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The magnificent South West Peninsula Day Zero i get the national express coach from Birmingham to Penzance for just £18 one way. I arrive late in the dark and strong rain. I then get the M6 First Kernow bus from Penzance to Mousehole. I arrived at Mousehole harbour from there i walked in the dark along the coast path to find a suitable camping spot which i did after not to far out of mousehole. Day one I set of back to Mousehole had a good look around the harbour then got the M6 First Kernow bus back in to Penzance. Got few bits extra food and drink from Iceland supermarket near the bus station then got the open top A1 First Kernow bus to Lands end from Penzance. From lands end i took in the spot i ended my walk that was twice the length of Britain from John o' groats to lands end on the end to end trail. I walked past the First and last house in England. I then headed for Sennen Cove. I camped at wild camped at Maen dower right by waterfalls that going right onto to small ro...

Wittenham Clumps is the name for a pair of wooded chalk hills in the Thames Valley near Little Wittenham. Round Hill, is 120m above sea-level. Castle Hill site of an Iron Age hill fort is 110 m above sea-level. not normally considered one of The Clumps, is Brightwell Barrow, further to the south-east. The summits are wooded by the oldest beech tree plantings in England from 1740s. North slopes overlooking villages and towns whose sites of the first settlements of the English. The Clumps are the most visited outdoor site in the county of Oxfordshire, attracting over 200,000 visitors a year. Wittenham Clumps are near to the River Thames, and good views can be had from the Thames Path along the river. The white-walled reactor buildings of the Joint European Torus, site of the world's first successful controlled nuclear fusion experiments, can be seen around 6 km to the north-west from the clumps. The hillfort on Castle Hill. The earliest earthworks date to the late Bronze Age. In ...

last night i camped at the End of the Anglo-Scottish border The England Coast Path is a proposed long-distance National Trail which will follow the coastline of England. When complete, it will be 2,795 miles (4,500 kilometres) in length. The England Coast Path has been possible because of the introduction of a UK law, the Right of Coastal Access, giving people for the first time the right of access around all England's open coast. This includes – where appropriate – any land, other than the trail itself, which forms part of the coastal margin and which has public rights of access along the way. This is known as ‘spreading room’. However, this does not include any right to enter private houses and gardens or Ministry of Defence land. The new right of Coastal Access also includes 'roll back', namely that if a section of coast erodes, the path will move back accordingly. Berwick-upon-Tweed a small area around Berwick-upon-Tweed, which was taken by England in 1482. Berwi...

Last night i wild camped on a right of way in woods by the Union Bridge. When there no choice i camp on the path it self making sure my tent is visible incase of bikes. The Union bridge was a highlight of my trip i have been over it before when i walked John o' groats to Lands end may have camped in the same place. After going over the bridge it was a road walk for a while where i came to a bus stop i got a return ticket to Berwick to restock on food and drink. Then it was a road walk again and a highlight was walking along a border track until i realised there was no bridge across the river Whiteadder Water i had to make a massive detour to B6461 road bridge. Then it was a walk along the river back to the border track on the other side of the river. At the border i was walking on the border track all the way to A6105 road. The border took a right turn onto Bailies burn before Clappers. Not long after Clappers i took a track not over to Lamberton had look around the Church ruin...

I had a good sleep on a right of way path in woods by Cornhill-on-Tweed. After getting the tent down i was on my way to Cornhill-on-Tweed village where i got the best spicy pie ever. Really recommend getting one if your in the area. I made my way along the A698 road and accross the Anglo-Scottish border river tweed bridge into Scotland and Coldstream i made a slight detour to goto the co op supermarket there. Then after my visit i made my way towards Lennel on the A6112 road. I had a look around Lennel Old Parish Church ruins. Then it was more walking along the A6112  then onto the B6470 to the spring near Ladykirk Church. i crossed the Anglo-Scottish border bridge over the river tweed into Norham and to see Norham Castle. After a walk along the tweed i arrived at Horncliffe. I wild camped in woods near Union Bridge. The Baa Green The border between Scotland and England runs down the middle of the River Tweed, however between the villages of Wark and Cornhill the Scottish bor...

