Jake May

Repeating one of my favourite walks from the Capital Ring with the aim of seeing some early spring flowers in the amazing Isabella Plantation in Richmond Park. A little early for the majority of the flowers and colourful blooms but still a great spot. And finishing it up with a pint (or 5) on the riverside

A bit of sun at last! Not the best night's sleep in the caravan, finally up and out by around 10 and back on the Marriot's Way. Slightly more varied and scenic than yesterday, lots of pretty woodland, and ending at the cute town of Aylsham. Cup of tea, and it'll be a bus back to Norwich and home. Nice stuff

A pleasant first of two days walking via the converted train line of the Marriot's Way, from Norwich eventually to Aylsham. This section is very flat and thankfully not as muddy as expected, largely through woodland and by farm fields. It's a bit samey but pleasant enough, and always fun to pass through disused rail stations with the old platforms still in tact. Staying in a caravan in the Whitwell & Reepham Railway station, before another 12 miles tomorrow.

Heading through the Woolwich foot tunnel, this walk briefly followed the Capital Ring along the north side of the river and besides Royal Albert Dock and City Airport (one of my favourite places for a casual bike ride) before following the river east, and then back south through the Greenwich foot tunnel – glorious.

Telegraph Hill park, Nunhead Cemetery, Bretchley Gardens, and a pint in Watsons General Telegraph to stretch the legs

Finally we hit some elevation! This is a beautiful route with some not easy inclines that offers epic clifftop views towards the white cliffs of Dover and back to Folkestone. A glorious three days – video on YouTube of the full adventure to follow!

My longest ever walk! A fairly early start from our accommodation in Lydd, out the door by 7.30am we bought a few snacks and headed off. The route started by walking us along the edge of the Lydd military range, which was more interesting than you'd expect, and then made it to the equally bleak but more beautiful Dungeness. After that there was a fair bit of sea wall walking, which got a little monotonous, but we got a bit of variation via the Royal Military Canal where I spotted by first ever kingfisher – what an epic sight. We got back to the coast at Hythe and followed the water, and Folkestone couldn't come soon enough. Some sor feet and legs to nurse before heading out for a(nother) curry. Back at it tomorrow!

A quite bleak but beautiful first of three days walking the coast from Rye to Dover. We had to take a pretty significant detour due to Komoot plotting us on non-public footpaths, so there was more road walking than ideal, but we made it to the coast at Camber and followed it until reaching the military ranges at Lydd. A long day ahead of us tomorrow so we're checked in at the hotel and need to find somewhere to eat before an early night.

Done! Tired bodies going in to day three and more challenging than we expected, with lots of up and down and some difficult terrain. Beautiful views, breakfast at Mousehole, and then a breeze to Penzance. Left knee is wrecked but otherwise body held up well. Great (and often challenging!) weekend.