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Tuesday, 22 February 2022

The Essex Coast - Salcott to Tollesbury

Salcott to TollesburyThe sixth stage of a weeks walking along the Essex Coast between Manningtree and Maldon. Tollesbury was not an easy location to get to using public transport, therefore we drove down to the village and made two circular walks in a figure of 8, firstly up to Salcott and back,...

Monday, 21 February 2022

The Essex Coast - St Osyth to Wivenhoe

St Osyth to WivenhoeThe fourth stage of a weeks walking along the Essex Coast between Manningtree and Maldon.All weekend the weather forecasters were issuing weather warnings of torrential rain for the Tuesday that we were due to walk this section. As it happened, the rain came down in the night...

Tuesday, 17 December 2019

A Walk along the Bure Valley Path

A 9 mile walk along Norfolk's Bure Valley Path between Aylsham and WroxhamThe Bure Valley Path follows the former Great Eastern Railway trackbed alongside the Bure Valley Narrow Gauge Railway. There are outstanding views of the river Bure and stops on route at Brampton, Buxton and Coltishall. Being...

South West Coast Path - Brixham to Kingswear

A 10 mile walk along the South West Coast Path between Brixham and Kingswear.This section is one of the most strenuous walks along the Exmouth to Plymouth section of the Coast Path but offers some spectacular views. There are craggy cliff-face paths as well as gentle wooded zig-zags before it finally...

Wednesday, 27 November 2019

A Hike along the Marriotts Way

The Marriott's Way links Aylsham and Norwich following the former trackbed of the Midland and Great Northern Railway.The Marriott's Way is a footpath, bridleway and cycle route, which follows the routes of two disused railway lines, and runs between the historic market town of Aylsham and the medieval...

Thursday, 4 April 2019

The Poppy Line - Holt to Sheringham

A 6.5 mile walk following the Poppy Heritage Steam Railway Line between Holt and SheringhamAn easy ramble roughly following the Poppy Line from Holt to Sheringham. The varied landscape that this route navigated is heathland, woodland and coast with the ever present steam railway always in range either...

Sunday, 13 January 2019

Goathland to Grosmont Rail Trail

A simple 3.5 mile walk along side the North Yorkshire Moors RailwayAmazing scenery with the sounds of steam engines chugging up the gradients makes this an awesome walk. The route follows the Esk Valley through woodland and open pasture in this idyllic Yorkshire setting. The return route can be a ride...

Thursday, 10 January 2019

South West Coast Path - Hayle to St Ives

An easy and delightful 6 mile walk along the South West Coast Path between Hayle and St IvesThis is one of the easier sections of the South West Coast Path that keeps within easy reach of civilisation and follows the St Ives branch line along this idyllic coastline. A few climbs but nothing too strenuous....

Friday, 28 December 2018

Angles Way - Oulton Broad to Beccles

A 9 mile walk along the Angles Way between Oulton Broad and Beccles in Suffolk The path between Oulton Broad and Beccles doubles up as both The Angles Way and the East Suffolk Coast Line walk. There is not much to this walk other than following the winding path alongside the River Waveney. It is a pleasant...

Friday, 21 December 2018

Weavers Way - Potter Heigham to North Walsham

A 20 mile walk along the Weavers Way between Potter Heigham and North WalshamThe Weavers Way winds its way along the River Thurne and then up Candle Dyke to Hickling Broad. From here it cuts across country to Stalham where it picks up the old railway trackbed through to just south of North Walsham....

Wednesday, 12 December 2018

South West Coast Path - Starcross to Paignton

A lengthy section along the South West Coast Path taking in the the English Riviera between Starcross and PaigntonFrom the Exe estuary where the ferry links Exmouth and Starcross, the South West Coast Path heads southwards through the English Riviera Towns of Dawlish, Teignmouth, Torquay and Paignton....

Thursday, 22 November 2018

Wells, Wareham, Wighton and Railways

A 9 miles circular walk that follows the Walsingham light railway from Wells-next-the-sea to Wighton with a return along tracks that make up National Cycle Route 1This is a short circular walk taking in the villages of Warham and Wighton just inland from Wells and following the route of the Wells and...

Sunday, 10 December 2017

Southwold to Blythburgh along the former Southwold Railway

A linear walk along the former trackbed of the Southwold Railway to BlythburghThe Southwold Railway was a narrow gauge line that linked Halesworth and Southwold. This closed in 1929 but the track bed is still in existence to Blythburgh and makes an excellent walk. The White Hart pub offers a place for...

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