LETJOG PEAK No 7: Great Hill Wood, Suffolk (128 metres) Walk Date: Wednesday 5 April 2023 Of all of the regions of England, East Anglia is the flattest, and of the Ceremonial Counties (the City of London aside), Suffolk and Norfolk have the lowest County Tops of all the shires. The latter I will beContinue reading “Small Bump”
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Smalltown Boy
LETJOG PEAK No 6: Arbury Hill, Northamptonshire (225 metres) Walk Date: 1 April 2023 How wonderful to enjoy my first rain-free LETJOG Peak with two of my oldest friends, Rick and Eleanor Hewitt, amongst the rolling fields of their lovely backyard in rural Northamptonshire! Our start point was the pleasing village of Badby, just southContinue reading “Smalltown Boy”
High And Lonesome
LETJOG PEAK No 5: Turner’s Hill, West Midlands (271 metres) Walk Date: Tuesday 28 March 2023 An urban walk on a wet March day might not seem an attractive proposition to many, but I have always relished getting around the country and appreciating the variety that we enjoy in our built environment. I have beenContinue reading “High And Lonesome”
You’ve Got A Friend
With the County Tops of Hertfordshire, Kent, Greater London and East Sussex now completed, I am well under way in my LETJOG Peaks challenge, and I have a couple of announcements to make! Firstly, the unveiling of a customised logo for my venture – please see above, and with due thanks to my son AlistairContinue reading “You’ve Got A Friend”
Can’t Stop Now
LETJOG PEAK No 4: Ditchling Beacon, East Sussex (248 metres) Walk Date: Wednesday 22 March 2023 My fourth County Top, and at last a free-standing hill with the prospect of far-reaching views! The three summits so far conquered on my LETJOG Peaks venture have a combined prominence of 15 metres, so Ditchling Beacon, East Sussex’sContinue reading “Can’t Stop Now”
Cloudbusting
LETJOG PEAKS Nos 2 & 3: Betsom’s Hill, Kent (251 metres), and Westerham Heights, Greater London (245 metres) Walk Date: Tuesday 21 March 2023 Kent’s summit is Betsom’s Hill, a rounded hilltop on the North Downs ridge overlooking the pleasant town of Westerham. This peak has a prominence of only 15 metres, as it isContinue reading “Cloudbusting”
Green Green Grass
LETJOG PEAK No 1: Pavis Wood, Hertfordshire (244 metres) Walk Date: Friday 17 March 2023 Along with many I often obsess in seeing new places, but there are other worlds out there to be discovered just by altering one’s habits and perspective. Until the last few days I hadn’t realised that I live within easyContinue reading “Green Green Grass”
Do It Again
* * * Announcing my new LETJOG Peaks challenge! * * * Ever searching for an outdoor adventure, I have been working on a new walking challenge for this spring and summer. Deciding upon another escapade has not been easy: constraints on time, diary commitments, physical and mental fitness, as well as the opportunity forContinue reading “Do It Again”
Eagle
Like so many outdoor enthusiasts I need my regular fix of activity in the mountains, whether that be through trekking, on skis, or even just touring; but this week Rachel and I have tried something rather different, and certainly new to the both of us. Snowshoeing. Around five years ago friends of ours from ourContinue reading “Eagle”
Cold Rain
There is a certain added pleasure in walking from one’s own front door, first covering familiar paths and then going that extra mile or two on new trails a little further away, all the while in the knowledge that every inch of the way has been achieved on foot. And so it was today, aContinue reading “Cold Rain”
