Lynne Batey
Customer Sales & Support
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A Walk on the Wild Side – Our John Muir Way Adventure
When ‘Storm Floris’ decided to join us on the John Muir Way, we knew we were in for an adventure! The full John Muir Way journeys for 135 miles from Helensburgh on the Firth of Clyde to Dunbar in East Lothian. Time restraints only allowed us five nights, so we opted for the 57 mile eastern section from South Queensferry to Dunbar. Steven and I set out, not just to follow in John Muir’s footsteps, but to soak up Scotland’s coast, countryside, and history over four glorious days of walking. Before setting off, we learned a little about the man who inspired the route. John Muir was born in Dunbar and spent his boyhood exploring its coastline and countryside. At just eleven, he emigrated with his family from Scotland to America, eventually walking 1,000 miles from Kentucky to the Gulf of Mexico. Muir famously said, “When I was a boy in Scotland, I was fond of everything that was wild. All my life I’ve been growing fonder of wild places and wild creatures.” Arrival in South Queensferry We travelled by train from near Carlisle to Edinburgh, then took a short hop to Dalmeny followed by a bus into South Queensferry. This…
Lynne’s A-Z of the Coast to Coast: Dales and Moors
Having completed the Lakes and Mountains section of Wainwright’s Coast to Coast ourselves – taking it in day and weekend walks over the past year – Steven and I were delighted to have the chance to finish this iconic route by tackling the Dales and Moors section in one go as my eight day walking familiarisation trip. The first half from St Bees to Kirkby Stephen was a mix of beautiful weather and ‘cherry-picking’ the best days to walk – fair weather walkers at heart! But this time, we were ready to do what seasoned walkers do; take on the elements, rain or shine. We packed accordingly and set off, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, from Kirkby Stephen. The walk was everything we hoped for; stunning, varied, challenging enough, and rewarding in more ways than we could count. The people we met – hosts, locals, and fellow walkers – added an extra layer of joy to the experience, creating memories we’ll cherish forever. We loved every single day of this route, if time had allowed, we would have happily walked the entire path in one go. While this wasn’t possible, completing the first half in stages and the second in one go…
Dream Days on the Dingle Way
I work in our Sales Team here at Mickledore. I felt so lucky both to be given the chance to head over to South West Ireland to walk part of the Dingle Way and to be able to ask my family to join me on the trip too. We as a family have always enjoyed walking on holiday but never done a walking holiday, this was an incredible chance to spend quality time with my family away from busy modern day life. Most importantly it gave me the chance to walk and experience exactly what our clients do, so any questions about this route you know who to ask. North West England to South West Ireland An early set off for us to travel to Holyhead to catch the ferry over to Dublin. There are many ways to travel to the Dingle Peninsula but because there were five of us, taking the car then ferry made most sense. We had a good journey down, the boarding was very straightforward and the picnic we took for the three hour ferry crossing helped pass the time. Feeling rested we set off on another four hour drive across Ireland from Dublin to Cloghane….