I stood by myself in the wind, in the middle of nowhere, staring at some dirt, and suddenly began to understand…
It was a bit silly ticking off four islands in my first full day…
Who wouldn’t want to hike 190 miles along a chain of astonishing islands to the UK’s windiest wild camp?
A quintessentially English landscape: rolling contours, muted colours and quirky, Tolkienesque names…
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The massive backdrop of the sky dominates your view, and your consciousness…
I hope you’re not expecting a spine-tingling tale of life-threatening adventures on the Weavers Way…
Four days of flat, easy walking through farmland, fenland and along old railway lines.
My adopted home county of Norfolk was of minority interest as a potential hiking destination…
I’ve come to regard heavy, ‘waterproof’ footwear as a waste of money and even counterproductive.
Things to do in Inverness: annoy staff in outdoor shops by saying ‘I’ve just walked the Scottish National Trail…’
I was in an odd position, not to mention an altered state of mind…
Such a thirty-five mile hike might have been feasible in Norfolk…
In fact, it’s all a bit wild and woolly up here. You could feel very exposed and alone…
