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Welcome to the blog. Here are a few stories from my adventures around Brackley and from further afield.

Ridgeway day 2 - Foxhill to Court Hill Centre, near Wantage - 12 miles

We were driving towards the layby where we parked the day before, but noticed that this section of the ridgeway was all road. As exciting as the prospect of walking a bridge crossing the M4 was, we decided to turn around and park the car at Foxhill and start from there instead.

Ridgeway day 1 - Overton Hill to Liddington - 15.5 miles

We started the day at Overton Hill, a small car park just off the A4, walking up the gentle hill along the ridgeway. We had walked this first part in the opposite direction the previous day so knew what to expect.

Ridgeway Day 0 - Avebury circular walk - 7 miles

The western end of the ridgeway starts near to Avebury stone circle and Silbury Hill so we decided to do a warm up walk, starting at Avebury and taking in the sights near by.

Walking the Ridgeway

This year in April 2024, I walked the ridgeway national trail with my brother and brother-in-law. I really enjoyed the experience, and saw all kinds of scenery, as well as all kinds of weather, throughout the week.

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Ridgeway day 7 - Wendover woods to Ivinghoe Beacon - 9 miles

Wow, we were almost there! One last day of walking to reach Ivinghoe Beacon and the sun had come out too!

Ridgeway day 6 - Whiteleaf Hill, near Princess Risborough to Hill Farm camp site - 10 miles

Despite the windy conditions I slept very well that night, obviously needing the rest, and woke up feeling much better. My brother-in-law offered me his spare pair of walking shoes. I looked at my own boots and shuddered at the thought of putting them back on again and said yes to the loaned shoes. They were so much more comfortable straight away.

Ridgeway day 5 - Near Watlington to Princess Risborough - 12.5 miles

Watlington was quite a charming little village the first time we drove through it, but after driving back and forth doing the car shuffle we realised it would probably be better if there was a bypass of some sort. The streets were very narrow and couldn’t really cope with the large 4x4’s driving through it.