Monmouthshire Way day 6: The Vision Farm to Cwmyoy
A glorious 10 mile walk on the Monmouthshire Way above the Vale of Ewyas with some fascinating history. Date walked: 18th March 2022 Distance: about 10 miles Map used: OS Explorer OL 13 - Brecon Beacons National Park - with the route downloaded onto my phone using the OS Maps app. There isn't a printed guide to the Monmouthshire Way but their website has the route and a lot of useful information about accommodation and public transport. ***** This walk completes stage 5 of the route and...
Cambrian Way Day 4: Pontypool Park Folly to Llanfoist
Date walked: 19th January 2016 Distance: 10 miles Map used: OS Explorer 152: Newport and Pontypool and OS Explorer OL 13 Brecon Beacons National Park When I posted this on April 17th I reported that Dave (seen with me above) had been very ill and...
The Cambrian Way Day 3: Risca to Pontypool Park Folly
Date walked: 28th August 2015 Distance: about 9 miles Map used:OS Explorer 151- Newport and Pontypool ***************** Just Neil and I for this leg of the walk. We met at a little car park at the top of Folly...
Cambrian Way Day 2: Castell Coch to Risca
Date walked: 10th July 2015 Distance: about 8 miles Map used: OS Explorer 151 (Cardiff and Bridgend) and 152 (Newport and Pontypool) (you might have to scroll out a bit to see the whole route) ********* Today Neil...
Cambrian Way Day 1: Cardiff to Castell Coch
Date walked: 17th June 2015 Distance: 8.75 miles Map used: OS Explorer 151 - Cardiff and Bridgend *********** My apologies for the length of time since the last post. I have been a bit poorly. Normal service will be resumed ASAP. So, day 1...
Walking in Tuscany: Pienza Ring Walk
Date walked: October 4th 2015 Distance: about 6 miles Guide book used: "Walking and eating in Tuscany and Umbria" by James Lasdun and Pia Davis. Edition published 2004. See website www.walkingandeating.com for comments and corrections....
Circular walks in Chianti: Lamole Ring Walk
Date walked: 30th September 2015 Distance: about 9 miles (but should have been less if I had not got lost) Guide book used: "Walking and eating in Tuscany and Umbria" by James Lasdun and Pia Davis. Edition published 2004. See website...
Circular walks in Chianti: Badia a Passignano
Date walked: 29th September 2015 Distance: about 6 miles Guide book used: "Walking and eating in Tuscany and Umbria" by James Lasdun and Pia Davis. Edition published 2004. See website www.walkingandeating.com for comments and corrections....
A tribute to Nigel Buxton
My uncle, Nigel Buxton, died on November 30th last year aged 91. Nigel was a journalist and travel writer, working for the Sunday Telegraph newspaper between 1961 and 1989 - for much of that time as the editor of its travel section. Here...
Layers
Layers are probably not something that you will have thought much about when you go for a walk. You probably just look out of the window and wonder how cold it is and whether its going to rain (in which case if you are me and have the choice, you...
Wales Coast Path: Flint to the end
Date walked: 17th August 2015 Distance: about 12 miles Maps used: OS Explorer 265 - Clwydian Range (for 10 minutes), then OS Explorer 266- Wirral and Chester *************** After three and a bit years my last day of walking the coast path had...
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