Happily retired IT developer. Love walking & taking pics. Thames Path walked 6 times. 362 mile coast to coast Great Chalk Way completed in 2025 http://mywalks.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3mjwqanygik2jLooking down at Coney’s Castle from Lambert’s Castle Hill. It’s behind the pylon & mostly hidden by the tree covering. It’s a much smaller Iron Age hillfort than Lambert’s. The woodland along the ramparts are covered with bluebells in springtime. #WessexRidgeway #GreatChalkWay #Bluebells20 Apr 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwqanygik2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3mjwote3mas2jLambert’s Castle Hill 846 feet high overlooking topped by an Iron Age hill fort that is around 2,500 years old. The hilltop was used as a racecourse at some stage and was also the site of a fair for over 200 years until 1947. Fabulous 360° views. #WessexRidgeway #GreatChalkWay20 Apr 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwote3mas2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3mjwcl6xzac2jThe very pretty village of Ashmore along the route of the Wessex Ridgeway is the highest village in Dorset. At this time of year, the nearby Ashmore Wood provides a spectacular display of bluebells. Photos can never fully do it justice! #WessexRidgeway #GreatChalkWay #bluebells20 Apr 2026 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwcl6xzac2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3mjgsulneqc2zThis yew tree in the churchyard of All Saints' Alton Priors is said to be 1700 years old. Looks like 2 trees but is only 1 #thicktrunktuesday14 Apr 2026 07:04 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgsulneqc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3mj2jgftzxc2gI can't believe I never noticed Scutchamer Knob before - maybe before volunteers did such a great job in clearing it out? I put this right this week. Loved the seat made from a couple of pallets giving fabulous views across the North Wessex Downs National Landscape. @theridgewaynt.bsky.social09 Apr 2026 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2jgftzxc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3mj2j3omq522tWayland's Smithy this week with work still continuing on the planting of the new hedge in front of the dead hedge @theridgewaynt.bsky.social09 Apr 2026 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2j3omq522thttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3miirmbofzc2oAfter an extensive refurbishment, the walkway over the weir at Benson Lock finally reopened yesterday. The walkway is wider, there are new weir gates, a fish pass created & the footbridge at Benson has been resurfaced. Video - https://www.flickr.com/gp/thrapstongeezer/M3KKXW3D5A #ThamesPath @thamespathnt.bsky.social02 Apr 2026 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3miirmbofzc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3mhxsflhnvk2lOn the day that the Coast to Coast Path becomes a National Trail, can I present my 360+ mile coast to coast walk from last spring/summer along the Great Chalk Way starting from Lyme Regis in Dorset & finishing at Holme-next-the-Sea in Norfolk. So enjoyable! www.mywalks.uk/others/gcw https://www.mywalks.uk/others/gcw26 Mar 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxsflhnvk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3mhqqtnmbf22fA walk along my favourite section of the #ThamesPath from Bourne End to Henley in glorious sunshine. Many more photos & videos at flic.kr/s/aHBqjCNPqs #thamespath3023 Mar 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqqtnmbf22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3mhiwrij4kc24Thames Barrier Park is a 17 acre green space on the north side of the #Thames next to the Thames Barrier. Its most eye-catching feature is the 'Green Dock' - a 130 foot sunken hedge garden serving as a reminder of the site's dockland heritage. Well worth a visit with cafe & toilets.20 Mar 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhiwrij4kc24https://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3mh3tumnbys2kI've passed this bench at Barnes loads of times and never once stopped to read the inscription. Thanks to Wendy the @thamespathnt.bsky.social volunteer extraordinaire I now understand its significance to the Thames Path. We owe a lot to David Sharp & his wife https://www.visitthames.co.uk/ideas-inspiration/blog/post/trailblazing-david-sharpes-legacy/15 Mar 2026 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh3tumnbys2khttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3mfjdv5bqns2nIt's taken forever but at last I've finished writing my blogs on the 360+ mile Great Chalk Way that I walked last spring & summer from Lyme Regis to Holme-next-the-Sea. #GreatChalkWay #WessexRidgeway #CranborneDrovesWay #SarsenWay #Ridgeway #IcknieldWay #PeddarsWay www.mywalks.uk/others/gcw https://www.mywalks.uk/others/gcw23 Feb 2026 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfjdv5bqns2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3m7p6cjhttk2iThe #ThamesPath in flood yesterday at the Source in Trewsbury Mead near Kemble. The spring by the stone was happily burbling away. With more rain forecast over the coming days I'm sure it'll stay this way for a while. Just don't forget your wellies and be careful! @thamespathnt.bsky.social11 Dec 2025 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7p6cjhttk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3m4nxtpklfk2lWayland's Smithy on #TheRidgeway, close to Uffington Castle. A magical place - even more so at this time of year02 Nov 2025 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4nxtpklfk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3lynwwy4rhc2bJust completed the 362 mile, coast to coast Great Chalk Way in 27 stages. Started at Lyme Regis in Dorset & finished at Holme-next-the-Sea on the North Norfolk Coast #WessexRidgeway #CranborneDrovesWay #SarsenWay #TheRidgeway #IcknieldWay #PeddarsWay What an experience! @ramblersgb.bsky.social12 Sep 2025 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lynwwy4rhc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3lwh2lwaffs2oContinuing my 362 mile coast to coast walk from Lyme Regis to Hunstanton following the #GreatChalkWay Less than 100 miles to go now! 