A couple of years ago I achieved the gold award in the National Navigation Award Scheme. Learning navigation skills was a thoroughly enjoyable experience and I wish I had done…
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Category: Travel
A Circuit to Long Combe
It is the time of year when I always like to get away for a few days walking on Exmoor. There is something exhilarating about being out in the sort…
Read MoreFour Trigs on the South Downs
Back in 2018 I spent six days walking the South Downs Way, it was a cracking walk with the bonus of bagging a number of Ordnance Survey trig pillars as…
Read MoreArundel Park to South Stoke
A few days ago the weather forecast for today was persistent rain from dawn to dusk, but yesterday evening it improved to show the rain moving through by early afternoon,…
Read MoreA Trig, Seal and Fleeing King
With the weather looking set fair for the day I have decided to head out for a bit of a jamabout from Arundel. It is an area I have not…
Read MoreBow Hill and Devil’s Humps
After yesterday’s blustery walk along the coast and navigating my way around flooded fields I am heading inland to walk on the South Downs. I am meeting up with my…
Read MoreA Circuit from Atherington to Flansham
When this blog was first conceived I needed to give it a name. For a number of days various options were considered and discarded. At the time we were sorting…
Read MoreHills and Forts around Shillingstone
I haven’t been out for a day’s walking since returning from my trek between Taunton and Gloucester a couple of weeks ago. A combination of wet weather and struggling with…
Read MoreOn Horton Moor
The hot weather has settled in so we have planned another shortish walk today to ensure Crosby is fine. Yesterday afternoon we tried again to walk to Winskill but after…
Read MoreLangcliffe via Stackhouse
Following yesterday’s unsettled weather today’s forecast is for a warm, sunny day so we decide not to wander too far. Crosby is not so keen on long walks in hot…
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