Every OS Explorer map area, eventually, hopefully, and related insights into my life.
I've mentioned a few times in recent posts, that I left my job in summer 2024, and planned to have a couple of months' break before starting the next one – see, especially, the first section of my Lochnagar post for some more details about my ideas. It always seems a little odd that for … Continue reading Special: Career break!
OS Explorer map OL59, Aboyne, Alford & Strathdon – I do not own this map, and had not visited it before starting this blog. Visited for this post 5th July 2024. Map area link. Google maps location links: Ballater, Morven, Loch Kinord, Dinnet, Aboyne, Kincardine O'Neill, Aberdeen In my previous post, I told you about … Continue reading OL59: Ballater, Morven & Loch Kinord
OS Explorer map 205, Stratford-upon-Avon & Evesham: Alcester – I own this map, and had visited it before starting this blog. Visited again for this post 28th October 2023. Google maps location links: Evesham, Stratford-upon-Avon, Shipston-on-Stour Evesham As mentioned a couple of times on the blog recently, Vesper and I moved house from Cambridge, over … Continue reading 205: Evesham & Stratford-upon-Avon
OS Explorer map 249, Spalding & Holbeach Long Sutton & Kirton – I own this map, and had not visited it before starting this blog. Visited for this post 14th April 2023. Google Maps location links: King's Lynn, Sutton Bridge, Fosdyke, Wyberton, Boston My previous post concerned the first stage of the walk from London … Continue reading 249: Sutton Bridge & the Wash coast
OS Explorer map 316, Newcastle upon Tyne: Gateshead, South Shields, Prudhoe, Ponteland, Cramlington & Whitley Bay – I do not own this map, but had visited it before starting this blog. Visited again for this post 24th September 2023. I visited this map area as part of my All Line Rover trip in September 2022, travelling around Britain … Continue reading 316: Newcastle
OS Explorer map OL28, Dartmoor – I own this map, and had visited before starting this blog. Visited again for this post 17th September 2022. Google Maps location links: Bere Alston, Tavistock, Bedford Bridge, Okehampton I visited this map area as part of my All Line Rover trip in September 2022, for which I did … Continue reading OL28: Tavistock, Okehampton & Dartmoor
OS Explorer map 102, Land's End: Penzance & St Ives – I own this map, and had visited it before starting this blog. Visited again for this post 17th September 2022. Google Maps location links: Hayle, St Ives, St Erth I visited this map area as part of my All Line Rover trip in September … Continue reading 102: St Ives (Cornwall)
OS Explorer map 105, Falmouth & Mevagissey: Truro & St Mawes – I do not own this map, and had not visited it before starting this blog. Visited for the first time 17th September 2022. Google Maps location links: Wimbledon, East Croydon I visited this map area as part of my All Line Rover trip … Continue reading 105: Truro & Falmouth
In September 2022, I travelled around Britain for a week and a half using an All Line Rover train ticket. This is the tenth of eleven special posts giving a day-by-day narration of my trip. I also wrote an introduction to the trip, discussing my plans and goals, before I left; and will follow up … Continue reading All Line Rover trip Day 9: Haltwhistle & Hexham
In September 2022, I travelled around Britain for a week and a half using an All Line Rover train ticket. This is the ninth of eleven special posts giving a day-by-day narration of my trip. I also wrote an introduction to the trip, discussing my plans and goals, before I left; and will follow up … Continue reading All Line Rover trip Day 8: Bishop Auckland & Tyneside
Visiting all the maps! 