New Shoes!

Following the previous walk (No 42. Wells-next-the-Sea) I identified a serious deficiency in my wardrobe. I need some new shoes. Something that has the comfort of my walking boots (but not that heavy duty), which is more casual like my trainers (but without their singular desire to murder my feet). I decide a decent mid-range …

42. Wells-next-the-Sea

Date of walk: Tuesday 5th March 2019 Distance: 8.5 miles / 13.6 km Time: 3 hours 29 mins Difficulty: Easy Link to the walk details The winter hiatus is over with its usual series of colds and coughs, so I am back walking the 100 (bet you thought I'd given up on this ridiculous idea). …

52. Bath

Date of walk: Friday 21st September 2018 Distance: 1.9 miles / 3 km Time: 40 minutes Difficulty: Easy Link to the walk details We decide to keep our third walk relatively simple, so we head to Bath to do one of the shorter, circular, city walks. This needed minimal planning as the route is straight-forward …

60. Llangollen Canal

Date of walk: Monday 17th September 2018 Distance: 7.8 miles / 12.2 km Time: 3 hours 24 minutes Difficulty: Easy Link to the walk details In planning our second walk, I discover a few nifty features on the OS Maps website that I didn't know about before (having tried the 7-day free trial, we have …

73. Broadway Tower walk, Cotswolds

Date of walk: Sunday 2nd September 2018 Distance: 4.2 miles / 6.7 km Time: 1 hour 43 minutes Difficulty: Easy Link to the walk details Our first walk! We had a printed OS map but didn't honestly need it - the Cotswold Way national trail is well signposted. We forgot to check which way the …

Let’s start with a confession

First things first: I hate walking. I don't really understand why people do it. It makes my feet ache. Going uphill is exhausting. Going downhill is even worse. The view is never worth the climb. The weather is always too hot or too cold or too rainy or too windy. However, my husband and dogs …