(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
Solo Walking
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
The Dales Way 2012
I was on the summit of Fairfield in the Lake District when I first heard of The Dales Way. In November 2007, friends and I were sitting in bright sunshine and enjoying clear views over the surrounding fells. We had completed half of the 'Fairfield Horseshoe' and as we scoffed our sandwiches, we chatted to … Continue reading The Dales Way 2012
Advice On Walking Wainwright’s Coast To Coast Path
Why Would I Walk The Coast To Coast? Because it's there? Because you feel the need? Or because it's one of the most popular long-distance footpaths in the world? All are good reasons but for many years I wasn't convinced that I wanted to trek for 200 miles from St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay. … Continue reading Advice On Walking Wainwright’s Coast To Coast Path
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
The Walking Gardener 