Last night i wild camped on Clennell Street  had a amazing sunrise on the first day of Autumn. I will walk down Clennell Street today towards cocklawfoot . The walk down was amazing views the whole way. At one point i think i found the worse toilet in Scotland. After the track i came to a road which is where i joined St Cuthbert's Way. Town Yetholm was not long after. Town Yetholm has a small shop which i pigged out and spent almost £20. Not far from Town Yetholm was the border again which where i crossed back into England. I found a abandoned and overgrown cemetery midway between Mindrum and Mindrum Mill. I found some woods by Cornhill-on-Tweed to camp Pennine Way  is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail runs 268 miles (431 km) Clennell Street is a truly ancient trackway through the Cheviot hills The Cheviot Hills are a range of uplands straddling the Anglo-Scottish border between Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. St Cuthber...

I stayed the night at Kielder Campsite. Today walk is along the forest road drive most the way. Then of on a 4wd track right of way. On the way i stopped at Ratty bird hide just have a look no rest was needed at this time. It was a nice steady climb for 6 miles to the saddle of the forest track at resting shelter called the Nick. I left the forest drive road onto a 4wd track right of way down to Border Forest Holiday Park where i met famous outdoor youtuber dean read doing the Pennine way which he has now completed so check out his channel. I wanted to see the Kings stones stone circle but lummox been at work and was not possible to see it, Kielder Forest, one of the biggest man-made woodlands in Europe. Kielder Castle  is an 18th-century hunting lodge built by the Duke of Northumberland. It is now a Visitor Centre with a cafe. Kielder Campsite is a fantastic campsite i could not fault it. Only £6.50 a night for hiker backpacker tent. You get free WIFI which you need as ther...

A night spent wild camping by Kershope Burn in Kershope Forest which i will be walking along and in all day long. On the way i passed on the wrong side the border to get to Kershopehead bothy however it is very possible to cross the burn but i was tired with a big bag and sent the drone up top get some footage i ended up camping right by Kershope Burn border river again by the bridge that goes over the the burn to England and the start of Kielder Forest. Today at my wild camping spot i thought i test out my idea of attaching a 4g wifi router to a drone in a area with no signal in the hope of picking up some 4g did it work? well watch the video! Kershope Burn is a burn running in its entirety along the border between England and Scotland. Kershopehead bothy near by murder. Thomas Davidson lived at Kettle Hall on the moors in the north east extremity of Cumberland in the parish of Bewcastle. On Thursday morning, November 8th 1849, Davidson left his home to make his usual rounds, He...

I got a train from  Birmingham New Street to Gretna Green changing at Carlisle for only £16.50 booked in advance via Chilternrailways join https://www.topcashback.co.uk/ref/freemoneycashback free to get cash back on the ticket with them for even bigger saving. I had a brief look around Gretna Green i then headed for the number 79 stagecoach bus to High Gaitle Caravan Park to put my tent up and lighten my load for a walk around the Gretna Green area. Got then got the number 79 bus back into Gretna Green then headed toward the Lochmaben Stone. Then started my walk proper from there. was a easy walk with out the big backpack today. On the was passed few border bridges one with out welcome signs and i walked in the Debatable Lands it was not possible to walk Scots' Dike as it was impassible a local said so manged to get bit drone footage of it from a distance. Shame there no right of way going thorugh there. Then back to High Gaitle Caravan Park Gretna Green is situated on the Sc...

Filmed on the 31/05/2017 since then my video skills and equipment has improved alot :) Coast path with truly magnificent views across the waters of Loch Scavaig to the Cuillin - often reckoned to be the finest coastal view in the British Isles. There is a short rocky section above a steep drop, and after a couple of kilometres the path passes above another steep cliff, at times perilously close to the edge. Take great care on this section as walkers have fallen here. Equipment used in this video Skye Trail Map @ https://amzn.to/2SPnol3 The Skye Trail guide @ https://amzn.to/2Y6Nrtu Salomon Men's Trail Running Shoes, XA Pro 3D GTX @ https://amzn.to/2Yx9Igv Deuter Quantum @ https://amzn.to/2YAZwU8​ The Skye Trail day 5 stage 5 Isle of skye Hebrides Highlands Scotland UK Please subscribe. This channel is for you. Please give me your feedback comments. I value every one who takes the time to watch my videos. If you liked the video feel free to press that like button...

