May 2025 archive

Day 10 – Kirkby Stephen to Grinton

Tuesday 27th May 2025 So after a jaunt over to Windermere and Grasmere on Sunday afternoon and a stroll around Kendal on Bank Holiday Monday, Mark dropped me back to Kirkby Stephen late afternoon. I had decided to abandon the idea of camping over the next few days, sending all my camping gear back to …

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Day 9 – Bents Farm, Newbiggin on Lune to Kirkby Stephen

Sunday 25th May So after a night of being a bit scared in the tent, worried a tree was going to crash down onto my tent, with the wind howling and the rain tipping down all night, pretty much, I woke up and decided I was going to pack up and leave whilst there was …

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Day 8 – Shap to Newbiggin on Lune

Saturday 24th May 2025 Well I finally managed to get back on the trail! I drove up to Chorley on Friday after work, and Mark very kindly offered to drive me to Shap so I could pick up where I left off back in April.  I didn’t weigh it when it was completely packed but …

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Day 7 – Bampton Common to Shap

Sunday 20th April 2026 Rise and Shine!  What a lovely sight to be greeted with. We had a good night’s sleep, although I somehow managed to get a really bad crick in the neck.  We had breakfast of beans, porridge, fruit and flapjacks and of course cups of tea. The stream was fabulous, it was …

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