The Meon Valley Railway - what it is and why I do it
Sunday, January 20, 2019
The 22½ mile Meon Valley Railway in Hampshire once ran from Alton down to its junction with the Fareham line. When it opened on 1st June 1903 it was one of the last main line railways of... Read More
The Islandshire Way
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
On a day in 793AD, estimated to have been the 8th June, one of the most cataclysmic events in British history took place on the tiny island of Lindisfarne just off the Northumberland coast. The first recorded Viking raid on British soil.... Read More
Wirral Way
Saturday, November 11, 2017
I’ll be honest, I wasn’t in Liverpool for the walking, it was just a weekend break in the northeast to steal a breath of the Mersey in the autumn. However, I did bring my walking boots and... Read More
The South Downs National Park Walk
Saturday, November 19, 2016
This 19 mile circular walk celebrates the landscape of the recently created South Downs National Park at the far western edge of Sussex. Parking is easy in Rowlands Castle and the train station is accessible... Read More
Blorenge
Friday, September 9, 2016
So it was on an unpredictable day in South Wales that I set forth with the intention of exploring one of the region's lesser known peaks. I had driven to a bunkhouse at Wern Watkins the day before and... Read More
The Boys of 66 Walk
Saturday, July 30, 2016
Saturday 30th July 2016 was the 50th anniversary of West Ham winning the World Cup for England, so as I set off from Boxgrove on the eastern side of Chichester to head for the South Downs I decided to... Read More
An Isle of Wight Walk
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Every now and then I like to visit the Isle of Wight for a walk, however it is not a cheap day. This one cost me £38 before putting foot to path what with a day's car parking and a return hovercraft... Read More
Black Hill
Friday, May 13, 2016
Anyone driving up (or down) the M1 between junctions 37 to 40 cannot fail to notice the dramatic rise of a reinforced concrete tower away to the west. On my way through West Yorkshire I... Read More
Source of the River Test
Saturday, April 9, 2016
One fine day in April I departed a train at Overton to search for the source of the River Test which rises in a field south of Ashe and flows for 40 miles to the Solent... Read More
The South West Coast Path
Saturday, August 22, 2015
On Saturday 15th August 2015 I found myself on yet another train journey to the West Country, I say another as this was my fifth year in a row walking the South West Coast Path. At 630 miles this was... Read More