[This walk was completed on the 2nd July 2022]
I hide my Scooty bike between a green box and a stone wall, and set off walking onwards from Aultbea to Laide.
First, I must cross a river – the Allt Beithe. A new modern bridge exists, but the old stone bridge is much more photogenic and still available for pedestrians to use. I stop on the other side and take a photo, looking back towards the now-closed hotel.
Continue reading[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.
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Incident number 1305Date: 30.08.26Site: Public footpath alongside of Egglestone Abbey near Barnard Castle. County Durham.Bull with cows and calves (Comment: very large brown cattle with small horns.)2 walkers with dog on a lead. Miley’s Report: “We were walking from woods towards grasslands alongside Egglestone Abbey. This was the only route back to the gate onto […]
Incident number 1303Date: 31.5.26Site: Between Lewes and Hamsey on the river footpath BN7I dog, on a lead, 2 walkers Description: “Chased by cows on footpath, not for the first time here but very scary. Our dog froze in panic making getting away from cows near impossible.We reported it to the council who have replied saying […]
Incident number 1301Date: 24.05.26Site: Roughly this: What3words:Punctuate.Otter.Fronted. Near Over Alderley, Hare Hill permissive path. 1 dog on lead, 3 walkers. RH’s report: “We were just walking and suddenly a group of cattle burst out of a field (from nowhere) and moved around us, not charging but getting quite close, agitated and shifting around restlessly with […]
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