Robin Hood’s Bay – destination for Coast to Coast Walkers

Robin Hoods Bay

We woke to a cold morning. This was to be our final day of walking. We enjoyed our last English breakfast, ate the boiled eggs with lots of tasty homemade wholemeal bread, a variety of local jams, and finished with hot tea. Outside the weather didn’t look good. A few large raindrops flattened themselves against [...]

Offa’s Dyke – walking on the Dyke (760AD) to Discoed

Through the country of the Magicians

We had been walking for half the day and were enjoying the Welsh countryside enormously. Next was Burfa Bank Forestry Plantations and of course, another hill to climb. I had the feeling that we were out in the middle of nowhere, with the last farms far behind us. I guess it was the accumulation of [...]

London: Step by Step – Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop

  Walking around an ancient capital city like London is a pleasure. As well as enjoying the sights, smells and sounds, you still have to have your wits about you. And be ready to take in the enormous amount of history around you. The weather was perfect for walking. No rain and intermittent sunshine. I [...]

The oldest Hotel in Scotland – and it’s on the West Highland Way

Kings House Hotel

Bridge of Orchy- Kings House Hotel (21.5 km)  – Glencoe, Argyll We were staying at a B&B near the village of Bridge of Orchy. The overnight rain had brought about an overcast morning. It was time to pay for dinner and order lunch. Dinner turned out to be £10 each instead of £9 and a [...]

Offa’s Dyke – Gladestry –Kington with the highest golf course in Britain

Cosy Kington in the Welsh woods

Overnighted at at B&B at Gladestry on the historic Anglo-Welsh border. A good breakfast in the dining room and an extra slice of cake for good measure. It was going to be a long walk today. A blustery wind forecast for today. We followed the road down to Gladestry and walked through the quiet village. [...]