I can now tick off my third new railway station of 2021, Clapham Junction.
More photos from this set can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/clapham-junction/
Dover Priory railway station, tick
At long, long last, can tick off the first new railway station of 2021! Which is Dover Priory railway station!
More photos from this set can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/dover-priory/
Leicester railway station, tick
Well OK, I’ve been to Leicester railway station, a number of times over the years! Just the first time, I’ve got any photos!
More photos from this set can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/leicester/
Now done 58% of #walk1000miles – 2021
That’s me now done 58% of #walk1000miles. So 581.81 miles down and 418.19 miles remaining!
Keep up-to-date with all my cycling and walking adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine
Now done 54% of #walk1000miles – 2021
That’s me now done 54% of #walk1000miles. So 544.76 miles down and 455.24 miles remaining!
Keep up-to-date with all my cycling and walking adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine
Happy 19th Birthday to the Falkirk Wheel
Happy 19th Birthday to the Falkirk Wheel in Scotland, which connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal.
Happy 98th birthday #FlyingScotsman
Happy 98th birthday to the Flying Scotsman!
Trainspotting is 25 years old!
Trainspotting is 25 years old! And yet, I’ve still never seen it! Here are photos, from when Nick, had us remaking some scenes from the film.
More photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/uk-named-summits/beinn-na-lap-10-06-2019/
Railway stations, I visited for the first time in 2020
Well everyone knows that 2020, may not have been best of years! But before everyone went mad, I still ticked off a good number of new railway stations this year! Sure in 2021, when it’s safe, I will tick off, many, many more!!
The full list of railway stations, I’ve visited so far can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/travel/railways/railway-stations/
- Aberdour
- Bamford
- Barnetby
- Barry
- Barry Docks
- Barry Island
- Bickley
- Birchgrove
- Bolton on Dearne
- Boston
- Brading
- Bristol Parkway
- Bromley South
- Cardiff Bay
- Cardiff Central
- Cardiff Queen Street
- Carmarthen
- Chinley
- Cleethorpes
- Coleshill Parkway
- Conisbrough
- Dalgety Bay
- Danescourt
- Dinas Powys
- Dinas Rhondda
- Dore & Totley
- Dunbar
- Edale
- Ferryside
- Folkestone Central
- Folkestone West
- Goldthorpe
- Grindleford
- Habrough
- Heath High Level
- Heath Low Level
- Hope
- Kidwelly
- Lake
- Llandaf
- Llanelli
- Llwynypia
- London Victoria
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Merthyr Vale
- Mexborough
- Newport
- Orpington
- Pembroke
- Pembroke Dock
- Penally
- Petts Wood
- Pontypridd
- Porth
- Portsmouth & Southsea
- Portsmouth Harbour
- Radyr
- Ramsgate
- Rotherham Central
- Ryde Esplanade
- Ryde Pier Head
- Ryde St John’s Road
- Sandown
- Scunthorpe
- Sevenoaks
- Shanklin
- Swansea
- Swinton
- Taffs Well
- Tenby
- Thurnscoe
- Ton Pentre
- Tonypandy
- Trehafod
- Treherbert
- Treorchy
- Ty Glas
- Ynyswen
- Ystrad Rhondda
Finished the End to End cycle 11 years ago!
Would you believe it?!?!? It was a whole 11 years ago today, that I finished doing the End to End cycle. A cycle covering 990.30 miles, which of course took me from John O’Groats to Land’s End.
Even after 11 years, would still rate it has one of the best things, that I’ve ever done! Really hope, that one day, I get to it again!
Here are, just some of my favourite photos from the cycle.
You can check out the route, I took below:-
- Day 1 | Sun Aug 9 2009 | John O’Groats to Tongue
- Day 2 | Mon Aug 10 2009 | Tongue to Carbisdale Castle
- Day 3 | Tue Aug 11 2009 | Carbisdale Castle to Loch Ness
- Day 4 | Wed Aug 12 2009 | Loch Ness to Glencoe
- Day 5 | Thu Aug 13 2009 | Glencoe to Killearn
- Day 6 | Fri 14 Aug 2009 | Killearn to New Lanark
- Day 7 | Sat 15 Aug 2009 | New Lanark to Carlisle
- Day 8 | Sun 16 Aug 2009 | Carlisle to Slaidburn
- Day 9 | Mon 17 Aug 2009 | Slaidburn to Chester
- Day 10 | Tue 18 Aug 2009 | Rest day
- Day 11 | Wed 19 Aug 2009 | Chester to Clun
- Day 12 | Thu 20 Aug 2009 | Clun to Welsh Bicknor
- Day 13 | Fri 21 Aug 2009 | Welsh Bicknor to Street | No GPS data
- Day 14 | Sat 22 Aug 2009 | Street to Okehampton
- Day 15 | Sun 23 Aug 2009 | Okehampton to Perranporth
- Day 16 | Mon 24 Aug 2009 | Perranporth to Land’s End