Last night i wild camped at Sugar Loaf mountain. Sugar Loaf mountain is 596 metres above sea level. It is a popular misconception that Sugar Loaf is an extinct volcano. I woke up to a sunrise over  the Skirrid, or the ‘Holy Mountain’ legend is a dramatic landslide on the north of the mountain was caused by a earthquake or a lightning strike at the moment Christ was crucified. There was a local tradition that earth from the Skirrid was holy and especially fertile, and it was taken away to be scattered on fields elsewhere, on coffins, and in the foundations of churches.  Rudolf Hess used to walk here when he was held prisoner at nearby Maindiff Court during the early 1940s. So today was going home day had not much of a choice and it had been a good 4 days including today which will be spent getting back to abergavenny train station. On the way i took a quick look at Abergavenny Castle. established by the Norman lord Hamelin de Balun in about 1087. It was the site of a m...

I had what may have been a tick bite and with all the hysteria over Lyme Disease when it is low risk i have had my back covered in them in 2014 and just scratched them of and that was in a red deer area with long grass by a river in North East Scotland while on the End to End trail John o' groats to lands end. Again only a month or so ago i had a tick in the private parts only realised after it being there for few hours i would think managed to remove it in bits i did clean it well this time it did go a bit red but nothing to worry about. I still feel ok. I wounder how many people think they got Lyme Disease when its just a cold or normal pains and i guess they do a blood test i no idea? Because seems a alarming amount of people seem catch Lyme Disease and i have not and i spend alot time in tick areas i even had a tick in the tent i was so tired could even be bothered to remove it from the tent lol.  I even spoke people who know people who died from it so for some its serious ...

A wild camp on the the best border view in the British isles I got the S6 stagecoach bus from Oxford to Swindon. Then the Train from Swindon to Newport where i changed trains for Abergavenny. Had a quick look around Abergavenny. Then i got the X3 stagecoach from Abergavenny to Pandy where i will start my walk. From Pandy i crossed into the Brecon beacons national park. Bit a small road walk untill i goto the End to End trail . Offa's dyke path, Beacons way section. It was then on upto Hatterrall Hill trig point where the path becomes with English Welsh border with epic view across into England patchwork farming fields. When i walked John o' groats to Lands end to this was the best wild camping view and i think the best view on the whole of the three and half month hike. I always wanted come back here and do a wild camp again and today was the day. Even with thunder lighting forecast it did not happen as a outdoors person i know weather forecasts are very poor indeed and th...

Filmed on the 29/05/2017 since then my video skills and equipment has improved alot :) I started of above the Storr but the official start this hike is at the Storr carpark. From the cardpark there is a short walk along the  A855. Then its a walk across a bridge at hydro-electric power pipes. Not long after that you go across soggy moorland until you reach  edge of the escarpment with views of the sea. Walk along there until you descend Ben Tianavaig, Braes. Ben Tianavaig, Braes is steep. I wild camped on the coast path just before got into Portree Wild camping in the jack wolfskin gossamer tunnel tent Equipment used in this video Skye Trail Map @ https://amzn.to/2SPnol3 The Skye Trail guide @ https://amzn.to/2Y6Nrtu Storr and Trotternish map @ https://amzn.to/2Y6UIK0 Jack Wolfskin Gossamer tent @ https://amzn.to/2CGjwMl Salomon Men's Trail Running Shoes, XA Pro 3D GTX @ https://amzn.to/2Yx9Igv Deuter Quantum @ https://amzn.to/2YAZwU8 The Skye Trail day 3 stage...

