Looking down at Coney’s Castle from Lambert’s Castle Hill. It’s behind the pylon & mostly hidden by the tree covering. It’s a much smaller Iron Age hillfort than Lambert’s. The woodland along the ramparts are covered with bluebells in springtime. #WessexRidgeway #GreatChalkWay #Bluebells
Lambert’s Castle Hill 846 feet high overlooking topped by an Iron Age hill fort that is around 2,500 years old. The hilltop was used as a racecourse at some stage and was also the site of a fair for over 200 years until 1947. Fabulous 360° views. #WessexRidgeway #GreatChalkWay
The very pretty village of Ashmore along the route of the Wessex Ridgeway is the highest village in Dorset. At this time of year, the nearby Ashmore Wood provides a spectacular display of bluebells. Photos can never fully do it justice! #WessexRidgeway #GreatChalkWay #bluebells
This yew tree in the churchyard of All Saints' Alton Priors is said to be 1700 years old. Looks like 2 trees but is only 1 #thicktrunktuesday
Well done! It certainly was warm on Wednesday 🥵. Have a good weekend
Thanks Lars. I like to think they did! 🤣
I can't believe I never noticed Scutchamer Knob before - maybe before volunteers did such a great job in clearing it out? I put this right this week. Loved the seat made from a couple of pallets giving fabulous views across the North Wessex Downs National Landscape. @theridgewaynt.bsky.social
Wayland's Smithy this week with work still continuing on the planting of the new hedge in front of the dead hedge @theridgewaynt.bsky.social
I can't believe BlueSky cuts you so short on replies to messages. It really is hopeless IMO!! Have a good Easter weekend
Hi Keld. I've seen Go Jauntly mentioned loads of times on social media but never looked into it. I've got many virtual FitBit badges, including the 1 I'm most proud of for doing 65000 steps in 1 day! I went to the grand reopening of the walkway across Benson Weir yesterday.
After an extensive refurbishment, the walkway over the weir at Benson Lock finally reopened yesterday. The walkway is wider, there are new weir gates, a fish pass created & the footbridge at Benson has been resurfaced. Video - www.flickr.com/gp/thrapston...
#ThamesPath
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Absolutely. It’s an aim of the Friends of the Ridgeway. I’ve replaced the Google Maps map with one that shows the whole route
On the day that the Coast to Coast Path becomes a National Trail, can I present my 360+ mile coast to coast walk from last spring/summer along the Great Chalk Way starting from Lyme Regis in Dorset & finishing at Holme-next-the-Sea in Norfolk. So enjoyable! www.mywalks.uk/others/gcw
A walk along my favourite section of the #ThamesPath from Bourne End to Henley in glorious sunshine. Many more photos & videos at flic.kr/s/aHBqjCNPqs #thamespath30
Thames Barrier Park is a 17 acre green space on the north side of the #Thames next to the Thames Barrier. Its most eye-catching feature is the 'Green Dock' - a 130 foot sunken hedge garden serving as a reminder of the site's dockland heritage. Well worth a visit with cafe & toilets.
All those years of determination well and truly paid off. We really do owe him!
I've passed this bench at Barnes loads of times and never once stopped to read the inscription. Thanks to Wendy the @thamespathnt.bsky.social volunteer extraordinaire I now understand its significance to the Thames Path. We owe a lot to David Sharp & his wife www.visitthames.co.uk/ideas-inspir...
The Source itself as far as the road bridge at Kemble will be accessible but maybe a little squidgy in places. Beyond Kemble to Ewen & Ashton Keynes I can’t say I’m afraid. We’ve had a decent amount of dry weather over the last week or so, so I’d expect the path to be muddy but passable.
Spring edition of the River Thames Society's Thames Guardian magazine features us, the Thames & Docklands History Group with Peter Stone at London Museum Docklands, and Chiswick RNLI crew Ed Hall's 'Tamesis' poems. #thamespath30 #history
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It's taken forever but at last I've finished writing my blogs on the 360+ mile Great Chalk Way that I walked last spring & summer from Lyme Regis to Holme-next-the-Sea.
#GreatChalkWay #WessexRidgeway #CranborneDrovesWay #SarsenWay #Ridgeway #IcknieldWay #PeddarsWay
www.mywalks.uk/others/gcw
Hear hear Andy! Thank you Wendy @thamespathnt.bsky.social I could still have a Thames Path Sea to Source walk in me to celebrate the trail’s 30th! Glad you got to the Source. Hope there was some water for you! Happy New Year!
Well, it is their 30th anniversary next year so……………🤣🤣🤣
Why can't BlueSky allow you to mix images and videos? 😠Here's the spring by the stone at the Source
The #ThamesPath in flood yesterday at the Source in Trewsbury Mead near Kemble. The spring by the stone was happily burbling away. With more rain forecast over the coming days I'm sure it'll stay this way for a while. Just don't forget your wellies and be careful!
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Wayland's Smithy on #TheRidgeway, close to Uffington Castle. A magical place - even more so at this time of year
Thanks Andy! 😀
If you do the #IcknieldWay next year it's only another 46 miles to the sea!
Just completed the 362 mile, coast to coast Great Chalk Way in 27 stages. Started at Lyme Regis in Dorset & finished at Holme-next-the-Sea on the North Norfolk Coast #WessexRidgeway #CranborneDrovesWay #SarsenWay #TheRidgeway #IcknieldWay #PeddarsWay What an experience! @ramblersgb.bsky.social
Yes - I checked the dictionaries
A saddo 🤣
