A life less complicated

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Having completed a large chunk of the British coastline and visited 1467 beaches on the way, ventured into the unknown, crossing the English Channel for the first time and seeing what the coastline of France has to offer and adding a further 459 beaches to our tally, we are off again. This time, as a complete change we are on the pursuit of stunning scenery and again crossing the channel and meandering down the core of Western Europe to see what we can see…

If you would like to see our earlier journeys around the UK, they have loosely been grouped together by location and you can find the links below.

NB some of the links below are not yet working properly as it is a work in progress….

Beach Guides:

To catch up with our earlier adventures in:

  1. North coast of Cornwall from 5th October 2017 to 11th February 2018 –   Freedombird in Cornwall
  2. Back in Cornwall at various times to complete the coastline – Freedombird back in Cornwall
  3. North coast of Devon from 11th February to 19th March 2018 – Freedombird in North Devon
  4. Somerset from 19th March to 29th April 2018 – Freedombird in Somerset
  5. South Wales coast from 29th April to 14th August 2018 – Freedombird in South Wales
  6. West and North Wales coast from 14th August to 21st October 2018 – Freedombird in West and North Wales
  7. North West England from 21st October to 26th November 2018 and 27th January to 4th February 2019 – Freedombird in North West England
  8. Cumbria from 27th January to 5th April 2019 – Freedombird in Cumbria
  9. South Coast of Scotland from 5th April to 25th May 2019 – Freedombird on the South Coast of Scotland
  10. West Coast of Southern Scotland from 26th May to 17th July 2019 – Freedombird on the West Coast of Southern Scotland
  11. Edinburgh and surrounding area from 18th July to 30th July 2019 – Freedombird in Edinburgh and surrounding beaches
  12. East Coast of Southern Scotland from 28th July to 15th September 2019 – Freedombird on the East Coast of Southern Scotland
  13. North East England from 12th September to 20th November 2019 – Freedombird in the North East of England
  14. Yorkshire from 14th January to 22nd February 2020 – Fredombird in Yorkshire
  15. Lincolnshire from 23rd February to 13th March 2020 – Freedombird in Lincolnshire
  16. Norfolk and Suffolk from 15th to 24th March 2020 and 28th June to 18th July 2025 – Freedombird in Norfolk and Suffolk
  17. Inland England on various dates travelling through – Freedombird in inland England
  18. West Coast of Northern Scotland Part 1 from 11th September to 14th October 2024 – Freedombird on the West Coast of Northern Scotland Part 1
  19. North Coast of Scotland and the Orkneys from 15th to 27th October 2024 – Freedombird on the North Coast of Scotland and the Orkneys
  20. East Coast of Northern Scotland Part 1 from 28th October to 15th November 2024 – Freedombird on the East Coast of Northern Scotland Part 1
  21. In the Highlands of Scotland from 15th to 26th November 2024 and 10th to 21st June 2025 – Freedombird in the Highlands
  22. West Coast of Northern Scotland Part 2 from 8th to 17th April and 31st May to 5th June 2025 – Freedombird on the West Coast of Northern Scotland Part 2
  23. Outer Hebrides Part 1 from 22nd April to 12th May 2025 – Freedombird in the Outer Hebrides Part 1
  24. Outer Hebrides Part 2 from 10th May to 30th May 2025 – Freedombird in the Outer Hebrides Part 2
  25. East Coast of Northern Scotland Part 2 from 15th to 18th June 2025 – Freedombird on the East Coast of Northern Scotland Part 2
  26. North and West Coast of France from 11th September to 7th December 2025 – Freedombird on the North and West Coast of France

13 thoughts on “A life less complicated”

  1. Hi. We are staying on the same site as you until tomorrow, when we head back to Yorkshire. We did the same walk as you yesterday, what a shame we didn’t see you. We caught the bus back after having lunch & a couple of drinks in The Cobweb. We have two whippets, they could have had a run together. I’ve read your blog so far & look forward to seeing where you travel to. How long are you travelling for?

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    • Hi your idea of lunch and a couple of drinks and getting the bus back was a much better plan than the stale roll I picked up in the Spar and trudging back across the fields! I am here till Monday and then heading a bit further up the coast – not sure where yet. I will be travelling for as long as I keep on enjoying it – I reckon it will take 3 or 4 years to do the UK and then Europe (if we still can) beckons. I hope we get the chance to say hello?

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  2. Hi, we are walking in to Tintagel in a while though sadly not it seems in the lovely sunshine & blue skies of the last couple of days. We saw where you were pitched yesterday when we set off along the path to Boscastle. Mark had seen your post on Instagram which is how we saw what you were doing. We’ll see if you’re around when we walk the dogs up there later? Or we are on pitch 54. Not looking forward to leaving after such a lovely week in Cornwall. We came here from a few days in St Ives, our first visit, but will not be our last hopefully. Your travel plans sound amazing, though not sure it’s something we could see ourselves doing!

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    • Great – have a nice walk (loads of pubs in Tintagel) and the worst of the walk is at the start! St Ives is beautiful as well but very different to here – in my limited experience the coastline changes every few miles – all beautiful though – see you later hopefully

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  3. Hi Clare

    Glad you have got your motorhome fixed. I did leave a message yesterday on your daily post but not sure you got it? Hillhead sounds lovely, will have to put it on our list of place to visit, it’s forever growing! Our next trip is not until the end of the month & already looking forward to it! Enjoy your time there.

    Sandra

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    • Thank you – much better with running water! Yes this is a nice site – big and probably too many children during the summer (it has a seasonal outdoor pool and huge play area) – haven’t found a suitable runaround area for Poppy yet – the site one is quite small and because it is a fenced part of the main recreation field she is constantly trying to break out! Where are you off to at the end of the month?

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      • Hi

        We are going to Castleton in the Peak District, the Christmas lights will be on by then and it’ll be all festive. That’s our last trip then until the end of January. Rome for New Year this year. Can you walk to the beach from the site or do you need a vehicle?

        Sandra

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      • Hi Sandra – that sounds lovely – was thinking of heading up to Exeter to the Christmas Market there- we’ll see. I take it you are flying to Rome? That sounds so exciting. As you will see from todays post – you can walk to the beach but it is a bit of a hike back – not steep like Tintagel but just long and steep enough! I reckon it is at least a couple of miles down to the beach – speak soon

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      • Hi Clare Not read it yet, it’s a lovely site & place to walk, however not much scope for loose dogs as so many sheep about!

        Thanks Sandra Sent from my iPhone

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