![The Ridgeway Path: Day 2 – Liddington to Wantage](https://i0.wp.com/thewalkinggardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/wayland-smithy-2.jpg?ssl=1)
(Walked on 14th March 2017 – 15.5 Miles) I awoke to a grey sullen dawn, in a grey sullen mood. Though I’m not particularly a grey sullen fellow. OK, OK, I admit it, OK? I wasn’t having fun. This was not the best walk of my life. Not even close. After only four or five […]
![The Ridgeway Path: Day 1 – Overton Hill to Liddington](https://i0.wp.com/thewalkinggardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/barbury-castle-the-ridgeway-2.jpg?ssl=1)
(Walked on 13th March 2017 – 15 Miles + 3.5 getting lost) On a chilly-sunny March morning, we pulled into the small carpark at Overton Hill and the start of The Ridgeway. I hauled my rucksack from the boot, clasped it to my back, hugged partner, hugged son, said my goodbyes and waving over my […]
![The Ridgeway](https://i0.wp.com/thewalkinggardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/the-ridgeway.jpg?ssl=1)
After mulling over which long-distance path to walk for my 2017 hiking holiday, I decided to revisit my first love, The Ridgeway. I first attempted to walk all of this path in 1981, failed, but then succeeded the following year. And if, as a newbie, I had found both experiences challenging, it also hooked me […]