Flying Home

We left Motel One Tower Hill In London at 6:15 am and rode the tube to Heathrow. We checked in and got through security all by 8:10 am. Our flight was 9 hours long but it seemed to go fast. We walkedRead more
Day in London

We had a day in London to ourselves. We walked over to Saint Paul’s and then caught the tube to Westfield Mall where we met Stanny and Michael Porter for lunch. It was great to see them again. TheRead more
Last day in the North

Today we left northern England for London.
Back to London

We had a nice breakfast and caught a taxi (Woody’s Taxis) from our hotel on Lindisfarne. We both chucked out our hiking shoes after 450 km of wet boggy hiking so our bags are a little lighter. BobRead more
More Pictures From Holy Island

More pictures from Holy Island.
To Holy Island

As we had had a long day yesterday, we decided to take a taxi to Fenwick from Wooler. From there we walked to the causeway linking the mainland to Lindisfarne (Holy Island). We crossed the high speedRead more
More from the Cheviot Hills day

More pictures from our day in the Cheviots.
Cheviot Hills

We decided to take a “high route” to Wooler instead of the traditional St Cuthbert’s Way route. It turned out to be a tough day with the poor trail conditions and long distance and elevationRead more
More sights

Here are some more sights from day 2 of St. Cuthbert’s Way.
To Kirk Yetholm

We left Jedburgh by taxi back to the St Cuthbert’s trail. It was a long walk today of around 26 km. There was a mix of conditions, from mud, puddles and wet grass to forest floor to high elevationRead more
Sights Along St. Cuthbert's Way

Here are some more sights from Melrose and Day 1 of St. Cuthbert’s Way. The Scottish Borders country is really beautiful!
To Jedburgh

We had a great breakfast with waffles and bacon as the special. We started our walk by leaving Melrose via the Abbey and heading up to the Eildon Hills. We decided to take a little side trip up top ofRead more
Fun Find in Melrose

Look what I found in Melrose!!
To Melrose

We left Robin Hood’s Bay this morning in the rain and caught the bus and then train and then bus again to Melrose in the border country of Scotland. The train from York to Berwick-on-Tweed wasRead more
Day Off in Robin Hood's Bay and Whitby

We have been pretty lazy today but we needed the rest. So we took a planned day off and spent it wandering around Robin Hood’s Bay and Whitby. We didn’t walk to far to save our feet. We walkedRead more
End of the Coast to Coast!

Celebration of the end of the Coast to Coast
More Sights Along the Coast to Coast

Here are some more sights along the Coast to Coast.
Finish of the Coast to Coast Walk

We had another long day of 31 km. We made it to the end at Robin Hood’s Bay around 5 pm. It was very windy all day. We didn’t have any rain though, until the last ten minutes into Robin Hood’sRead more
To Glaisdale

We started out today from the Buck Inn in Chap Gate. The walk started as a slog uphill but then it was pretty level after that. The weather was awful. It was driving rain with probably 60 km windsRead more
Some interesting sites along the trail

Some interesting sites I’ve seen along the way
Along the Cleveland Hills

We spent the day walking along the Cleveland Way which goes up and down the edges of the Cleveland Hills. There was a nice stop along the way at Lordstones where we had a coffee. We met lots ofRead more
Across the Vale of Mowbray

This section of the hike left Richmond and ended at Ingleby Cross. It was 35 km long and is the longest section we will be doing. This section is called the Vale of Mowbray and crossed from the SwaleRead more
More sights on the way to Richmond

Here are some more sights from today.
On to Richmond

We walked from Reeth to Richmond today, which wasn’t too far (16 km) and only 260 meter ascent. The weather spit rain a few times, just enough to make us stop and put on our jackets before it quit.Read more
To Reeth via the High Route

We left Keld with cloudy and cool weather and walked towards Reeth. The Pennine Way crosses the path of the Coast to Coast at Keld, and we walked along it for 100 meters or so until it veered off. WeRead more
More Highlights from the Walk to Keld

More trip highlights 😀