Mile Zero: Bowness on Solway
30. Juli 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 14 °CMile Zero on the Hadrian's Wall Path. This is where the Romans stopped building their wall, 1,150 miles from home and 84 from Wallsend in the East.
Mile Zero on the Hadrian's Wall Path. This is where the Romans stopped building their wall, 1,150 miles from home and 84 from Wallsend in the East.
Roger is an awesome guy. He made the only signpost in the world to feature both Bowness and Wallsend and uses it to raise money for cancer research.
For a couple of miles we've been walking along a very flat, straight road of cows, sand and mud.
We did it! Day one complete, five hours down, approximately 13 miles covered. A few diversions but nothing serious and we will start exactly here tomorrow. Bonus: biscuit factory, Dixon's Chimney,Weiterlesen
Starting day two: Carlisle to Lanercost. Sites include: Carlisle Cathedral, Tullie House, Bitts Park, and the Sands Centre.
The Stall on the Wall. An awesome cafe with shady trees and no people.
We did it! Day two complete, finishing in Lanercost Tea Room for cake.
Rested for a day in Lazonby where my parents live and where I grew up. We recharged our batteries with scampi, watched Ghostbusters and I went swimming. Lazonby is also hosting an in no way racistWeiterlesen
We've finished Lanercost to Walltown Quarry and are about to start the hardest section of the wall to the Twice Brewed Inn. Lots of visible wall and old pele tower buildings on route so far.
It was a harder day than expected, and we had to come down off the Ridge when the rain came in around the Milecastle. But we made it! Dinner with Stuart and Joy at the Twice Brewed Inn. I had chickenWeiterlesen