(14th February 2012 - 14 miles) There had been no let up with the weather. And as I ate breakfast, thick, grey cloud still lay heavy on the fells. Afterwards, I studied the ordnance survey map in the dining room and decided to cut across country from 'The Station Inn' to pick up the Dales … Continue reading The Dales Way: Day 4 – Ribblehead to Sedbergh
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The Dales Way: Day 3 – Cray to Ribblehead
(13th February 2012 - 14 miles) The next morning, after chatting to some fellow guests over breakfast, I was in good spirits as I bounced down the hill to the tiny village of Hubberholme, where I re-joined the Dales Way. As you might have guessed, the word Hubberholme derives from old Norse. It is named … Continue reading The Dales Way: Day 3 – Cray to Ribblehead
The Dales Way: Day 2 – Burnsall to Cray
(12th February 2012 - 15 miles) The weather was no different: snow hadn't melted, cloud and mist hadn't lifted, the sun wasn't shining and it was still very cold. But Wharfedale was still very beautiful, in a bleak kind of way. After another fat-soaked breakfast (and a fruit salad that I wanted to pour into … Continue reading The Dales Way: Day 2 – Burnsall to Cray
The Dales Way: Day 1 – Ilkley to Burnsall
( 11th February 2012 - 14 miles) The owner of Tivoli Place B&B looked at me with a mixture of curiosity, pity and condolence as I tackled a big breakfast the following morning. She couldn't quite understand why anyone would undertake The Dales Way in winter. And later, as I hefted my rucksack and stepped … Continue reading The Dales Way: Day 1 – Ilkley to Burnsall
Coast to Coast: Day 12 – Egton Bridge to Robin Hood’s Bay
(26th March 2013 - 16½ miles on my last leg of Wainwright's Coast to Coast from Egton Bridge to Robin Hood's Bay) So here it was. My last day on the Coast to Coast. And, for the last time, it was snowing - as it had on seven of my twelve days. The Horseshoe Hotel … Continue reading Coast to Coast: Day 12 – Egton Bridge to Robin Hood’s Bay
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