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Our Walkies
England, Scotland, Wales and Madiera
Three days in the North Pennines
Long Disance Walks Done or Ongoing
The Wolds Way (83 miles)
I completed this walk between May 18th 1994 and May 27th 1994. I walked 3 of the days on my own and the other 3 days with friends from work.
Transport was a problem but due to the help and support from friends I was able to go home each night and kind of "Leapfrogged" my way around.
The walk starts at Hessle which is at the north end of the Humber Bridge and finishes at Filey Brigg on the Yorkshire coast.
Hessle to South Cave (13 mls) - Alone
South Cave to Nunburnholme (16 mls) - With Glenn
Nunburnholme to Fridaythorpe (11 mls) - With Glenn
Fridaythorpe to Wintringham (15 mls) - Alone
Wintringham to Ganton (13 mls) - Alone
Ganton to Filey Brigg (15 mls) - With Tony Hand and Brian W.
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The Dales Way (81 miles)
The walk starts at Ilkley in the Yorkshire Dales and winds its way north and then west to finish at Bowness on Windermere in the Lake District
This walk was done with Tony Hand between September 9th 1995 and September 14th 1995. We used B&B's throughout the walk and also carried all our own gear (No Packhorse used on this walk)
The route
Tony and Bryan (Me) at Ilkley (Start of the Dales Way)
Day 1. Ilkley to Burnsall - 15 mls
Day 2. Burnsall to Buckden - 15 mls
Day 3. Buckden to Gearstones Farm - 12 mls
Day 4. Gearstones Farm to Sedburgh - 15 mls
Day 5. Sedburgh to Burnside - 15 mls
Day 6. Burnside to Bowness - 9 mls
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Tony and Bryan (Me) at Bowness on Windermere (End of the Dales Way)
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Wainwrights Coast to Coast (Well half of it) 84 miles
This walk stats at St Bees and ends at Kirkby Stephen (84 mls) The entire walk ends at Robin Hoods Bay on the Yorkshire coast.
As 2 weeks are needed to complete the Coast to Coast Walk we only had 1 week so we did the best half which is across the Lake District.
I did this walk with Tony and Gavin Hand between May 17th 1996 and May 23rd 1996
We used B&B's throughout but this time employed the services of the "Packhorse", not only to carry our bags between the B&B's (enabling us to carry just a day sack) but also for the car parking at Kirkby Stephen and transport of ourselves to St Bee's for the start of the walk.
The route
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Tony Hand and Bryan (Me) at the start (Gavin took the photo)
Day 1. St Bees to Ennerdale – 14 miles
Day 2. Ennerdale to Rossthwaite – 16 miles
Day 3. Rossthwaite to Grasmere – 9 miles
Day 4. Grasmere to Patterdale – 9 miles
Day 5. Patterdale to Shap – 16 miles
Day 6. Shap to Orton – 9 miles
Day 7. Orton to Kirkby Stephen – 9 miles
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The West Highland Way (95 miles)
The West Highland Way starts at Milngavie and ends at Fort William
This walk was done between October 4th 1997 and October 12th 1997 using B&B's and Hotels.
I did this walk with Tony Hand, his son Gavin & Glenn Hartley
The route
Tony, Bryan Gavin and Glenn at Milngavie (Start of The West Highland Way)
Day 1. Milngavie to Drymen – 12 miles
Day 2. Drymen to Rowardennan – 14 miles
Day 3. Rowardennan to Inveraman – 14 miles (The Drovers Inn)
Day 4. Inveraman to Tyndrum – 13 miles
Day 5. Tyndrum to Kingshouse - 9 miles (Stayed at Kinlochleven)
Day 6. Kingshouse to Kinlochleven – 9 miles
Day 7. Kinlochleven to Fort William – 14 miles
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Tony, Bryan (Me), Gavin and Glenn at Fort William (End of The West Highland Way)
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The Viking Way (130 Miles)
The Viking Way runs from Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire to Oakham, Leicestershire.
This is a long standing (Ongoing) walk which we started in September 1996 and still, in 2005, have 3 more legs to do.
I am doing this walk with Tony Hand
The route so far and left to do
September 13th 1996 - Barton-upon-Humber to Grasby (16 miles)
June 1st 1997 - Grasby to Tealby (12 miles)
August 6th 1997 - Tealby to Scamblesby (14 miles)
June 18th 1998 - Scamblesby to Woodhall Spa (14 miles)
(2005) - Woodhall Spa to Washingborough (Heighington)
(2005) - Washingborough (Heighington) to Coleby
October 7th 2005 - Coleby to Caythorpe (October 2005) - 12 miles - (with a much "better" variation)
Why they put a 6 mile straight road walk on this route is beyond me.
We avoided it using Puplic Footpaths & Bridleways.
(Still to do & mileage only an estimate)
Caythorpe - Woolsthorpe (12 miles) -
Woolsthorpe to Sewstern (12 miles) -
Sewstern to Oakham (12 miles) -
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Hadrians Wall
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