Thursday 22nd April 2021 After another frosty night with a warm, dry day in prospect yet again. We drove to Chideock and left the car near the church which seemed to be one of the few places in the village where one can park. We had a walk of three quarters of a mile backContinue reading “Day 81 Chideock (Seatown) to Seaton 15.6 miles 3396′ of ascent”
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Day 80 – Chickerell to Seatown 20.6 miles 1975′ of ascent
Wednesday 21st April 2021 One of the neighbouring cottages in Osmington was having some repair to their thatch which was interesting to watch. We drove to Chickerell and parked the car where we had the day before. The three quarters of a mile back to East Fleet where we had finished last night took noContinue reading “Day 80 – Chickerell to Seatown 20.6 miles 1975′ of ascent”
Day 79 – A circuit of Portland and on to Chickerell 20.3 miles 2463′ of ascent
Tuesday 20th April 2021 Emily was due to drive back this morning but kindly offered to drive us to the start of our walk at the Chesil Beach Visitor Centre, after we left our car at the end of today’s walk at Chickerell. We said our goodbyes then Emily drove off and we walked acrossContinue reading “Day 79 – A circuit of Portland and on to Chickerell 20.3 miles 2463′ of ascent”
Day 78 – Durdle Door to Chesil Beach 14.5 miles 1789′ of ascent
Monday 19th April 2021 Today we awoke to – yet more blue skies and sunshine. We drove to Durdle Door and paid another £10 to park for the day. We walked down to Durdle Door and were just taking photos when, apparently from nowhere, a sea fog suddenly appeared and Durdle Door disappeared. There was noContinue reading “Day 78 – Durdle Door to Chesil Beach 14.5 miles 1789′ of ascent”
Day 77 – Worth Matravers to Durdle Door 14.3 miles 2700′ of ascent
Sunday 18th April 2021 We drove Durdle Door Car Park and left the car for the king’s ransom of £10. Lulworth Estates are making a lot of money out of tourists. Having deposited one car there, we drove on to Renscombe car park at Worth Matravers where we left the other car free of charge. ItContinue reading “Day 77 – Worth Matravers to Durdle Door 14.3 miles 2700′ of ascent”
Day 76 – Studland to Worth Matravers 14.4 miles 2228ft of ascent
Saturday 17th April 2021 The cottage we are staying in seems to suit us very well. It is big enough for the three of us and it is well-equipped and very comfortable. We drove to Studland and parked in Middle Beach car park. Then we set off along the coast path once more. The skyContinue reading “Day 76 – Studland to Worth Matravers 14.4 miles 2228ft of ascent”
Day 75 – South Haven Point (Shell Bay) to Studland 3.1miles Negligible ascent.
Friday 16th April 2021 At last! After almost six months of various degrees of lockdown, we are back on the trail again. Whilst we love living in the depths of the Dales in Yorkshire and have had plenty of opportunity for exercise and roaming the fells in an entirely COVID-secure way (it is difficult toContinue reading “Day 75 – South Haven Point (Shell Bay) to Studland 3.1miles Negligible ascent.”
Dreams to Reality
I have long wanted to walk the coast of mainland Britain (and do a lot of other walks too). It was not a realistic proposition whilst I was still at work but I had originally thought about setting off as soon as I retired. As it turned out, we had just started a big renovationContinue reading “Dreams to Reality”
Day 74 – Christchurch to Sandbanks. 14 miles
Tuesday 20th October 2020 Today was a Red Letter day; it would mark the end of this leg, it would take us to the start of the Southwest Coast Path but, best of all, our daughter Emily was coming to join us for the day’s walk. Emily had wanted to join us before but aContinue reading “Day 74 – Christchurch to Sandbanks. 14 miles”
Day 73 – Lymington to Christchurch 19.1 miles.
Monday 19th October 2020 We drove to Lymington and left the car near the station and started our walk. We went through the town’s marina but couldn’t find the path connecting to the seawall. As we stood outside a cottage, wondering which way to go, a chap came out to see if he could help.Continue reading “Day 73 – Lymington to Christchurch 19.1 miles.”
Just Coasting 