As you may have noticed over the last three months I have been walking to raise funds for the London Air Ambulance. Like all Helicopter Emergency Services in the UK, it relies on charitable donations to operate and I have supported the charity for a few years. The charity organised “Miles for Missions” over the […]
Following on from my challenge to actually walk around London on the London Loop Path, I’m now walking around London again to support for London’s Air Ambulance Charity this time by walking the equivalent length of the London border. Miles for Missions is a challenge to complete 116 miles between June 21st and midnight 20th September, to […]
The London Loop Part 13: Ewell to Teddington The final 10 miles or so, of my circumnavigation of London following the London Loop path for the most part following the route of the Hogsmill River. For the last 30 years the Hogsmill has always brought to mind the almost canal like section in Kingston, notable […]
The London Loop Part 12: Coulsdon South to Ewell And so we come to the penultimate section of the loop, a short eight miles on a Sunday afternoon leaving another roughly eight mile section to complete. Starting back at Coulsdon South station the route climbs back up onto the North Downs through suburban 1930’s housing […]
The London Loop Part 11: West Wickham to Coulsdon South The loop so far has been rather gentle, but this section had some more challenging changes in elevation, Snowdonia it is not but the North Downs which todays walking crossed in a number of places still requires you to stop and catch your breath occasionally! […]