[This walk was completed on the 2nd July 2022]
I am staying in a B&B that doesn’t do breakfast. This seems a common phenomena in the remote northwest of Scotland, and rather difficult for guests, as there are no cafes around for miles in any direction. But I have my van, and I drive back to the viewpoint above Aultbea, park up, and make my own breakfast.
[This walk was completed on the 20th May 2022]
I return to the viewpoint above Tournaig, and hide my bike (somewhat unsuccessfully) at the bottom of a bank. My heart isn’t in the walk this morning.
Stand and take photos of the view across Loch Ewe. Shame the weather is dull and it is hard to take a decent photograph. Looks like rain over on those mountains.
Continue reading[This walk was completed on the 19th May 2022]
I set off down the driveway. My B&B overlooks Loch Ewe, and the view is wonderful despite the dark clouds over the mountains.
Today I’m walking to Poolewe, and then on to a viewpoint further along the road, where I have left my van. If I have the energy, I might walk further… but we’ll see. My distances seem to be getting shorter and shorter!
Continue reading[This walk was completed on the 18th May 2022]
I wake up to dark clouds. My bedroom is right under the eaves, and the sound of torrential rain hammering down on the skylights does nothing for my dented confidence. Yesterday was a failure. Will today be a washout?
The rain finally clears in the early afternoon, and – miracle – the sun shines down from a blue sky. With no excuse to delay any longer, I pack my rucksack and hop onto my trusty e-bike (Scooty).
Better late than never. It is nearly 5pm by the time I make it back to the Arctic Convoy memorial at the end of the road.
[This walk was completed on the 17th May 2022]
It’s my first trip back to Scotland for nearly two years. I wake very early to soft sunlight, and take a photo out of the window of my Airbnb studio-apartment. Scotland really is very, very beautiful.
[This walk was completed on the 12th November, 2021]
On the other side of the railway bridge, I’m amazed to see a proper, new, public footpath sign. “Heritage Trail”. Well, Lincolnshire, this is a pleasant surprise. A proper footpath!
[This walk was completed on the 12th November 2021]
Before I return to Manchester today, I’m determined to finish the Lincolnshire coast. I park the Beast in a public car park near the station in Barton on Humber, because today I’m catching a train instead of cycling.
[This walk was completed on the 11th November 2021]
It is another morning of dithering but, eventually I decide on the logistics of today’s route, which involves a bike ride back to the church at East Halton. With Scooty safely locked up beside the church, I begin today’s walk.
[This walk was completed on the 10th November, 2021]
I set off in the morning with a clear plan. I am going to cycle to Immingham and then walk to the northernmost tip of the Lincolnshire coast, following the coastal footpath.
But I end up wasting the whole morning, before eventually parking The Beast in Immingham, and pushing my bike along an entirely different route.
[This walk was completed on the 9th November 2021]
The river bank stretches ahead. Immingham Docks – which I could see from the very beginning of the bank – don’t seem any nearer.
I pass a strange little concrete box. Is it a WW2 defence box? A type of pill box? If so, I’ve never seen one that looks like this before. It could also be a bus shelter, I suppose, but unlikely as this isn’t a road. A bird hide?
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Report number:1234 Date: 4/5/26 Location: On the side of the river Arun just past Arundel castle 2 people with dog Laura’s report: “We were walking on the footpath and the cows were quite a way to our right, to our left was the river. The cows started coming over, we went down towards the river […]
Report number:1233 Date: 3/5/26 Location: Aller, near Langport, Somerset Family group & dog Libby’s report: “We were chased and pinned against the rivers edge by a whole group of cows who were kicking and jumping. They edged closer and closer until we were left with no option but to jump into the river and swim […]
Report number: 1232 Date: 25/4/26 Location: Between Overton and Erbistock (Wrexham). Approx What3Words = riverside.period.curtail 2 people no dog Frances’s report: “We crossed a stile into the field and immediately noticed a herd of cows on the other side. They seemed to be minding their own business and facing the other direction so we continued […]
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