The walk to Wales 2019 - Gallery

Note: Not all pictures are individually captioned. Where a caption applies to a group of pictures it appears underneath the last picture in the group.


Day one - Finchley to Watford





Lover's Walk - leaving Finchley




The Dollis Valley Greenwalk - up to Barnet


Approaching Aldenham


Aldenham Country Park


Day two - Watford to Longwick







On the Chess Valley Walk


Uphill near Latimer

Latimer Park from the Chess Valley Walk




More on the Chess Valley Walk, approaching Chesham



Herbert's Hole


Great Missenden, the Roald Dahl Museum


On the way to Hampden



Hampden Church and House


The top of the Chiltern ridge, near Whiteleaf Hill


Day Three - Longwick to Hampton Poyle


Isolated bridge between Ilmer and Towersey


Towersey church


On the Thame Valley walk, just beyond Thame





Beckley village, and view back over Oxfordshire


The edge of Otmoor


Noke church


From the Oxfordshire Way above Noke


Islip - the old Swan Inn


Day four - Hampton Poyle to Chipping Norton


Hampton Gay church


Blenheim Palace, seen across the park


Blenheim, the Column of Victory


Blenheim Park Farm





Wide open spaces in Oxforshire - on Shakespeare's Way and the Wychwood Way


On the Salt Road, north of Charlbury


More Salt Road, approaching Chipping Norton


Day five - Chipping Norton to Broadway


Field path descending to Salford



Chastleton, the House and nearby


On the way to Evenlode


Debdene valley, near Hinchwick



Isolated valley beyond Hinchwick



Near Snowshill - completing the crossing of the Cotswolds


Descending to Broadway


Day six - Broadway to Worcester


Bredon Hill, from near Elmley Castle






The ascent of Bredon Hill





Banbury Tower and views from the top of Bredon Hill


The Malvern Hills from Bredon Hill


Woollas Hall


Pershore Abbey


Day seven - Worcester


Friar Street


Greyfriars


Friar Street, opposite Greyfriars


Worcester Cathedral



The River Severn - spot the swans...


Day eight - Worcester to Bromyard


The Firs - Elgar's birthplace


The Malverns from near Berrow Green





Ankerdine Hill


Crossing the Teme at Knightwick


Near Knightwick


View of the Malverns from above Linley Green


Near Slipstone, on the approach to Bromyard


A glimpse back to the Malverns from near Slipstone


Bromyard from Bromyard Downs, the Welsh hills in the distance



Day nine - Bromyard to Shobdon




On the Three Rivers Ride, above Butterley


Hatfield old School House




Herefordshire half-timbering - near Kingsland and Ledicot



Shobdon church and The Arches



Day ten - Shobdon to Radnor


Noke Lane, on the way to Kington





On the way up Hergest Ridge

Ponies grazing near the Welsh border


Looking into Wales from Hergest Ridge


The Black Mountains from Hergest Ridge, Brecon Beacons far right




Descent into Gladestry from Hergest Ridge (Offa's Dyke Path)


Gladestry, first village in Wales






Crossing Burl Hill - second big climb of the day


Descent towards Old Radnor



Day eleven - Radnor to Rhayader


Morning mist, from the road at Radnor


The hills to come - from near Pye Corner




Views back to Radnor Forest from the drove road to Llandrindod




On Pawl Hir hill, approaching Llandrindod


Looking back to Llandrindod from above Llanyre




Crossing over Rhiw Gwraidd hill


Descent into Rhayader


North, South, East and West Streets meet at Rhayader clock tower


Day twelve - Rhayader to Ponterwyd


Climbing over the moors west of Rhayader


Craig Goch reservoir at the head of the Elan Valley


The upper Elan - no cars, no people, no mobile signal...


Approaching Blaen-y-Cwm and the descent to Cwmystwyth


Cwmystwyth - old lead workings on the hill to the right


The Arch - above Devil's Bridge


Day thirteen - Ponterwyd




Dinas reservoir



Nant-y-moch reservoir


The Nant-y-moch, dammed to make the reservoir



The high-level track above Nant-y-moch reservoir


Plynlimon's "North face", infant Rheidol on the left



Six or more miles from anywhere...


Cader Idris in the distance


Carn Hyddgen - deep in the Cambrian Mountains


Llyn Pen-cor-maen - bleak isn't enough






Day fourteen - Ponterwyd to Aberystwyth




Mountain road high above Ponterwyd


The Buwch a'r Lo standing stones


Blaenmelindwr lake


First view of the sea, above Pen-rhiw-newydd



West to the sea and the sun....


...back east towards the clouds


Near Capel Dewi, not far to go




Aberystwyth, journey's end



































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