Every OS Explorer map area, eventually, hopefully, and related insights into my life.
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 174, Epping Forest & Lee Valley: Hertford & Harlow. I own this map, and had visited it before starting this blog. Visited again for this post 14th January 2023. Google maps location links: the London Stone, Victoria Park, Leyton Flats, Chingford, Redbridge, King George Hospital, Brickendonbury Regular readers may remember my Littleport … Continue reading 174: East London & Epping Forest
OS Explorer map 190, Malvern Hills & Bredon Hill: Tewkesbury, Ledbury, Pershore & Upton-upon-Severn – I own this map, and had visited it before starting this blog. Visited again for this post 26th December 2022. Google Maps location links: Great Malvern, Ledbury, Hereford Over the last several years, I've commonly gone on a short holiday … Continue reading 190: Great Malvern & Ledbury
OS Explorer map 255, Llangollen & Berwyn: Ceiriog Valley – I own this map, and had visited it before starting this blog. Visited for this post 12th November 2022.` Google Maps location links: Oswestry, Llangynog, Pistyll Rhaeadr, Llangollen In August this year, for Father Dearest’s 65th birthday, he had a big family gathering where 18 … Continue reading 255: The Berwyn
OS Explorer map OL29, Isle of Wight: Cowes, Newport, Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin, Yarmouth & Ventnor – I own this map, but had not visited it before starting this blog. Visited for this post 20th October 2022 Google Maps location links: Ryde Pier, Garlic Farm, Yarmouth, Shanklin, the Needles The Isle of Wight is a pretty … Continue reading OL29: Isle of Wight
OS Explorer map 301, Scarborough, Bridlington & Flamborough Head – I do not own this map, and had not visited it before starting this blog. Visited for this post 22nd September 2022. Google Maps location links: Bridlington, Flamborough Head, Scarborough I visited this map area as part of my All Line Rover trip in September … Continue reading 301: Bridlington & Scarborough
OS Explorer map OL2, Yorkshire Dales - Southern & Western Area: Whernside, Ingleborough & Pen-y-ghent – I own this map, and had visited it before starting this blog. Visited again for this post 21st September 2022. Google Maps location links: Ribblehead, Embsay, Gargrave I visited this map area as part of my All Line Rover … Continue reading OL2: Ribblehead
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
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
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
Visiting all the maps! 