I’m back on the shingle of Chesil Beach, but the tide is going out, so there is comfortable wet sand to walk on. A well-placed sign suggests I’m going the wrong way, but heading west works for me, keeping the

The spectacular Fleet Lagoon, over eight miles long, stretches to Abbotsbury. With only a narrow tidal opening at Ferry Bridge, it’s separated from the sea by the equally impressive Chesil Beach, dotted with isolated fishing huts. It’s theoretically possible to

Today’s section of the SWCP is rated severe. Ian is hiking with me again, kindly dropping me off at the isolated 13th-century St Aldhelm’s Chapel. First, I must walk back east to Winspit Quarry, which is closed to film the

The Isle of Portland is shrouded in dark clouds, grim and forbidding, as I walk across the long beach connecting it to the mainland. Tiny figures gaze atop a structure in Castletown Harbour, part of an artificial Mulberry Harbour used

The challenging Worth Matravers to Lulworth Cove walk is postponed until next weekend, as it passes through MOD firing ranges, and they are closed during weekdays. Duncan survived the night in the Viano and his friend, Ian, joins us for

Today marks the start of the South West Coast Path, stretching 630 miles to Minehead, climbing 114,931 ft, almost four times the height of Everest. It’s also my first time with hiking poles, so this should be fun. One of

The rising sun lights up the car. Who needs an alarm clock? A hot coffee sets me up for an early drive to Poole, a train back to Christchurch, and a fine morning walk around the harbour to Mudeford Sandbank.