Day 12 – Lichfield at last
Shustoke to Lichfield I stayed in the Old Station Guest House which was ok for the cheap price. I justContinue Reading
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Day 11 – I didn’t see the branch
Kingswood to Shustoke I stayed in a hotel called the Punchbowl last night and it was first class and forContinue Reading
Day 10 – She said, “It’s not 1971 anymore”
Last night’s Travelodge was well outside Alcester (pronounced Ulster) and it occupied a prime site on a busy roundabout whichContinue Reading
Day 9 – Fun and Games on the Heart of England Way
Chipping Camden to Alcester I stayed at the Volunteer Inn in Chipping Camden last night. It was okay except theyContinue Reading
Day 8 – The Beating Heart of England
Bourton-on-the-Water to Chipping Camden I stayed last night at The Manse Hotel in Bourton-on-the-Water. It’s a Greene King and excellent.Continue Reading
Day 7 – ah, the Cotswolds.
Woodstock to Bourton-on-the-Water Yesterday I left the Thames Path at Oxford and walked along the Oxford Canal path to Woodstock.Continue Reading
Day 6 – It’s Woodstock and the Summer of Love
Abingdon to Woodstock I forgot to mention that yesterday’s headline was written by Bob Dylan, not me. It comes fromContinue Reading
Day 5 – Take me on a trip upon your magic swirling ship – My senses have been stripped – My hands can’t feel to grip – My toes too numb to step – Wait only for my boot heels to be wandering
Wallingford to Abingdon near Oxford After a few nice days, today saw the return of normal English weather. The staffContinue Reading
Day 4 – Ghost Town
Reading to Wallingford This pilgrimage is very last minute and because of the pandemic and all the uncertainties of lockdownContinue Reading
Day 3 – The Lockdown Lodge
Marlow to Reading We have an extreme heat wave at the moment so I set off at 6.30. I wouldContinue Reading
