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LETJOG – Day 26: Saturday 12 June – GLOSSOP to DIGGLE (15 miles) Many of you might have spotted that I have adopted song titles for my daily blog headings, and some are enquiring as to my criteria around my choices! Well, I set out with the intention that all my musical nominations should haveContinue reading “Everybody’s Talkin’”

LETJOG – Day 25: Friday 11 June – BUXTON to GLOSSOP (18 miles) So goodbyes this morning, after breakfast, to friends Rick and Eleanor, before I set out for my walk a little later than usual, up the prolonged climb and over the hill behind Buxton, for a few miles along tracks and lanes, thenContinue reading “Hard Workin’ Man”

LETJOG – Day 24: Thursday 10 June – ASHBOURNE to BUXTON (25 miles) So my first day in Upland Britain! I commend the first part of this walk to anyone and everyone who wishes to enjoy this fine hilly landscape of the southern Peak District with reasonably minimal effort. The Tissington Trail out of AshbourneContinue reading “I Walk The Line”

LETJOG – DAY 23: WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE – BURTON-UPON-TRENT to ASHBOURNE (20 miles) Today has been very much a day of two very different halves. The morning, walking alone, initially exiting Burton along its busy main street, then beside the Trent and Mersey Canal and across the River Dove, before some gentle footpaths and lanesContinue reading “Rose Of Cimarron”

LETJOG – Day 22: Tuesday 8 June – TAMWORTH to BURTON-UPON-TRENT (17 miles) Well, if yesterday’s walk finished with a visit to the ‘Ancient Capital of Mercia’, then today’s destination might be termed ‘England’s Capital of Beer’ – Burton-Upon-Trent, in the self-proclaimed ‘Creative County of Staffordshire’. And who better to share such a trip withContinue reading “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere”

LETJOG – Day 21: Monday 7 June – BIRMINGHAM to TAMWORTH (18 miles) As I’ve said in earlier posts, I am surprised that nearly all written guides to the Land’s End to John O’Groats walk, or ‘End to End Trail’, seem to go far out of their way in order to avoid city centres. PerhapsContinue reading “On The Road Again”

LETJOG – Day 20: Sunday 6 June – REST DAY 2 (BERKHAMSTED) So today has been a rest day, and a chance to replenish supplies of ‘consumables’ from home, and to make arrangements for accommodation and with the friends meeting me during the coming week. In the morning, at The Hospice of St Francis, RachelContinue reading “So Good To Be Back Home Again”

LETJOG – Day 19: Saturday 5 June – KIDDERMINSTER to BIRMINGHAM (21 miles) Up at 6.30 am today, and after a quick DIY breakfast in my Travelodge room, I set off in the cool of the morning to get some early miles in the bag. The first two thirds of this walk, partly along theContinue reading “Run For Home”

LETJOG – Day 18: Friday 4 June – WORCESTER to KIDDERMINSTER (17 miles) Today marked the third and final day of my walk up the Severn riversides, this day on my own. And what a day – perfect walking conditions, wondrous scenery, a good path, and easy navigation with barely the need to consult theContinue reading “The River Of Dreams”

LETJOG – Day 17: Thursday 3 June – TEWKESBURY to WORCESTER (19 miles) Today proved to be a fantastic walking day – pleasantly warm and bright, with a shroud of light cloud blocking any excess heat and a gentle cooling breeze. The walk itself, whilst generally flat, was never short of interest, following the SevernContinue reading “Ripples”