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Wheely great Gower
I can't count the number of times I've been to the Gower over the years - with school friends, family and my surfing buddies. But only to...
poulterjim
Aug 254 min read
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Sun and bathing in the North Downs
Early July and the country is in the grip of its third heatwave of the year; with temperatures over 30 deg C. So an ideal moment to take...
poulterjim
Jul 144 min read
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A day in the Garden of England
Blue sky, green fields and the obligatory oast houses A combination of birthday celebrations and prior commitments have thrown my plan of...
poulterjim
May 263 min read
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Between the Devrills and the deep blue sky
Another Friday and another platform at Clapham Junction. This time I was off to somewhere called Tisbury in Wiltshire to tackle another...
poulterjim
Mar 303 min read
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A Studland (mudland) sortie
Mud, not so glorious, mud I'm planning to try a do a few more trips than the five I managed last year - but the relentless rain in...
poulterjim
Feb 34 min read
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It's grim Down South
So it's October - there's bit less daylight and a lot more rain it seems. So for my next trip I looked for a quicker rail connection and...
poulterjim
Oct 28, 20243 min read
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King Alfred's Way - Didcot to Farnham
With August drawing to a close, I thought I should do the same and complete King Alfred's Way before the weather and my diary became too...
poulterjim
Aug 31, 20243 min read
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King Alfred's Way part 3 - from the ranges to the Ridgeway
Keen to complete the KAW by the end of the year, I booked my ticket from Clapham Junction to Westbury for an early Friday train in July....
poulterjim
Jul 15, 20244 min read
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King Alfred's Way part 2: mud, stones and heavy metal
Some 10 months after I started my King Alfred's Way mini-adventures I finally got around to completing the next chunk. This leg saw me...
poulterjim
May 27, 20243 min read
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Bright eyes and cold bones
It's been a while since my last trip - September last year. Getting a new job and getting into the spirit of Christmas getting in the way...
poulterjim
Feb 7, 20243 min read
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That night I went down to the river....
For the last few months, my biggest focus has been to fulfil my role as co-executor for my parents' estate. My 3 sisters and I have made...
poulterjim
Sep 16, 20232 min read
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33% King Alfred's Way; 100% fun
I'd been thinking about doing the King Alfred's Way for a while now. 350km of mostly off-road riding that loops around the heart of...
poulterjim
Jul 13, 20233 min read
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Raiders Roads
I'd been wanting to head North and combine seeing a very old close friend and some bikebiking in a more remote part of the UK, for a...
poulterjim
Jun 21, 20232 min read
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All right on the Wight
So way back in June '21, in the middle of one or other lock down, I took a trip down to the Isle of Wight. The weather was great and the...
poulterjim
May 16, 20231 min read
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The beautiful south
Here's a short video of a trip to the South Downs I made in January '23. Mercifully, it didn't rain, but the ground was well and truly...
poulterjim
May 16, 20231 min read
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