You left me on the 15:30 out of Waverley Station, waving as I passed Berwick. Back home, it was time for a week off from pubs. But I know how much some of you love to read about Greater Waterbeach, so here’s a walk I did with James, home from Sheffield to be fed… Continue reading COUNTING CYCLISTS IN NORTHSTOWE
Tag: Walks
BALHAM TO OSLO
London Pub No.6; by this stage BRAPA would have been on the floor arguing about Hull City fullbacks and being escorted to the door by angry locals. But I was taking things more moderately, and mixing the halves with the half-marathon (14 miles walked on this Tuesday, including some proper London back street strolling.… Continue reading BALHAM TO OSLO
UNSULLIED BY SOLIHULL – PART I
A hard piece to write, and hard to find one photo to sum up Solihull. But it’s LifeAfterFootball‘s home town, so there’s a random Leyton Orient sticker on a lamp post. East Birmingham, which I rather unfairly lump SoliVegas in with, is an odd place to understand, full of suburbs and uncertainties about boundaries. On… Continue reading UNSULLIED BY SOLIHULL – PART I
USE YOUR LEGS
I retired early so I could get out of a mainly office-based job and enjoy fresh air and exercise. Some of that exercise is taken walking from train stations to pubs and back again. I tend to regard a 5 mile round trip to a pub as an ideal – 5 brisk miles is about 90… Continue reading USE YOUR LEGS
A WALK TO THE PUB
My main ambition on retiring was to get fitter and visit the places (not all pubs) in the UK and abroad I hadn’t managed. In the last 6 months I’ve increased average daily miles walked from about 10 to 15, with quite a few 25 miles days recently. There is no doubt that it’s easier… Continue reading A WALK TO THE PUB
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