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London 2025
Summer has been very warm this year and my annual London walking project was sure to be thirsty work. I travelled south on the Lumo...
Walking With Brian
Jul 1830 min read
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Hopetown Darlington
This year (2025) marks the 200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, widely regarded as the world's first working steam...
Walking With Brian
May 209 min read
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Return to Norfolk
Last year, we spent an enjoyable week in Norfolk. The largely rural county is a haven for birdlife and there are nature reserves dotted...
Walking With Brian
Apr 2332 min read
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Germany autumn adventure
It had been a good few years since we ventured out to Germany during the October school holidays. It would also be my first visit to my...
Walking With Brian
Oct 27, 202417 min read
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London 2024
The summer walking trip to London is now an annual pilgrimage for me. This year I booked four nights at the Walrus Hostel in Waterloo,...
Walking With Brian
Jul 22, 202435 min read
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New Leven Railway
Fife received a major public transport boost this summer with the restoration of rail services on the branch line to Leven. Originally...
Walking With Brian
Jul 9, 20247 min read
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North Norfolk Railway
Britain has over 200 heritage railways. They range from industrial locos pulling a guard's van along a short stretch to rakes of vintage...
Walking With Brian
Apr 30, 20248 min read
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Dundee break
I always have a free Thursday and Friday in the middle of February and this year we booked a hotel in Dundee for a couple of nights....
Walking With Brian
Feb 27, 202416 min read
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Steam Dreams
The Scottish Railway Preservation Society offers heritage trips at its headquarters in Bo'ness, West Lothian. Almost five miles of track...
Walking With Brian
Oct 25, 20235 min read
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London Calling (again)
Last summer I had an excellent time in London, combining two of my favourite activities - walking and museum visits. I covered around 17...
Walking With Brian
Jul 13, 202341 min read
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German Summer 2022
Following my successful five days in London, following the Thames Path through the city, I flew from Stanstead to Berlin to join Nicole...
Walking With Brian
Aug 29, 202220 min read
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London 2022
It all started when I read a glowing review of the Stonehenge exhibition at the British Museum in London. I checked the website and...
Walking With Brian
Jun 29, 202245 min read
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Bo'ness Heritage Railway
The Scottish Railway Preservation Society own five miles of track from Bo'ness on the Firth of Forth to a junction with the main...
Walking With Brian
Oct 1, 20195 min read
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Back to Brandenburg
I go to eastern Germany a couple of times each year. My wife Nicole is from a region known as the Uckermark which is a rural area north...
Walking With Brian
Aug 11, 201912 min read
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