Hi again all. Wow!! Soooo much info! Really appreciate it. Robdog - yep, those sort of challenging places are not particularly on our list - would love to maybe, another time once we get a bit more experience under our belts, but not this time around. The information about maps is invaluable, thank you. Can you recommend a book about British walks at all, please?
The walk to Stonehenge from Amesbury sounds great! Hadrian’s wall sounds great! canal towpaths sound great! Wales sounds great! The Jurassic coast sounds great! How on earth will we be able to make a choice!!! One of the reasons we are thinking aobut public transport, is that is we have a car, all walks need to be circuits, whereas if we don’t have a car to go back for, we can walk from A to B, and then set off for somewhere else, rather than walking from A out to B, then back to A to pick up the car.
Linlithgow now, - one GGGrandfather (a Cadzow) came to Aus from Linlithgow.
Bear in mind you can always do a mix of rental car and public transport for your walks - park at A, walk to B, take a train/bus back to A.
There really is so much to see and do here. When we first moved, 10 years ago, we thought we would be doing a lot of travel to the continent. But in reality, we’re still exploring the UK!
If you’re heading to the Lake District then look at the Alfred Wainwright books. In fact, even if you’re not going there, look at them anyway, they are an absolute joy to behold.
Otherwise, investigate the Jarrold Pathfinder Guide books. They cover most areas, and provide a selection of graded (green=short, blue=medium, orange=challenging) point-to-point and circular walks. Each has the route shown on OS map excerpts and a guided description of the route. Also they will tell you what OS map to buy to accompany the walk. They also provide info like where to park to start the walk, and where (when available) you can get refreshments en route.
DO NOT RELY ON THE BOOKS ALONE THOUGH. The walk descriptions sometimes say things like “bear slightly right on the second of three paths, past the patch of daisies and small cow-pat, and then after a bit go slightly left”. They will sometimes also refer to stiles which may have been removed after publishing and replaced with a gate, that type of thing. So use a map, compass and GPS in addition. Otherwise though, they will be perfect for your situation.
If you don’t find a walk you like exactly in the Jarrold, you can always use it as a template, and extend or shorten it using your full OS map.
Hi all - all hail the power of the dope - so much great info here. The guide books sound just like what we would need. Morgyn and Robdog - great tip re a sitting mat of some kind, thanks. Sandra_nz - had not thought of mixing the two together in that manner, could work out well. So enthused re this holiday.
Wow!! Soooo much info! Really appreciate it. Robdog - yep, those sort of challenging places are not particularly on our list - would love to maybe, another time once we get a bit more experience under our belts, but not this time around. 