😃 #fingerpostfriday #GreatChalkWayIn2515 Aug 2025 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwh2lwaffs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3lvt3z2a76c27A few more pics from yesterday's walk from Princes Risborough to Ivinghoe Beacon along #TheRidgeway Some sections of actual HS2 tunnel in Wendover. Let's hope the destruction of the countryside is worth it - I doubt it will be! @theridgewaynt.bsky.social07 Aug 2025 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvt3z2a76c27https://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3lvt3tq7phs27Yesterday’s walk with my sister from Princes Risborough to the end of #TheRidgeway at Ivinghoe Beacon. What a fabulous walk. Best leg of the trail IMO. Tomorrow I start the 110 mile Icknield Way Path on my way to the North Norfolk Coast #GreatChalkWayIn25 @theridgewaynt.bsky.social07 Aug 2025 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvt3tq7phs27https://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3lustpryd3k2tI was reminded by @andysin33.bsky.social that you're not finished the full 232 miles #ThamesPath Source to Sea until the water laps your feet at Grain Beach. So, even though I reached Grain a couple of weeks ago with @keld16.bsky.social , today I went back & well & truly completed the trail 🤣25 Jul 2025 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lustpryd3k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3luqb72g7ps2sI found this programme from 2013 today on iPlayer regarding the Hoo Peninsula in the Thames Estuary. It should be of particular interest to anyone who has or is planning on walking the England Coast Path extension of the Thames @thamespathnt.bsky.social https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01s1hnr/the-flying-archaeologist-4-the-thames-secret-war24 Jul 2025 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3luqb72g7ps2shttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3lu66s6fyi22eThis week I completed my 232 mile #ThamesPath 'Source to Sea' walk with the final leg from Gravesend to Grain Beach. I was accompanied by my walking buddy @keld16.bsky.social who's ½ way through his 2nd TP walk. For me, after completing the trail 6 times, I really think enough's enough now! 🤣17 Jul 2025 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu66s6fyi22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3ltmhkz3mkk2eYesterday’s penultimate stage of my Thames 'Source to Sea' walk between Erith & Gravesend. 5.4 miles or 30% of the walk is spent crossing the estuary of the River Darent! Like the previous stage, the path isn’t pretty but you do at least get to walk under the QEII Bridge😀10 Jul 2025 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltmhkz3mkk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3lt7loheiuc2gYesterday's #ThamesPath walk from Vauxhall Bridge to Erith. Completed the official National Trail at Woolwich Foot Tunnel for the 6th time in as many years before continuing towards the Isle of Grain on the King Charles III England Coast Path. 2 more stages to reach the sea!05 Jul 2025 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt7loheiuc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3lsnu5opluc2cBit of a marathon walk along the #ThamesPath yesterday from Maidenhead to Hampton Court. Officially 26.5 miles but further in reality. Reached Shepperton for last ferry of the day. Warm but not as hot as it's going to get this weekend. Fabulous walk! @thamespathnt.bsky.social28 Jun 2025 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsnu5opluc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3lseakaoosc2eWhat are the chances? Heading towards Cholsey at Wallingford along the Thames Path yesterday & I bump into Wendy, one of the Thames Path National Trail’s volunteers who at that precise moment was exiting onto the path from the garden of one of her friends lucky enough to own a riverside property!24 Jun 2025 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lseakaoosc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3lsdzeioav223Yesterday's walk from Abingdon to Goring along the #ThamesPath . At Clifton Lock, Curtis the lock keeper & his wife have really excelled themselves this year. Remember, the profits from their ice cream sales are ploughed into the plant fund, so no need to feel guilty about stopping for one! 🍦🌺🌻🌼🏵️24 Jun 2025 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsdzeioav223https://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3lrbdv7bm3c26So simple but so effective! From my walk yesterday, this really put a smile on my face 😀10 Jun 2025 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrbdv7bm3c26https://bsky.app/profile/johnmtippetts.bsky.social/post/3lralv4a4ps2fYesterday's 20 mile walk along #TheRidgeway from Wallingford to Princes Risborough. Not my favourite stage as a little short on great views. However, on my 360 mile #GreatChalkWayIn25 challenge I am now in Buckinghamshire and over half way to the North Norfolk Coast! Next stage to Ivinghoe Beacon10 Jun 2025 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:2xpxt5vxhk4khhnnmwqr2vyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lralv4a4ps2f