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Monday, 14 February 2022

North Bedfordshire Ramble

North Bedfordshire RambleA day long pub crawl and ramble around the area of Bedfordshire that borders NorthamptonshireThe tracks, lanes and footpaths around this area of Bedfordshire provided many pub crawl in the past and this was a revisitof the area, the pubs and the peop...

Sunday, 23 February 2020

The Angles Way - Wortwell to Earsham

An 8.75 mile walk along the Angles Way from Wortwell to EarshamIt is not often that a country ramble coincides with a Brewery visit. On this route there are two, the historic St Peters brewery and the Waveney Brewing Company based at the Queens Head pub in Earsham. Although St Peters is a little off...

Tuesday, 24 December 2019

Ouse Valley Way - Oakley to Carlton

A 13 mile North Bedfordshire walk along the Ouse Valley Way between Oakley and Carlton taking in the charming villages of Pavenham, Sharnbrook, and Odell.Although the Ouse Valley Way does not actually go into Oakley, there is a convenient bus stop here that links the two ends to this walk. The bus stop...

Thursday, 11 April 2019

SWCP - Portland Circular Walk

A 13.5 mile walk along the South West Coast Path around the Isle of Portland A fascinating wander around the Isle of Portland, the peninsular that lies on the southern tip of Weymouth. Not overly challenging but with a few climbs and descents. The coastline is full of the relics and remnants of the...

Sunday, 3 March 2019

East Northants Greenway - Rushden to Irthlingborough

Easy walk that navigates through Rushden and Higham Ferrers, ending up at Irthlingborough A trail that uses the former trackbed for the Rushden and Higham branch railway, together with the old trail across the Nene Valley to Irthlingboro...

Saturday, 2 March 2019

Rushden Lakes to Higham Circular Walk

a 4.5 mile circular walk using well maintained footpaths through the Lakes nature reserveAn easy and pleasant ramble through the lakes area that occupies the Nene Valley in this part of Northamptonshire. Well maintained paths and tracks make this accessible for most folk and access into Higham enables...

Tuesday, 26 February 2019

Rushden Skew Bridge Lake Walk

Short circular walk around the Skew Bridge Ski LakeA very simple and easy walk along the footpaths around Skew Bridge Ski Lake. Situated on the edge of the Rushden Lakes shopping complex with restaurants and decking facing onto the lake, this trail circumnavigates the waters through the woodland that...

Sunday, 9 December 2018

Ouse Valley Way - St Neots to Houghton

A 14 mile walk along the Ouse Valley Way from St Neots to HoughtonA perfect river side walk following the gentle flowing River Ouse as it meanders past nature reserves to Godmanchester. From here there is easy access into Huntingdon or across the meadows to Houghton and its infamous mill. A perfect...

Wednesday, 23 June 2010

South West Coast Path - Portland Circular walk/Weymouth to Osmington Mills

This was the sixth stage of 10 days walk along the Jurassic Coast section of the South West Coast Footpath between Exmouth and Poole. This was the day of the important England vs Slovenia football match which if England lost would most likely dump them out of the World Cup. The viewing of this game...

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