Every OS Explorer map area, eventually, hopefully, and related insights into my life.
OS Explorer map 232, Nuneaton & Tamworth: Lichfield & Atherstone – I do not own this map, and had not visited it before starting this blog. Visited for this post 26th July 2025. This is the third of three posts about my trip up to the Isle of Harris with Vesper in July 2025. Map … Continue reading 232: Lichfield
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 298, Nidderdale: Fountains Abbey, Ripon & Pateley Bridge – I own this map, and had visited it before starting this blog. Visited again for this post on 20th December 2023. Google Maps location links: Long Eaton, Harrogate, Knaresborough, Bishop Thornton, Pateley Bridge, Brimham Rocks, Ripon, Masham, Kettlewell I'll write here about a … Continue reading 298: Nidderdale & Ripon
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 216, Welshpool & Montgomery: Bishop's Castle – I do not own this map, and had not visited it before starting this blog. Visited for this post 4th October 2023. This is the last of three posts about my walking trip in Wales and Shropshire from 3rd-5th October 2023. Google Maps location links: Newcastle-on-Clun, Edenhope Hill, Corndon … Continue reading 216: Clun Forest & Corndon Hill
OS Explorer map 201, Knighton & Presteigne: Kington & Hay-on-Wye – I own this map, and had visited it before starting this blog. Visited again for this post 4th October 2023. This is the second of three posts about my walking trip in Wales and Shropshire from 3rd-5th October 2023. Google Maps location links: Knighton, … Continue reading 201: Knighton
OS Explorer map 200, Llandrindod Wells & Elan Valley: Rhayader – I own this map, but had not visited it before starting this blog. Visited for this post 3rd October 2023. This is the first of three posts about my walking trip in Wales and Shropshire from 3rd-5th October 2023. Google Maps location links: Llandrindod … Continue reading 200: Llandrindod Wells
OS Explorer map 170, Abingdon, Wantage & Vale of White Horse: Wallingford & Faringdon – I do not own this map, and had not visited it before starting this blog. Visited for this post 1st January 2023. Google Maps location links: Eynsham, Kingston Bagpuize, East Hanney, Wantage, Milton, Sutton Courtenay, Wallingford, Berinsfield In summer 2023, … Continue reading 170: Wantage & Wallingford
Visiting all the maps! 