Some of my favourite, most memorable walks are the ones I plan for the least. You know the sort of thing, random day off, weather looks...

As the primroses pushed through at the bottom of my garden, and the catkins began their slow drip from next door's tree it had started to...

The sun had poked its head out from behind the gloom of February, and le deuxieme partie of the Via Francigena was on the near horizon,...

January may be over but it’s still very much winter in this corner of the UK. After a pretty horrendous working week, I decided a...

I was idly reading an update e-mail from the British Pilgrimage Trust a while back, vaguely considering a new walking project when I...

Last week a colleague of mine remarked that here in the UK, the summer doesn’t gently give way to warm autumnal colours. Instead it’s...

We’re going international baby! And not just a little bit either, but a full on epic European greatest hits tour. Oui mes amis , we’re...

It’s been quite a while since my most recent day out on the VW, this time from East Hoathly to the very pretty Alfriston. I did it in...

Back in November the good-web-developer-him-indoors and I boarded the 2115hrs train to Fort William (this is like the midnight train to...

There's something lovely about the start proper of the walking season. The clocks have gone forward, the ground is starting to dry out...

Ah, the crisp smell of winter walking. I love walking in winter, and although I tend not to do big distances given the early sun down,...

Ah, the sweet smell of autumn! Combine that with a cheeky Friday off and we're back on the trail again. Less of a trek this time, just...

Day 2 A little later than planned back in August I sallied forth to Gravesend to scoop up the MIL to kick off a two day SSW extravaganza...

Many years ago when I first moved to Horley I picked up a leaflet in the local library entitled ‘Explore and Enjoy the Millennium Trail’....

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! I have finally started the Saxon Shore Way! Forgive me for the egregious use of Lewis Carroll, but it...

What with one thing and another, its been rather a long time since day 1 of the Vanguard Way and my initial plans to complete it in 2022...

Yeah, yeah, I know this isn't the promised Saxon Shore Way. But I just haven't gotten round to it yet and have instead been stomping...

This blog recently celebrated its 3rd birthday! And what is a more fitting way to celebrate than to kick off a brand new journey for...

My efforts to complete all the Slow Ways routes linked to Horley continues with this 15km (9.5 miles-ish) jaunt over to East Grinstead,...

Ah, the first walk (of any distance) of Autumn, probably my favourite time of year. You will note that this is not the next stage of the...