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Is it feasible to arrive in London and through public transportation get to the ridgeway and walk the whole length of it? While finding accomodation along the w

Is it feasible to arrive in London and through public transportation get to the ridgeway and walk the whole length of it? While finding accomodation along the way of course. Always wanted to hike the beautiful and historic british trails with my dog but I never got a driver's license. Didn't realize how important it was until I started to travel as an adult.

defrost 2y ago
"Yes" - with some preparation and a tolerance for walking. There should be a walking guide online, others have posted links to Ordinance Maps of the ridge. Your dog may be an issue skirting | crossing farmland on right of ways, loose dogs can and do get shot for sheep worrying or even suspicion of. Great Britain as an island is only 300 miles (500 km) at it's widest and from the northern tip of Scotland to the southern coast of England, about 600 miles (1,000 km). ie. most walks are shorter than the Bibbulmun Track.
timthorn 2y ago
Yes. Take a look at the National Trails website: https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/the-ridgeway/trail-information/ https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/the-ridgeway/tr... There are also plenty of Sunday newspaper articles about walking it/a section of it in the archives.
- INTPenis 2y ago
  Thanks, a lot of good info there. Like the length of the trail. I walk 20km a day with my dog regularly so 24km a day doesn't seem unfeasible. Funny you mention that website because I found this page[1] through google and all the links are 404. They also go through a weird domain called awin1.com which is blocked in my adblocking list. 1. https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/the-ridgeway/maps/ https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/the-ridgeway/ma...
shellac 2y ago
I've done this, but in the other direction, by public transport. Neither end of the Ridgeway is particularly convenient for public transport. Avebury is quite close the western end, and has buses to Swindon (and then trains to London). It's also well worth visiting: a highlight of the trip. At the eastern end you're not so far from Tring train station. Accommodation is a bit sparse until you get close to London, so it will tend to dictate how far you walk each day. However there are companies that will arrange it, take your luggage, and pick you up / drop you back on the trail. Some B&Bs can also help with this. (We just carried our stuff and walked to the places we stayed)

defrost 2y ago

"Yes" - with some preparation and a tolerance for walking. There should be a walking guide online, others have posted links to Ordinance Maps of the ridge. Your dog may be an issue skirting | crossing farmland on right of ways, loose dogs can and do get shot for sheep worrying or even suspicion of. Great Britain as an island is only 300 miles (500 km) at it's widest and from the northern tip of Scotland to the southern coast of England, about 600 miles (1,000 km). ie. most walks are shorter than the Bibbulmun Track.

timthorn 2y ago

Yes. Take a look at the National Trails website: https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/the-ridgeway/trail-information/ https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/the-ridgeway/tr... There are also plenty of Sunday newspaper articles about walking it/a section of it in the archives.

INTPenis 2y ago
Thanks, a lot of good info there. Like the length of the trail. I walk 20km a day with my dog regularly so 24km a day doesn't seem unfeasible. Funny you mention that website because I found this page[1] through google and all the links are 404. They also go through a weird domain called awin1.com which is blocked in my adblocking list. 1. https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/the-ridgeway/maps/ https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/the-ridgeway/ma...

shellac 2y ago

I've done this, but in the other direction, by public transport. Neither end of the Ridgeway is particularly convenient for public transport. Avebury is quite close the western end, and has buses to Swindon (and then trains to London). It's also well worth visiting: a highlight of the trip. At the eastern end you're not so far from Tring train station. Accommodation is a bit sparse until you get close to London, so it will tend to dictate how far you walk each day. However there are companies that will arrange it, take your luggage, and pick you up / drop you back on the trail. Some B&Bs can also help with this. (We just carried our stuff and walked to the places we stayed)