We are delighted to see a blue sky today – the first one for four days. Small puffy clouds float lazily across the sky and what’s more important, there is hardly any wind.
Continue readingKirton Marsh to Fishtoft (via Boston) 16.3.24
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Category Archives: Coastal Walks
Skeldyke to Moulton Marsh 15.3.24
It’s my birthday and I’ll cry if I want to – but let’s hope nothing horrible happens that may produce tears!
Continue readingMoulton Marsh to Gedney Drove End 14.3.24
The long narrow stretch of Mouton Marsh nature reserve is entirely man-made, mostly as a result of soil extraction when the sea bank was raised in 1981. There are two large saline lagoons and a patch of woodland which used to be a refuse tip – this was planted with a variety of trees over a 10 year period. Good news…..
Continue readingWingland Marsh to Gedney Drove End 13.3.24
After more than 10 years of service my trusty boots finally bow out – no amount of glueing can hold them together anymore, it is time for the younger generation to take over, it is time for some new ones.
Continue readingWingland Marsh to Kings Lyn 3.1.24
Yesterday we woke up to heavy rain so we took a day off walking to visit the beautiful Ely Cathedral – the ship of the fens. One of the few facts I remember from the guided tour was the reason why the cathedral had never been bombed – apparently the Luftwaffe used it as a navigation point for their attacks on London.
Continue readingShepherd’s Port to Kings Lyn 1.1. 24
After a very quiet New Year’s Eve in Kings Lyn, we take advantage of fair weather and rise early on New Year’s Day. The very expensive taxi (no buses) drops us off at a spot called Shepherd’s Port – the last time we were here was in 2015 when we walked north to Heacham.
Continue readingMorecambe to Overton 27.7.23
Shunning the expensive carparks we eventually find a spot on the seafront, in front of a row of billboards – one of which is very familiar. My father loved Morecambe and Wise and so did I, although sometimes I suspect it was his laughter that made me giggle rather than what was happening on the screen.
Continue readingCockerham to Fleetwood 26.7.23
Road walking and more road walking, but sometimes coast walking is like that. In this instance it is about keeping to the route closest to the coastline, so having walked for 15 minutes down the A588 we must ignore the sign to the quieter roads of the Lancashire Coastal Way and carry on down the road.
Continue readingLancaster to Cockerham 25.7.23
We start on the south bank of another river today – the river Lune, which has its source in Cumbria and then flows west and south to enter the Irish Sea south of Lancaster. It will be on our right hand side from where we start to where we finish. It is a lovely day.
Continue readingLongton to Preston 24.7.23
Returning to the Dolphin Inn we leave the car and follow signs for the Ribble Way which starts here and follows the River Ribble through Preston and right up to its source in the Yorkshire Dales.
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Joining the Dots 