Second trip with Claire

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- Jun 25, 2023
- 🌬 29 °C
- Altitude: 69 m
- England Oxford Iffley 51.731102, -1.23573851°43’52” N 1°14’9” W
Day 11
Oxford
June 25, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌬 29 °C
We took the train from Penzance this morning (Chris, our landlord, drove us to the station) to Oxford, with a change at Reading. The first train was late so we missed our connection but were able to get on a later one. There is a rebate-for-late so we will investigate how much we can get back. The trip took nearly six hours.

Disaster almost struck when we tried to book into our accommodation, a 10 min walk from the station and close to the centre of town. Claire had inadvertently cancelled the booking! The hotel was full but the receptionist was helpful and we found another place, further out (at Iffley) but much nicer and cheaper. The room is quite large with a large window.

We enjoyed an Indian meal at the hotel then watched Glastonbury on TV.Read more
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- Jun 26, 2023
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 69 m
- England Oxford Iffley 51.731136, -1.23574451°43’52” N 1°14’9” W
Day 12
Iffley (Oxford)
June 26, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
The Tree Hotel (in the “village” of Iffley) is just a 20 min walk/bus to the centre of town. We spent the day in Oxford: climbing the tower of St Michael’s Church which gives a great view of the town, then back later for a concert in the church.

A visit to the Ashmolean Museum made us wish we had several more days to do it justice.
The All Souls College was well worth a visit, as was the University Church with its stories of martyrs burned at the stake.

The covered markets were a real find.

Back to our hotel, then a tour of Iffley. There is no actual village but it is certainly the place to live if you have a spare few million pounds. As well as the best example of a Norman church in England, it has a pretty lock and picturesque streets and lanes.Read more
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- Jun 27, 2023, 11:59pm
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- England Copeland District St Bees St. Bees Beach Seafront 54.490063, -3.60326954°29’24” N 3°36’12” W
Day 13
St Bees
June 27, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
After a 5 hr train trip from Oxford we arrived at St Bees to start the CoSt to Coast walk tomorrow. It was a pretty dull day with some rain but fortunately the 1 km walk to the Seacote Hotel was without rain.

Our room is quite spacious and the place, although not expensive, is pretty good. And the price includes breakfast. Our room looks over the beach - which is not at all appealing!

Picnic in our room with the usual tennis on TV …Read more
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- Jun 28, 2023
- 🌧 16 °C
- Altitude: 109 m
- England Ennerdale and Kinniside Ennerdale Bridge 54.529216, -3.44193554°31’45” N 3°26’31” W
Day 14
Ennerdale Bridge
June 28, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
We left St Bees and our lovely hotel by the seaside in our wet weather gear, which we certainly needed. We had already decided to take a shorter route because of the mist but when we got to Cleater and we were quite wet, a taxi to Ennerdale seemed the sensible idea.

We were too early to check into the hotel, (“the door will be locked until 3 o’clock”, the taciturn owner told us) apart from leaving our bags so we strolled to a much friendlier pub where we had to have a drink so that we could feel justified in staying there for a couple of hours, drying out and reading our books. It was so lovely we booked there for dinner.Read more
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- Jun 28, 2023
- 🌧 16 °C
- Altitude: 78 m
- England Allerdale District Rosthwaite 54.522924, -3.14920554°31’23” N 3°8’57” W
Day 14
Iffley (Oxford)
June 28, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
The Tree Hotel (in the “village” of Iffley) has turned out to be a real find, only 20 mins walk/bus to the centre of town.
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- Jun 29, 2023
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 78 m
- England Allerdale District Rosthwaite 54.522925, -3.14920554°31’23” N 3°8’57” W
Day 15
Rosthwaite
June 29, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
20 km 8 hours
Very rocky path which is hard on the feet. I was shattered when we go to Yew Tree Farm. Meal at the pub was good; accommodation very comfortable.

Spectacular scenery but not enough time to appreciate it because you’re always looking at where to put your feet. Tomorrow should not be so strenuous.Read more
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- Jun 30, 2023, 4:45pm
- 🌧 14 °C
- Altitude: 80 m
- England South Lakeland District Grasmere 54.458609, -3.02481654°27’31” N 3°1’29” W
Day 16
Grasmere
June 30, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
What a day! 12 km in 5 1/2 hrs, so shorter distance and time than yesterday, and easier terrain but it rained all day!
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- Jul 1, 2023
- 🌬 15 °C
- Altitude: 149 m
- England Eden District Patterdale 54.533298, -2.93117654°31’60” N 2°55’52” W
Day 17
Patterdale
July 1, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
Nearly 5 hours and most of it not in rain, although the wind was pretty strong at times. Grasmere,
In the Lake District there is only one lake: the rest are meres, waters, tarns,
Patterdale is another picturesque village with not much in it apart from hotels, pubs and B&Bs. Nice accommodation at the Old Water View Hotel.Read more
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- Jul 2, 2023
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 237 m
- England Eden District Shap 54.52163, -2.67106154°31’18” N 2°40’16” W
Day 18
Shap
July 2, 2023 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We had hoped to get a steamer from Patterdale to Pooley Bridge but unfortunately it was not running because of the wind. However, by chance we found that we could get a bus which cut 16 km off a 32 km walk.

The walk, although there was a few showers, was overall not too difficult, as the terrain was generally quite flat.

It was also made pleasant by having the company of a father and daughter from Arizona for about two-thirds of the way. Their pace was quite comfortable for me so I was really grateful! Once they stopped for lunch (something we never do!) it was our usual striding with Claire always 100 m ahead.

Shap is an unusual village in that it is about 2km long with most buildings along the road. Naturally the Greyhound Hotel is at the furthest end. Quite good accommodation though.Read more
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- Jul 3, 2023
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 168 m
- England Eden District Kirkby Stephen 54.472618, -2.34860654°28’21” N 2°20’55” W
Day 19
Kirkby Stephen
July 3, 2023 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We walked to Tebay then caught a bus to Kirkby Stephen, which meant a 20 km walk instead of 33 km! The bus was a real treat!

Accommodation OK but food very ordinary.

We found that Sherpa had not been paid for today but fortunately they brought it anyway and we’ll have to pay it later.Read more
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