The Stages section of the website records our progress so far by region and then the individual stages of our walk around the coast of Great Britain. It records the miles walked on each section and the accumulated mileage for the whole walk up to and including any individual section. The miles recorded are the complete miles walked on any specific day and journey. This will include where we have had to walk additional miles to reach accommodation at the end of each stage and any diversions encountered. Occasionally, it includes a ferry journey because my Garmin automatically links up two points so that even if I turn it off for the ferry journey it joins up the journey anyway.
Mileage is generally recorded on a Garmin 110 device and where this has not been possible, e.g. battery runs out, approximate mileage has been calculated using OS Map service. In the destination column the letter C indicates camping; WC wild camping; B&B (self-explanatory) includes Airbnb. Est is estimated mileage and used for the planning stage, replaced when the walk has been completed with the actual mileage.
Mileage is generally recorded on a Garmin 110 device and where this has not been possible, e.g. battery runs out, approximate mileage has been calculated using OS Map service. In the destination column the letter C indicates camping; WC wild camping; B&B (self-explanatory) includes Airbnb. Est is estimated mileage and used for the planning stage, replaced when the walk has been completed with the actual mileage.
Stages of the Walk
North West England
North West England
For the purposes of the journal, I have taken the north west section as starting at Hawarden Bridge on the Wirral Peninsula. This is where I crossed over after having completed the Wales Coast Path. For the sake of tidyness, it ends in the village of Gretna.
Stage |
Date |
From |
to |
Mileage |
Written Up |
01-08-2020 |
Hawarden Bridge |
West Kirby |
14 (2991) |
Yes |
|
02-08-2020 |
West Kirby |
Birkenhead |
12 (3003) |
Yes |
|
03-08-2020 |
Liverpool |
Formby |
13 (3016) |
Yes |
|
04-08-2020 |
Formby |
Southport |
10 (30260 |
Yes |
|
05-08-2020 |
Southport |
Hesketh Bank |
14 (3040) |
Yes |
|
06-08-2020 |
Hesketh Bank |
Preston |
10 (3050) |
Yes |
|
07-08-2020 |
Preston |
Lytham |
14 (3064) |
Yes |
|
12-09-2020 |
Lytham |
Cleveley, Blackpool |
14 (3078) |
Yes |
|
13-09-2020 |
Clevely |
Pilling |
11 (3089) |
Yes |
|
14-09-2020 |
Pilling |
Glasson |
10 (3099) |
Yes |
|
15-09-2020 |
Glasson |
Morecambe |
18 (3117) |
Yes |
|
16-09-2020 |
Morecambe |
Silverdale Station |
11 (3128) |
Yes |
|
250 |
17-09-2020 |
Rest Day |
Glasson |
(3128) |
Yes |
18-09-2020 |
Silverdale Station |
Cark-in-Cartmel |
12 (3140) |
Yes |
|
19-09-2020 |
Cark-in-Cartmel |
Ulverston |
13 (3153) |
Yes |
|
20-09-2020 |
Ulverston |
Barrow-in-Furness |
14 (3167) |
Yes |
|
21-09-2020 |
Barrow-in-Furness |
Kirby-in-Furness |
13 (3180) |
Yes |
|
22-09-2020 |
Kirby-in-Furness |
Millom |
13 (3193) |
Yes |
|
23-09-2020 |
Millom |
Bootle |
16 (3209) |
Yes |
|
24-09-2020 |
Bootle Station |
Seascales |
12 (3221) |
Yes |
|
04-06-2021 |
Seascale |
Whitehaven |
17 (3,238) |
Yes |
|
05-06-2021 |
Whitehaven |
Maryport |
14 (3,252) |
Yes |
|
06-06-2021 |
Maryport |
Silloth |
14 (3,266) |
Yes |
|
07-06-2021 |
Silloth |
Abbeytown |
10 (3,276) |
Yes |
|
08-06-2021 |
Abbeytown |
Bowness-on-Solway |
16 (3,292) |
Yes |
|
09-06-2021 |
Bowness-on-Solway |
Carlisle |
15 (3,307) |
No |
|
264 |
10-06-2021 |
Free Day |
Carlisle |
Value |
No |
11-06-2021 |
Carlisle |
Gretna Green |
16 (3,323) |
Yes |