Thursday 30th January 2003 Left Beeston station at 8.15am and arrived at Birmingham at 9.27am. Departed Birmingham at 10.03am and arrived at Blackpool North at about 12.45pm and walked from station to seafront to get tram to Norbreck. Left Norbreck at 1.35, very windy and very cold. Eventually left the built-up bit of Blackpool out… Continue reading 22. Blackpool to Fleetwood
Monday September 2nd 2002 Stayed at St Andrews House Hotel, Blackpool Road, Preston. Couldn’t face the 5 mile walk along the road so drove to Freckleton, parked at the Ship Inn (GR434287)and started the walk at the start of the Lancashire Coastal Way. Entrance to start of the path difficult to find, located between two… Continue reading 21. Preston to Blackpool
1st September 2002 Left home about 8am and drove to Preston arriving at 10am. Parked in the bus station car park. Caught the 11am bus which was delayed because of all the traffic for the Southport airshow. Arrived (and left) Tarleton at 11.45am. Hot sunny weather for both two days, temperatures about 20oC. In Tarleton,… Continue reading 20. Tarleton to Preston
Sunday 14th October 2001 Leave Bowden Lodge Hotel (8.25am), cross over the road and turn right. After about 50 yards turn left down Alexandra Road which eventually becomes Albany Road. Reach the Marine Lake and turn right to walk alongside the lake. As the road swings away to the right at Dragons Health Club… Continue reading 19. Southport to Tarleton
Saturday 13th October 2001 Stayed previous night at Bowden Lodge Hotel, Albert Road, Southport. Got train to Waterloo (Liverpool). Left Waterloo station (GR 321981) at 9.30am. Turn left out of the station down South Road towards the sea. Cross Marine Crescent and enter Marine Gardens (GR 317978). Take footpath to the right signposted Sefton… Continue reading 18. Liverpool to Southport
Thursday 21st September 2000 (From memory) Leaving the Rocklands Guest House, cross over the A553 and almost opposite go through a small park to reach the seafront. Turn right and take the seafront road for about a mile to the slipway at Dove Point (GR234907) where the road turns right away from the sea. Continue… Continue reading 17. Hoylake to Liverpool
Wednesday 20th September 2000 Made several attempts to find a way across the new road bridge carrying the A548 over the River Dee but it appears that there is no pedestrian way. Had to take a taxi to Willaston and picked up The Wirral Country Park on the B5151 (GR330773) The route is simply a… Continue reading 16. Connah’s Quay to Hoylake
Tuesday 19th September 2000 Got a train to Prestatyn and stayed overnight at Roughsedge Guest House, Marine Road. Not a particularly attractive bed and breakfast. From seafront at Offas Dyke Path sign turned along the coastal path marked as a cycle track (GR 063838). This takes you along Barkby Beach which is on your left.… Continue reading 15. Prestatyn to Connah’s Quay
7th July 2000 The last day of Offa’s Dyke. Set out on my own, but somewhere near Rhuallt was caught up by Tracey and Sharon and walked the rest of the way with them. Eventually became rather a plod down the steep approach to Prestatyn and then through the streets to the coast and the… Continue reading 14. Bodfari to Prestatyn
6th July 2000 Stayed at Hand House, Llandegla the night before. Good B&B with a really chintzy bedroom full of stuffed toys, dolls, etc. Run by a strange but friendly couple. Breakfast at an enormous overladen table with everything imaginable. Met Tracey and Sharon (?) two junior doctors – didn’t walk with them except for… Continue reading 13. Llandegla to Bodfari
Walking the coast of Britain
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One family's walk around the coast of Britain
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