Day 1
7. april 2023, England ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Fabulous first day, start to finish.
Day 2
8. april 2023, England ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Another bright day. We crossed a disused railway. No iron horse but there was horse power.
Day 3
8. april 2023, England ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
Ended yesterday with a nice pub meal and a visit from Sam and Beth.
Longer day today (22miles). Finn the dog had a day at the beach with Colin as there were lots of country lanes and not many placesLes mer
Day 4
10. april 2023, England ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
Tidy went from full waterproofs to shorts. We went from Gnome World to walking on old railway lines, now the Camel Trail. 18 miles today
Day 5
11. april 2023, England ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
We had an early start to avoid the forecasted high winds and rain. However it caught us just before the top of Brown Willy ( Cornwall’s highest point). The rain hasn’t let up since and we didLes mer
Day 6
12. april 2023, England ⋅ 🌬 6 °C
A day of little sun, lotsa of rain and even some hail. 19.5 miles completed still.
Day 7
13. april 2023, England ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
Only the occasional shower and no hail. Sunshine this afternoon. A great park up space by the village run shop and a great view of Dartmoor .
Day 8
13. april 2023, England ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Another wet start but dry by 12pm.
21.4 miles of lanes. Great view for our end of day pint in Bickleigh.
Day 9
15. april 2023, England ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
We’ll what a difference to yesterday. Sunny from start to finish. Walked along the Grand Western Canal for most of the day.
Day 10
16. april 2023, England ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
A cloudy day but no showers. Mainly flat although we did do a bit of the Quantocks. Another 18.5 miles done.
Day 11
17. april 2023, England ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
After a bit of drizzle following the estuary from Bridgwater we followed dykes to Burnham on Sea, passing decaying boats, huge hedges and giant sluice gates.
We then walked along the coast with aLes mer
Day 12
17. april 2023, England ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
A day of criss-crossing the M5, new power lines to Hinkey Point, an Iron Age Camp and our first glimpse of the Severn Bridges.
Day 13
19. april 2023, Wales ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
From an amazing egg and mushroom bap, to blocked paths, scary bridges and castles, it’s been another day of mixed experiences. A change of county and Country.🏴
Say 14
20. april 2023, Wales ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C
An amazing days walking through the Wye valley from Chepstow to Monmouth. And of course a glass of cider.
Day 15
21. april 2023, England ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Not much of a day for photos as the rain return. Finished the day in Hereford at Mary’s uncles with tea and cake. 22.5 miles. We’ve now done 300miles in total.🥳
Day 16
22. april 2023, England ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
A very misty morning but brighter pm. The lurchers joined us today. Now have home as a base until Wed am.
Shortest day so far. 14.4 miles.
Day 17
23. april 2023, England
So many things got in our way today but we overcame paths blocked by pigs, fallen trees broken bridges and steep slopes.
But the weather was better and another 19 miles slipped by.
Day 18
24. april 2023, England ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
A great day walking with my neighbour Sue. Never stopped laughing and did another 15.4 miles.
Day 19
25. april 2023, England ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Today we have now done one third of the walk.🥳
Day 20
26. april 2023, England ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Sunshine , Greggs breakfast, lovely countryside and as always a cider!
See if you can spot the fox cubs.
Next three nights at Mary’s friend Jill’s house. x
Day 21
27. april 2023, England ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
A chilly start along the canal and then over Cannock Chase. Lack of signs and obstructive cows made the afternoon more of a challenge. 17 miles today.
Day 22
28. april 2023, England ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Today was cloudy till an hour after we finished.
We walked through a shooting range(scary ), passed the JCB Academy where King Charles was visiting and changed counties once again. (Now inLes mer
Day 23
29. april 2023, England ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Lovely walking.
We went through the picture postcard village of Tissington, along an abandoned railway (now part of the Pennine Bridle Way) and we’re once more picked up by Ollie.
Day 24
30. april 2023, England ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
We dodged the bad weather yet again, with only a brief shower for the last 30min .
We got some lovely views following the Pennine Bridle Path and were well backed up by Ollie for our break and lunchLes mer
Day 25
1. mai 2023, England
A very misty start but it soon cleared.
We walked by a river (Tame), a canal ( Huddersfield Narrow Canal) and an old railway line ( The Donkey line).
We finished in Denshaw. 18 miles today .
Good luck, hope the weather stays good for you ☀️😎🤞 [Jayne]
Brilliant photos ♥️ Good luck xxx [Emma]
Good luck. [Mark]