So, here we are. The night before the annual Shakespeare Stroll. My walking bag is loaded with waterproofs, water, first aid kit – and hip flask. The weather is set fine and we will be setting of tomorrow morning from St Nicholas’ Church, Alcester. However, some wonderful people have already begun to support the appealContinue reading “The Eve of The Shakespeare Stroll”
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Shakespeare Stroll 2022 Route Plan
Shakespeare Stroll 2022 Route Plan Day One 17 Sep. Route starts St Nicholas Church @ 10.00. Exit town via Allimore and Cold Comfort Lanes. Through fields and over/through the ford. Continue to @Millennium Way. Follow to Coughton. At main road turn left to Thro0ckmorton Arms. Afternoon. Retrace steps to cross roads. Turn left onto Coughton Fields Lane. Continue to Church Farm then follow footpathContinue reading “Shakespeare Stroll 2022 Route Plan”
Return of The Shakespeare Stroll
I do have to confess I find it very hard to walk when it is hot so, looking out of my Hermit’s Cave I am pleased to see changes afoot in the countryside beyond my Exercise Yard. The blistering summer heat is subsiding. We are promised some rain too. In fact I see it fallingContinue reading “Return of The Shakespeare Stroll”
The Hermit Returns
I’m standing at The Alcester Trig point watching the drizzle roll in from the north. Visibility is not good and I am extremely pleased I packed my spare waterproof jacket. My Facebook followers will know that The Hermit broke free this year and I have been travelling around Europe for the past seven weeks or so. ButContinue reading “The Hermit Returns”
March The Month – 11
This is probably one of my favourite walks, certainly locally. Depart from The Hermit’s Cave, across The Exercise Yard departing through the Cold Comfort portal. Then up through Coldcomfort Wood; across the fields and then following then fording The Spittal Brook and then return. Wild flowers can be seen and birds watched in almost totalContinue reading “March The Month – 11”
March the Month 7
And Bill said those beautiful words. “I have some coffee”. So now we are gathered around a bench next to a track in Oversley Wood. There has been logging and I can smell the resin from the newly logged trees. Warming my hands on my coffee, I look up. “Are those Buzzards?” I can neverContinue reading “March the Month 7”
March of The Month – 2
Not the most delightful of days for a walk. The ground was sodden, puddles spread across roads and paths, the rain fell steadily. But on the basis that there is no such thing as bad weather – just inappropriate clothing I roused myself. The forecast inferred that the weather was likely to get worse laterContinue reading “March of The Month – 2”
Desperate Dan’s Christmas Walk
I’m sure you remember Desperate Dan, that heroic Wild West character from The Dandy, who could lift a cow one handed. If so, you will remember his favourite food, Desperate Dan’s Cow Pie with it’s horns poking through the pastry topping. Now, at pubs like the Little Lark in Studley we can all enjoy DesperateContinue reading “Desperate Dan’s Christmas Walk”
The Thank You Letter
We have just received a lovely “Thank You” letter from The Shakespeare Hospice in Stratford-upon-Avon for the £1300+ we raised on their behalf during our recent Shakespeare Stroll. We had a brilliant weekend walking two routes over the weekend, covering just over 20 miles; four pubs; a churchyard and a couple of fun wayside picnics.Continue reading “The Thank You Letter”
Guilty Conscience
Cars and cyclists go by as I sit here on this slightly damp bench. I’m conscious that I have been a tad tardy in my recent postings so I’m trying to make amends. It’s warm for mid November. At least it was when I set out but now low grey clouds have rolled in onContinue reading “Guilty Conscience”
The Hermit's Cave 