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Something quite different today – having walked by the River Thames a few weeks ago I decided to do a different section. This involved a ten minute train ride to Goring from Didcot to start my route. Some quite interesting little shops in Goring and then the Thames Path is indicated to my left beforeContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 10 – 28/03/2022”

Still in Sussex but starting today from Petworth where I grew up, well from 7 until I permanently moved to Oxfordshire at 21. I did a walk in Petworth park in my first 50 so time to revisit. I park in the south of the town and enter a passageway which we used to callContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 9 – 25/03/2022”

Back to the Surrey / Sussex border for this walk and yet another day of sunshine. I wanted quite a long walk with a bit of a climb – thank you to Sam for collaborating on a route for me and also for imparting some extra local knowledge. Great to be able to walk straightContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 8 – 24/ 03/2022”

A late plan to be involved with a walk from Bampton today, with SPR and then an opportunity to lead the group. Slightly oddly Steve decided to come along as he wanted to get to know a new group member. Quite a few today – Anna, Mirella, Araminta, Richard – who I’d met before andContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 7 – 19/ 03/2022”

A walk starting near Streatley today with ‘two’ companions – a long time friend and wonderful spring sunshine. The parking place was a mile or two along the Ridgeway from Streatley- somewhere I had spotted in January. There are several routes I’d like to take from this spot – today’s route was devised to incorporateContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 6 – 18/03/2022”

It seemed a long time since I last went for a walk – a week of zoom meetings! So having done some walks in preparation the time had come for me to lead the Wantage walk that I had devised for SPR. Originally 4 people had booked but sadly on the day two had hadContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 5 – 17/03/2022”

A completely different walk today based in London. A morning spent at the Mary Ward Conference Centre in Bloomsbury for a British Council conference. Pleased to be met by Alex, my younger son who lives in London. He’s route finding and we plan to get to Campden Lock and market. Slight initial hiccup as weContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 4 – 12/03/2022”

Having felt slightly annoyed at not being able to go to Wales today, as the day progressed I felt grateful, as the rain continued to pour. Just before 4.30pm the weather cleared. No time to drive, so it had to be a walk from the house! So along ‘no more conkers’ way – and roundContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 3 – 11/03/2022”

The week is not as planned. During my walk on Monday I got a message to say that my two walks in Wales on Tuesday and Friday had been cancelled due to a Covid issue. So some replanning was needed. A real mix of locality today and starting at Clifton Hampden, parking in the villageContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 2 – 09/03/2022”

A bit of a stuttering start to this part of the challenge – decorating got in the way of walking! Mindful of petrol usage and already needing to drive to Blewbury I decided to start my walk from the village hall car park. Unusually for me I started the walk at 08.37! Firstly down WestbrookContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 1 – 07/03/2022”