I know many of you have been asking about our route for our upcoming adventure, so here’s an outline of where we’ll be headed.
START: Friday, 14th August, Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol.
For ease, we’ve broken the route down into eight legs. Here they are:
Leg 1: Bristol - Pembrokeshire (Friday 14th - Thursday 20th August)
We’ll be heading up through the Cotswolds, then looping back over the Malvern Hills and the Wye Valley. We’ll then cut across to the Brecons, down to the coast at Swansea and around The Gower, then over and into Pembrokeshire.
Leg 2: Pembrokeshire - North Wales (Friday 21st August - Wednesday 27th August)
It’s time to zigzag. We’ll cut across Wales through the beautiful Elan Valley to the Shropshire Hills, then turn back for Snowdonia, Anglesey and across North Wales.
Leg 3: The Midlands and North West (Thursday 28th August - Thursday 4th September)
Cutting inland to Cannock Chase, we then turn north to the Peak District and on to the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District.
Leg 4: Scotland (most of September!)
This is where things start to change - we can legally wild camp in Scotland so we’ll be making our way around in a large clockwise loop, aiming to cover about 65 miles each day. That should get us back into England in late September/early October.
Leg 5: Northumberland to East Anglia (October, dates TBC)
We’ll head down through Northumberland National Park, skip across to the coast and then on to to the North York Moors and into the many wonderful AONBs and The Broads National Park in East Anglia. We’ll continue to hug the coast all the way around to the Thames.
Leg 6: Circling London (October, dates TBC)
A big anti-clockwise loop of the capital, taking in the Kent Downs, Surrey Hills, Chilterns and more.
Leg 7: The South Coast (October, dates TBC)
The South Downs, Wessex Downs, New Forest and lots more to see as we head west (into a headwind no doubt)!!!
Leg 8: The South-West (October/maybe November, dates TBC)
It’s the final countdown, da da da da, da da da da da. Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, with plenty of moorland on Dartmoor, Bodmin and Exmoor, then just the familiar Quantocks and Mendips and we’re back in Bristol in time for tea!!!
Look out on Facebook for more specific details on dates, locations, distances and places where we’ll need your help with accommodation.
See you on the other side!!
Paul & Lou xxxx
