Monthly Archives: May 2012
Day 8: Cold Ashton to Bath
Weather: Cloudy and cool Distance covered today: 16.4km ( 10.2 mi) Last night’s B&B: Labernum Cottage (£43) % Complete: 106.5% GPS satellite track of today’s route: Day 8 (click!) Cumulative climb and descent: 25,223ft & 25,028ft It wasn’t unexpected, … Continue reading
Day 7: Old Sodbury to Cold Ashton
Weather: Sunny with clouds and a cold wind Distance covered today: 14.5km ( 9.1 mi) Last night’s B&B: The Dog Inn (£57.5) % Complete: 96.2% GPS satellite track of today’s route: Day 7 (click!) With … Continue reading
Day 6 Dursley to Old Sodbury
Weather: Sunny early followed by stormy showers Distance covered today: 28.0km ( 17.4 mi) Last night’s B&B: 7 Prospect Place (£34) % Complete: 87.1% GPS satellite track of today’s route: Day6 (click!) This was always going to be a … Continue reading
Weather: Cloudy to start with a cold wind and sunny later Distance covered today: 22.2km ( 13.8 mi) Last night’s B&B: Court Farm (£30) % Complete: 69.5% GPS satellite track of today’s route: Day 5 … Continue reading
Day 4, Birdlip to Randwick
Weather: Cool and sunny with a gentle breeze Distance covered today: 23.5km ( 14.6 mi) Last night’s B&B: Royal George Hotel (£89) % Complete: 55.5% GPS satellite track of today’s route: Day4 (click!) We are … Continue reading
Day 3: Cleeve Hill to Birdlip
Weather: Cool and sunny with a gentle breeze Distance covered today: 25.5km ( 15.9 mi) Last night’s B&B: Cleeve Hill House Hotel (£60) % Complete: 40.7% GPS satellite track of today’s route: Day3 (click) … Continue reading
Day 2: Stanton to Cleeve Hill
Weather: cool and cloudy with sunshine later Distance covered today: 21.2km ( 13.2 mi) Last night’s B&B: The Old Post House (£45) % Complete:24.7% GPS satellite track of today’s route: Day2 (click!) Writing this blog can … Continue reading
Day 1 Chipping Campden to Stanton
Weather: Cloudy with rain showers and strong wind Distance covered today: 18.1km ( 11.3 mi) Last night’s B&B: The Court (£60) % Complete:11.4% GPS satellite track of today’s route: Day1 (click!) It may be a … Continue reading
Day 0 Chipping Campden
Weather notwithstanding, we’re here! The outlook for the next few days is actually improving, even if tomorrow looks foul. There is, though a high out in the Atlantic, moving towards the UK, and hopefully it will stall when it gets … Continue reading
The Next Challenge
Last year I completed the walk from Land’s End to John O’Groats, a marathon that took the best part of four months, including rest days. It ignited in me a real affection for walking in the glorious English countryside. I … Continue reading