Staplecross Circular – 9 miles

  For our final spring adventure, we had saved one of our very favourite walks, starting from a woodland car park, just outside the small village of Cripps Corner.  We intentionally set off later than normal, aiming to catch the best of the day’s weather, so crossed the road and onto a woodland rise toContinue reading “Staplecross Circular – 9 miles”

Bewl Water – 12.5 miles

  It’s fair to say that we are generally fair-weather walkers.  Given that we live more-or-less within an hour of 99% of our walks, we’re not shy of hunkering down on the less pleasant days and letting the rains pass before venturing out the following week.  Why then, did we find ourselves parking up atContinue reading “Bewl Water – 12.5 miles”

Tolkien Trail (Lancashire) – 5.5 Miles

  The ceaseless stream of time that we call life trickles past, does it not, carrying us ever further downstream toward the great ocean before us.  I’ve turned thirty.  Does this mean that hangovers last longer? Yes.  Does it mean that I go to garden centres at the weekend? Yes.  Does it mean that IContinue reading “Tolkien Trail (Lancashire) – 5.5 Miles”

Lenham to Charing (ish) – 5.8 miles

The Bowl, the orb and the hermit   Nestled at the feet of the Misty Downs, a damp drizzle drifted lazily through the quiet streets of Lenham, a small village inhabited by simple folk – farmers, blacksmiths, stonemasons, the usual sort – who on this most uninspiring of spring mornings, huddled close together about theContinue reading “Lenham to Charing (ish) – 5.8 miles”

Sissinghurst to Frittenden Circular – 5.4 miles

  For our final winter walk of the year, we went for one we already have a certain amount of history with, a five-and-a-half-mile circular from Sissinghurst Castle.  On paper, the route is relatively short and sweet, which indeed it is, however for some reason, we have never found it simple.  This is specifically dueContinue reading “Sissinghurst to Frittenden Circular – 5.4 miles”