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The Pilgrims’ Way – Day 3 – Wrotham to The Friars Aylesford Priory, 19.3km / 12 miles

August 26, 2026by followingthearrows Leave a comment

Day 3: Wrotham to The Friars Aylesford Priory, 19.3km / 12 miles Weather: cool (high of 10ºC), grey and overcast, with a little sun in the afternoon Accommodation: The Friars […]

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The Pilgrims’ Way – Day 2 – Dartford to Wrotham, 32km / 19.9 miles

September 17, 2024by followingthearrows 1 Comment

Day 2: Dartford to Wrotham, 32km / 19.9 miles Weather: cool and grey in the morning, sunny in the afternoon Accommodation:  The Bull Hotel Stamps: Royal Victoria & Bull Hotel, […]

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The Pilgrims’ Way – Day 1 – Southwark to Dartford, 36.3km / 22.6 miles

September 8, 2024by followingthearrows 3 Comments

Day 1: Southwark to Dartford, 36.3km / 22.6 miles Weather: cool and grey in the morning, sunny in the afternoon Accommodation: The Royal Victoria & Bull Hotel Stamps: Southwark Cathedral, […]

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Cotswold Way National Trail

February 28, 2022by followingthearrows 5 Comments

Soon after finishing the South West Coast Path in the heatwave of July 2021, my thoughts turned to which National Trail to try next. Kat had often talked about doing […]

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Completing the South West Coast Path

October 24, 2021by followingthearrows 9 Comments

Having walked the surprisingly remote and very picturesque South Devon coast (reaching Lyme Regis, Dorset, in April 2021), hiking the entire South West Coast Path was in sight. It had […]

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Hiking the South Coast of Devon

May 5, 2021by followingthearrows 7 Comments

Completing my walk around Cornwall in Gorran Haven on 12 September last year, I quickly realised it was too soon to hang up my hiking shoes.  While it had been […]

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Thames Path and Aussie memorial benches

April 14, 2021by followingthearrows 11 Comments

On the anniversary of Kat’s funeral, I retraced Kat’s steps along the Thames Path to the new memorial bench beyond Kew Gardens. The trail took me past Mortlake Crematorium, where […]

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Hiking the Cornish Coast

November 15, 2020by followingthearrows 5 Comments

Through the summer 2020, I hiked around the incredibly beautiful coast of Cornwall, following the South West Coastal Path. Katrina was with me every step of the way. I dedicate […]

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Memorial benches in London

August 20, 2020by followingthearrows 7 Comments

Places to reflect, remember and maybe even feel inspired by the nature, majesty of St Paul’s and memories of Kat. We used to walk down to St Paul’s Cathedral all […]

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A tribute to Kat ‘Hummingbird’ Davis

July 16, 2020by followingthearrows 10 Comments

You will recall that Kat did a lot of hiking with KC along the PCT back in 2015. In July 2019, they did their last hike together – the Pembrokeshire […]

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