Author Archives: andystrangeway

Cairnpapple Hill – West Lothian

Posted on January 22, 2014 by andystrangeway

County: West Lothian Highest Point: Cairnpapple Hill Height (ft): 1,024 Height (m): 312 Grid Reference: NS987711 Dates Slept On: 19/20 January 2014

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Spurn Point – South

Posted on July 23, 2013 by andystrangeway

Having previously spent a night in January 2011 on the “elbow” of Spurn Point, the  Easternmost point of the East Riding and Yorkshire, I welcomed the opportunity to spend a night at the Southernmost point of the East Riding Spurn Point – … Continue reading →

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Greave Clough Head Walk

Posted on July 14, 2013 by andystrangeway

Today in glorious sunshine I enjoyed my first real walk since spraining my ankle. For the second time I visited Greave Clough Head, the Westernmost point of both the West Riding and Yorkshire. The purpose of this visit was to take … Continue reading →

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South Gare

Posted on June 16, 2013 by andystrangeway

South Gare sits at the mouth of the River Tees and is the most North Easterly point of the North Riding. This morning the North Riding flag was flown for the first time in North East Yorkshire. I was joined … Continue reading →

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Docker Knott

Posted on June 9, 2013 by andystrangeway

The River Lunn forms the boundary between Yorkshire and Westmorland. The boundary continues onto Carlingill Beck which runs down Carlin Gill from the watershed. On top of the watershed is Docker Knott the Northernmost point of the West Riding. The climb … Continue reading →

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Swarth Fell Pike

Posted on June 8, 2013 by andystrangeway

After my night sleeping on the rock of Filey Brigg Island, the Easternmost point of the North Riding, I drove over one hundred miles to Swarth Fell Pike the Westernmost of the North Riding to spend a night in my bivy … Continue reading →

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Filey Brigg Island

Posted on June 7, 2013 by andystrangeway

On Tuesday, for the first time since September, I spent a night in my bivy bag. This was the first of three bivy bag nights this week and was at the stunning Filey Brigg Island – the Easternmost Point of the … Continue reading →

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Tyke’s Way Walk

Posted on May 12, 2013 by andystrangeway

After the unfurling of the North Riding flag a small group walked to Tykes Way, the Northernmost point of the North Riding and Yorkshire. The remains of what appear to be a round house is typical of the Holwick region. … Continue reading →

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Bush Ground – Huntingdonshire

Posted on March 23, 2013 by andystrangeway

Bush Ground is the county top of Huntingdonshire. Bush Ground is a field of which is part of Bottom Farm, at Covington. The field runs up to the border with Northamptonshire (and is just north of the three shires point … Continue reading →

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Kinder Scout – Derbyshire

Posted on March 23, 2013 by andystrangeway

Kinder Scout is the county top of Derbyshire. It is a high moorland plateau in the Dark Peak of the Peak District. For many years, workers in the factories of Manchester and the surrounding mill towns of south Lancashire used … Continue reading →

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