I happened to be on a work related expedition to Hook near Basingstoke last Tuesday and since it was such a nice day I decided to go exploring once I was done. So I drove a little bit south to visit Odiham Castle! As ruined castles go, this one is pretty good, with informative information […]
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Cheltenham
A few weekends ago I set off on another expedition to explore westwards through Gloucestershire. This time I walked from Kingham in Oxfordshire to Cheltenham. View Cheltenham in a larger map Around lunchtime I got to Bourton-on-the-Water which proudly claims to be the “Venice of the Cotswolds”. This seems a little extravagant: there’s one small […]
Henley to Oxford (Second Attempt)
I tried unsuccessfully to walk all the way from Henley to Oxford last October. So now with peak daylight I had another go the weekend before last – and I made it this time! View Henley to Oxford in a larger map The section after the point were I gave up last time was a […]
Adventuring
One neat benefit of having a car and it being nearly midsummer is that if you finish work sufficiently early there’s enough daylight for hours of evening adventuring! Some photos from where I went last Tuesday, near Watlington about half an hour up the M40 from my office.
France
I spent last week in the south of France with some friends ostensibly to go climbing but also spent a lot of time hanging around by the infinity pool in our villa. That’s the view from my window. Not bad eh? We were staying in a little town near Toulon called Bandol. Here’s the local […]
Salisbury to Winchester
For this week’s adventure I decided to revisit Winchester where I lived during my work placement year at university. To make things more “fun” I walked there from Salisbury which is around 25 miles away. Salisbury looked nice enough, especially the cathedral which I wandered around a bit, but I didn’t stay long as I […]
Chequers
You know when you’re aware of the existence of some famous place but have no idea where it is until you randomly stumble across it? Well that’s basically what happened to me with Chequers last weekend. Unfortunately the overt security presence stopped me getting any closer…
Wales
I spent last week in Wales on a family holiday. Surprisingly this was my first ever visit to that land. It was very wet. This photo, I think, sums up my experience of Wales: Never mind, at least we could spend time indoors doing puzzles. Oh, and down a slate mine! Unfortunately the damp had […]
Rollright Stones
I found out recently about another nearby stone circle called the Rollright Stones on the Oxfordshire/Warwickshire border. So with the weekend weather being particularly lovely I hastily planned an epic adventure to go visit them. View Rollright Stones in a larger map Just shy of 29 miles according to Google Maps which must be a […]
Long Man
Went for a walk along the South Downs last weekend with my parents. Having previously brought you several large chalk horses, doof.me.uk now presents a giant chalk man! Bit awkward to find a good viewing angle from the top of the hill.
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