I are walking on our own today, Lynnie has decided a day spent around the caravan is just what she needs. I am not sure if my mention…
Read MoreDroitwich Barge Canal
We have been at The Old Orchard CL for a couple of days and as yet I have not bagged any of the local Ordnance Survey trig points, so in…
Read MoreThe Severn Way and Ombersley
On today’s walk I am keen to walk a section of the Severn Way besides the River Severn. We often walk besides canals, but a riverside walk is not such…
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