Tag Archives: hiking

269 Fleetwood to Cockerham

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

A good walk, but shame about the footpath obstructions. Continue reading →

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268 am – Blackpool Golden Mile and North Beach

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

I pass a weird execution ground for cyborgs, and discover Blackpool has 3 piers, and a very fast-moving tide. Continue reading →

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267 Warton to Blackpool

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

I’m hoping today will be easier than yesterday, and I get off to a good start. Continue reading →

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266 am Preston to Freckleton

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

‘Purgatory’ I wrote on my map afterwards, to remind myself of my suffering! Continue reading →

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263 Formby, Southport, Crossens

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

I find it amazing that the sea, during its regular ebb and flow, can create so many different textures and surfaces on the same stretch of sands. Continue reading →

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260 West Kirkby to Birkenhead

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

I start from the quiet resort of West Kirby, plod along one of the longest promenades I have ever encountered, before descending into the bowels of Birkenhead. Continue reading →

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259 evening – Hilbre Island

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

The rocks here are very red – the Wirral’s own version of Ayers Rock. But is the tide coming in faster than I can run? Continue reading →

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259 Heswall to West Kirby

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

I meet a horse in a Mackintosh, resist an ice cream van, and walk on water… well, almost. Continue reading →

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258 Neston to Heswall

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

The footpath follows the line of the coast, but the sea is now a green expanse of marsh. Continue reading →

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257 pm Neston to Parkgate

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

I battle through reeds and long grasses, before reaching a seaside resort that is no longer by the sea. Continue reading →

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