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 …
Category: Coast-to-Coast
May 25
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 …
May 24
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 …
May 20
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 …
Apr 24
Day 3 – Black Sail Hut to Seatoller
Monday 7th April 2025 The day started in the most beautiful way after a mixed night. It was quite windy when I first went to bed, but it settled at some point but then my hips felt a bit cold. I wrapped my jacket around them, that did the trick and I didn’t wake up …
Apr 22
Day 6 – Patterdale to Bampton Common
Saturday 19th April 2025 Back on the trail for another leg, this time I have a walking buddy. It’s a sixteen mile stretch, but we are going to attempt eight Wainwrights also. So the first marker for this stretch shows Angle Tarn which is two miles, easy you might think, but all uphill and both …
Apr 11
Day 5 – Grasmere to Patterdale
Thursday 10th April 2025 After a very substantial continental breakfast, and a good look at the map, I set off to get the bus from Keswick to Grasmere, and was on the trail nice and early and feeling reading for the challenge. I had expected this to be quite gruelling, but in actual fact, it …
Apr 09
Day 4 – Seatoller to Grasmere
Tuesday 8th April 2025 I had a comfortable night’s sleep and planned the day over a continental breakfast at the hostel. I realised that I could get the bus back to where I left off, walk the Seatoller to Grasmere section, and bus back to Keswick. No need to carry heavy pack! So I booked …
Apr 06
Day 2 – Cleator to Black Sail Hut
Sunday 6th April 2025 I set off around 10.15am from Cleator. I had heard about the diversions at Dent so decided to take my own alternative route rather than risk getting lost with the diversions. I’m glad I did that because I heard some tales of people climbing over trees and walking miles extra. I …
Apr 05
Day 1 – St Bees Head to Cleator
Saturday 5th April 2025 Today I started in St Bees and got as far as Cleator. I had planned on going a little bit further, but my body was protesting against the heat in combination with carrying a heavy pack, so I decided to be sensible and stop for the day. I also was extremely …
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