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 193, Luton & Stevenage: Hitchin & Ampthill – I do not own this map, but had visited before starting this blog. Visited again for this post 10th February 2024. Google Maps location links: Luton Airport, Dunstable Tesco, Five Knolls, Totternhoe, Wing, Chalgrave, Bedford Regular readers may be familiar with my group of … Continue reading 193: Around Dunstable
OS Explorer map 261, Boston: Tattershall, Billinghay & Heckington – I do not own this map, and had not visited it before starting this blog. Visited for this post 15th April 2023. Google Maps location links: Fosdyke, Wyberton, Boston In my previous post, I told you of the walk I did over three days in April 2023, … Continue reading 261: Boston
OS Explorer map 277, Manchester & Salford: Oldham, Rochdale & Stockport – I do not own this map, but had visited it before starting this blog. Visited again for this post 19th September 2022. I visited this map area as part of my All Line Rover trip in September 2022, for which I did day-by-day … Continue reading 277: Manchester
OS Explorer map 266, Wirral & Chester – I do not own this map, and had not visited it before starting this blog. Visited for the first time 19th September 2022. Google Maps location links: Bidston Hill, Liverpool Lime Street I visited this map area as part of my All Line Rover trip in September … Continue reading 266: Wirral & Liverpool
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 fifth 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 4: Manchester & Glossop
n September 2022, I travelled around Britain for a week and a half using an All Line Rover train ticket. This is the fourth 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 3: West Midlands & Merseyside
In September 2022, I travelled around Britain for a week and a half using an All Line Rover train ticket. This is the third 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 2: Tavistock, the Jurassic Coast and Weymouth
Visiting all the maps! 