Every OS Explorer map area, eventually, hopefully, and related insights into my life.
OS Explorer map OL16, The Cheviot Hills: Jedburgh & Wooler – I own this map, and had visited it before starting this blog. Visited again for this post 9th July 2021. This is the second of six posts about my trip to Wanlockhead in Dumfries and Galloway with my school friends Cabbage, Joystick and Climbing … Continue reading OL16: Cheviot Hills
OS Explorer map 184, Colchester: Harwich & Clacton-on-Sea – I do not own this map, but had visited it before starting this blog. Visited again for this post 11th July 2020. Google Maps location links: Castle Hedingham, Mersea Island, Colchester, Copford, Harwich port When I came to this map area in July 2020, it was, … Continue reading 184: Mersea Island
OS Explorer map 272, Lincoln: Sleaford, Metheringham & Navenby – I do not own this map, but had visited it before starting this blog. Visited again for this post 10th February 2020. This is the last of five posts about a trip I did from Friday 7th to Monday 10th February 2020; a long weekend away … Continue reading 272: Hough-on-the-Hill & Lincoln
OS Explorer map OL19, Howgill Fells and Upper Eden Valley – I own this map, but had not visited the area before starting this blog. Visited for this post 8th February 2020. This is the third of five posts about a trip I did from Friday 7th to Monday 10th February 2020; a long weekend … Continue reading OL19: Kirkby Stephen
OS Explorer map 230, Diss & Harleston: East Harling & Stanton – I now own this map, but hadn't visited it before starting this blog. Visited for this post 19th January 2020. Attentive readers may remember that in February 2019, I went on a trip to Cley and Blakeney in North Norfolk, looking at churches … Continue reading 230: Eye
OS Explorer map 231, Southwold & Bungay: Halesworth & Kessingland – I own this map, but had not visited it before starting this blog. Visited for this post Wednesday 8th January 2020. I visited this map area while on a day trip from Cambridge, for the purpose of visiting Ringsfield Hall, a venue where I … Continue reading 231: Ringsfield & Beccles
OS Explorer map 252, Norfolk Coast East: Cromer & North Walsham – I now own this map, but had not visited it before starting this blog. Visited for this post Friday 27th September 2019. This is the first of two posts about this trip to Norfolk. I visited this map area (like West Lexham in … Continue reading 252: Bacton
OS Explorer map 215, Newtown & Machynlleth: Llanfair Caereinion – I do not own this map, and had not visited it before starting this blog. Visited for this post 25th May 2019. Over the long weekend of 25th-27th May 2019, my friend Climbing Programmer and I played a somewhat odd game. The basic premise of … Continue reading 215: Caersws & Llanwnnog
OS Explorer map 240, Oswestry: Chirk, Ellesmere & Pant – I do not own this map, and had not visited it before starting this blog. Visited for this post 29th March 2019. This is going to be the first of three posts about the "Gerald of Wales" trip to North Wales I did in late … Continue reading 240: Shrawardine (well, half of it)
OS Explorer map 251, Norfolk Coast Central: Wells-next-the-Sea & Fakenham. I do not own this map, but had visited it before starting this blog. Visited again for this post 16th February 2019. My dear friend Millicent is very interested in churches, and is rather a fount of knowledge about them, making him always a good … Continue reading 251: Cley & Blakeney
Visiting all the maps! 