52 in Britain | Rambling on, finding hope

Hi there

Thanks for visiting this website about my straight line walk across the UK in summer 2019.

When, and what, was it?

I left Bawdsey near Felixstowe on the Suffolk coast on Tuesday 25 June 2019 then walked west on footpaths as close as possible to the line of latitude 52° North.

Six weeks later, I arrived at Pwll Deri near Fishguard on the Pembrokeshire coast on Friday 9 August, having just turned 52. I had walked, and now was, 52 in Britain.

For more info, see the About page, including my radio interview with BBC Oxford.

Watch: Please have a look at the trailer video and six weekly highlights videos below.

Read: You can also read a write up of each day’s walk using the Stages menu above.

The three charities I supported were:

Thanks so much to everyone for all their support with the walk and for all your donations. It was a real privilege to do this. Many thanks.

Cheers, Richard x

P.S. It’s a little way in the future, but I’m thinking about another straight line walk in the Summer of 2027, along the line of the meridian 3° West (starting from Orkney and ending at Humble Point near Lyme Regis, Dorset).

Watch this space to see if it actually happens!