by Nigel | Mar 6, 2024 | Active ageing, Ancient (BC), Art, Blog Posts, Commentary, Cycling, Early (1st to 10th Centuries), Hiking, History, Maps, Modern (20th Century), Photography, Recent (11th to 19th Centuries), Sport, Tourism, Travel
My blog of a 7-day (6-night) tour of Cycling UK’s fabulous 350 km King Alfred’s Way bikepacking route, an incredibly varied adventure through stunning landscapes and thousands of years of history
by Nigel | May 27, 2022 | Active ageing, Ancient (BC), Blog Posts, Cycling, Early (1st to 10th Centuries), History, Maps, Photography, Recent (11th to 19th Centuries), Sport, Tourism, Travel
My blog of a 7-day (6-night) tour of Cycling UK’s fabulous 350 km King Alfred’s Way bikepacking route, an incredibly varied adventure through stunning landscapes and thousands of years of history
by Nigel | May 20, 2022 | Active ageing, Blog Posts, Cycling, Early (1st to 10th Centuries), History, Maps, Photography, Recent (11th to 19th Centuries), Sport, Tourism, Travel
A biking trail to honour a wise king King Alfred is perhaps best known in popular mythology for burning cakes while sheltering in a peasant woman’s home, having fled Viking encroachments, and pre-occupied by weighty matters of the defence of his realm and people....
