Another walk later in the week… meanwhile my book The Compleat Trespasser is on sale for just 99 pence/cents as an Ebook for this week only. It’s also available as a paperback. Just click on the link below to order… WALK MAGAZINE SAID OF THE COMPLEAT TRESPASSER: “On a vagabonding tour through Britain’s most delightful countryside and forbiddenContinue reading “The Compleat Trespasser on Sale”
Monthly Archives: July 2019
Fawe Park v The Trespassers
On a scorching Monday morning, we walked the north-west corner of Derwent Water, passing Fawe Park, in Victorian times the scene of access battles and trespassing protests. Battles long over, though, interestingly, there is still an appalling lack of public access on that corner of a very beautiful lake. Not that there aren’t rights ofContinue reading “Fawe Park v The Trespassers”
Over Dunmail Raise
In a car you hardly notice the steep climb over Dunmail Raise, as you drive the busy tourist route from Grasmere to Keswick. Just another hill on a fast stretch of road, widened in recent years so that motorists might overtake struggling lorries and holiday coaches. Not considered one of the classic Lake District mountainContinue reading “Over Dunmail Raise”
A Walk on Kerrera
Just a five minute ferry ride across from near Oban is the island of Kerrera. Delightful coast and moorland walking, fantastic views across to the Argyll mainland and out towards several Hebridean islands. Our walk took place on one of the hottest days I have ever known in Scotland. A perfect day for a walk.Continue reading “A Walk on Kerrera”
