The Walking Blog
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Picking things up
We’ve picked up walking again after quite a long period when it hasn’t been a major focus in our lives.
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The Holy Grail
So – the holy grail of a national coast path around the whole of Great Britain is slowly coming to pass with a new 34-mile section of path opened between Hartlepool and Sunderland.
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Literary rambles
What’s your favourite way to spend a blustery autumn day? Curled up by the fire with a cup of tea and a good book, or striding across the landscape breathing fresh air and getting some colour in your cheeks?
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Autumn foraging
This year has seen a bumper autumn for foraging with a fantastic crop of fruit gathered by us from hedgerows within a short walk of the house thanks to the warm and mild spring.
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Bure Valley
It has been a long-held ambition of mine to combine a trip on the Bure Valley Railway, a narrow-gauge railway running steam-hauled passenger services for nine miles between Aylsham and Wroxham, with a walk on its accompanying footpath. Our recent trip to Norfolk has finally presented us with the chance to accomplish this.
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Overstrand
Hang about – what do you mean, Norfolk Coast Path extension?
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Barefoot hiking
How effective is a spot of barefoot hiking in toughening up the feet and preventing injuries in advance of a big event? Possibly more than you could ever imagine…
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Spring foraging: Elderflowerade
With spring bursting out all over it’s a fine time to be picking up the foraging again with a big simmering pan full of elderflowerade.
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Orienteering
The nice thing about being in the recovery period after a race is you can be an awful lot freer about what exercise you take. In this case it was a run around a fixed orienteering course in Stevenage.