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Coast to Coast 2016

A walk across the county in August 2016

The Blog

  • Day 0 of my Coast to Coast Adventure
  • Day 1 of my trip to the countryside
  • Day 2 of being at the beck and fell of the outdoors
  • Day 3 of getting lost and sleeping rough
  • Day 4 of resting up and reading the paper
  • Day 5 of surviving bad decisions
  • Day 6 of being haunted by an overactive imagination
  • Day 7 of Cream Teas and Yurt Gardens
  • Day 8 of Mountain Bikers and Caravans
  • Day 9 of being a local
  • Day 10 of playing on the motorway
  • Day 11 of saying goodbye to friends
  • Day 12 of trying not to stray of t’path
  • Day 13 of my walk in to the sea

External Links

Trail Information
  • Coast to Coast Walk- Wikipedia
National Parks & Tourist Information
  • Lake District
  • Yorkshire Dales
  • North Yorkshire Moors
Getting there and back
  • London Euston to Preston to Carlisle: Virgin Trains
  • Carlisle to St Bees: Northern Rail
  • York to London King’s Cross: Virgin East Coast
Accommodation

Campsites, hotels, resorts and youth used on my journey.

  • Preston: Premier Inn
  • Ennerdale Bridge: Fox & Hounds
  • Borrowdale: Borrowdale Youth Hostel
  • Griesdale Tarn
  • Patterdale: Side Farm Campsite
  • Shap: New Ing Lodge
  • Kirkby Stephen: Kirkby Stephen Hostel
  • Keld: Swaledale Yurts
  • Reeth: Orchard Caravan & Camping Park
  • Colburn: Hildyard Arms
  • Ingleby Cross: Blue Bell Inn
  • Blakey Ridge: The Lion Inn
  • Littlebeck: Intake Farm
  • York: Park Inn
Baggage Transfers
  • Sherpa Van Project
  • Packhorse

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