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Blencathra

Blencathra

by | Sep 29, 2022 | My Blog

I started this climb up Blencathra from the A66 near Scales. The path was easy to follow, and a fairly easy ascent quickly took me away from the noise of the busy road and gave me some stunning views of the surrounding fells. This first part of the ascent was the...
Lingmoor Fell

Lingmoor Fell

by | May 29, 2016 | My Blog

Lingmoor Fell is in the Southern Fells of the Lake District. It is one of the smaller fells at 1539 feet high, but has some beautiful views and is an enjoyable walk. I started from Little Langdale, taking the footpath past the Three Shires Inn. The ascent started...

Kinder Scout

by | May 29, 2015 | My Blog

Kinder Scout After an early morning alarm call at 03.30, our plan for the day had been to walk to Kinder Scout from Edale. We drove to Faversham, caught the 04.55 to St. Pancras, and then the 06.32 to Sheffield. A local train took us to Edale, arriving there at 10.00....
Thames Sea Forts

Thames Sea Forts

by | May 29, 2014 | My Blog

I run another website called undergroundkent and In 2014 we were asked by the Red Sands Project to help with the restoration of the Red Sands Sea Forts in the Thames Estuary. This also gave us an excellent opportunity to take photographs of this magnificent structure....