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Second day of the Oxfordshire Way and we had agreed to start a little earlier. The day started with a message from the fourth participant to say that she needed another day to recover from day 1. So Annie, Anna and myself we taken to Ascot under Wychwood to start our route. A grey andContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 21 – 07/12/2021”

A walk from home today and one that I had done before at the beginning of my original challenge. This walk was delayed twice but eventually Becky (my ex assistant head and co head – one day a week) managed to coordinate a time for a walk. We walked a route we had done togetherContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 19 – 03/12/2021”

So a whole week of walking – the Oxfordshire Way, all 67.5 miles of it over 5 days- 108.6 km . Organised by SPR so transport to the start of each day was included and pick up at the end of each days walk. Every day had a very different structure and grouping so eachContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 20 – 06/12/2021”

I really needed to go for a walk on this cold but dry day. I’d thought I was going out on the previous Wednesday but my friend got held up at work and by the time I knew, it was too dark to set off. Then my walk in the Shropshire Hills was cancelled onContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 18 – 26/11/2021”

A walk today by myself and closer to home. I parked in the village hall car park at Letcombe Regis but I was aiming for the neighbouring village of Letcombe Bassett. Both Norman names. After a short distance in the village the path turns sharply left and up some steps. This area has been revitalisedContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 17 – 20/11/2021”

Another SPR Expedition – this time with a difference – an evening walk in the New Forest. So meeting at Millets Farm at 16.30 to set off . Steve plus six of us walking today. We parked by the Royal Oak at Fritham and by the time a couple of people had used the toiletContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 16 – 19/11/2021”

The first walk with SPR expeditions for a while. Having arrived at Millets Farm at 8am I discovered there was a slight change of plan – not a section of the Mid Wilts Way but a circular walk starting at Avebury. Steve the leader had been called away on a family issue and Annie hadContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 15 – 18/11/2021”

I took a while to decide where to walk today, not really wanting to drive too far but needing somewhere new. After a bit of map gazing I decided to walk from Fawley – a small village off of the road between Wantage and Hungerford. A bit of a struggle to park in the villageContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 14 – 14/11/2021”

My walk today started just over the border in West Sussex – the county where I grew up before coming to Oxfordshire for college. I parked behind the shops at Fernhurst in a free car park – thank you Chichester District Council. After a short walk through the village I turned left down towards HawksfordContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 13 – 11/11/2021”

Today’s walk started in a very different venue, Hindhead in the south of Surrey. I had driven passed the turning for “The Devil’s Punchbowl’ many times on the way to see my mum but this time I stopped. I was starting the walk perhaps a little late in the day, one which was forecast asContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 12 – 10/11/2021”