Filmed on the 28/05/2017 since then my video skills and equipment has improved alot :) Trotternish is one of the most spectacular landscapes in Britain. The great ridge which forms its backbone is the longest on Skye, and its unique eastern escarpment has been broken by Europe's largest landslides into a remarkable landscape. A very long and challenging walk with much ascent and descent. There are some very steep parts up and down i managed it with a big backpack. You need a good level of fitness and know how to use a map or gps. Is possible to camp up on the ridge but its very exposed make sure you there no storms predicted. This part my Skye trail hike. I did this stage in one go. This stage is hard going if doing in one go with a backpack. Wild camping in the jack wolfskin gossamer tunnel tent and using the SPOT Gen3 GPS Satellite Tracker / Messenger Equipment used in this video Skye Trail Map @ https://amzn.to/2SPnol3 The Skye Trail guide @ https://amzn.to/2Y6Nrtu S...

The Callanish Stones are an arrangement of standing stones placed in a cruciform pattern with a central stone circle. These include at least three other circles, several arcs, alignments and single stones; many visible from the main site. just how old really is this? why was it built? How much has it been altered over time? What is thought is They were erected in the late Neolithic era, and were a focus for ritual activity during the Bronze Age. The existence of other monuments in the area implies that Callanish may have an active focus for prehistoric religious activity for at least 1500 years maybe. Between the central and the eastern monolith of the stone circle is a chambered tomb 6.4 metres long. This may have been built later than the stone circle and is squashed in between the eastern stones and the central monolith. The stones were covered by a thick layer of turf. It is estimated that the place was abandoned around 800 BC. Only in 1857 was the overlying 1.5 metres of peat ...

I made a massive mistake on the way back yesterday i needed make it to Fort William bus station to catch the citylink bus to Glasgow or so i thought it turned out i got on the prebooked citylink bus a day early and they did not notice and i did not realise until i was sat in Glasgow bus station waiting for the national express bus to Birmingham when i looked at the ticket i realised i made a massive mistake and now i was in Glasgow a day early with no where to stay. What i could done is get the train to Loch lomond and wild camped there would saved alot money. But i was tired i looked at hotel prices i manged to get a travelodge  for £39 which is a very good price as was in city centre but still hell lot money for me but hey it was a great treat. My public transport coasts for the whole trip. I got the bus from Birmingham to Glasgow on National express if you book a good time in advance you can get the ticket as low as £5 one way. I got it for £22 return still very good value ...

Limited time only: 4 months of Amazon Music Unlimited for £0.99 use my special link @ https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/dmusic/promotions/AmazonMusicUnlimited?tag=4seasonbackpa-21 My pre summer solstice trip to Scotland June 2019. Summer solstice countdown 13/06/2019 Last night i camped at devils crack my secret wild camping location. This morning i will be heading back to Uig. On the way to Uig i found what looked like a ancient cairn of some type not listed on the OS map. Weather is a little bit better today. I made it to Uig where i charged up my gear for a bit while waiting for the 57C stagecoach bus to Portree. In Portree i got some fish and chips from from the harbour fish and chip take away. The fish and chips was not that crisp so can not say there in my top list of fish and chips but was ok. I had alook around portree not sure why as i have million times before was just kill time. There is a nice like coast path walk in the town. I got the  52 stagecoach bus to Broadford....

My pre summer solstice trip to Scotland June 2019. Summer solstice countdown 12/06/2019 New Tolsta is next the beach i wild camped last night at Traigh Mhòr a fantastic beach less than a house by bus from Stornoway. This morning heading back to Stornoway on the w5 bus. I stocked up on food and drink at Stornoway tesco supermarket. I charge my gear up for a hour at Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal. I got the W10 bus back to Tarbert. Charged my gear up at Tarbert Ferry Terminal. Had some fantastic fish and chips from AD's Takeaway. had quick look around not sure why i been here many times before but anyway its not changed atall. I got the ferry to Uig on the isle of Skye the coast for a foot passenger was £6.50 this correct at time of uploading this video. I been to Uig on Isle skye so many times i lost count. I aways say i never be back here but some how i am always wrong. Its not most amazing place on the Islands but it is nice. In Uig there is a campsite, pubs, shops, fuel sta...

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