British sandwiches and walking 300km of Wainwright's coast to coast

I do think they're right that the footpaths and rights of way are underappreciated here. Whilst I would appreciate a proper right to roam, it would be more about being able to legally wild camp. In terms of actually getting to places there aren't that many interesting places that aren't already accessible.

There's barely a field around my house that isn't crossed by a footpath.

There are a loads of fantastic long walks to take on. Personally I'd recommend the south west coastal path. In particular the wilder Exmoor section, although there's barely a dull moment over the whole 1000km. There is definitely something incredibly mindful and calming about just spending time walking.

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Post by AnotherGoodName » Wed, Oct 11, 2023, 7:57 PM UTC

jstanley wrote: post #4

Very enjoyable writing, though I must admit I never understood putting crisps in your sandwiches.

It requires butter. A lot of butter. It's not a French delicacy but it still requires it. The butter complements the dryness and crunch of the crisps.

The bread protects the mouth. One of the biggest risks to scoffing down a bag of chips is that it scratches and scrapes your mouth.

So butter to complement the dryness and crunch and bread to soften the blow. It makes perfect sense.

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Post by retrac98 » Wed, Oct 11, 2023, 7:58 PM UTC

gambiting wrote: post #3

retrac98 wrote: post #2

Isn’t Lakeland a shop?

I was going to say - Lakeland to me as a Brit is a store, lake district sounds way more proper.

Lakeland makes it sound like a theme park!

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Post by meheleventyone » Wed, Oct 11, 2023, 8:00 PM UTC

lebski88 wrote: post #6

I do think they're right that the footpaths and rights of way are underappreciated here. Whilst I would appreciate a proper right to roam, it would be more about being able to legally wild camp. In terms of actually getting to places there aren't that many interesting places that aren't already accessible. There's barely a field around my house that isn't crossed by a footpath. There are a loads of fantastic long wal…

Scotland is great for that with the right to roam also extending to wild camping. One of my best memories is wild camping the West Highland Way.

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Post by Zee38484 » Wed, Oct 11, 2023, 8:06 PM UTC

> I got more daring with my sandwich orders.

I think author slept at some cottage every night. Taking sandwiches on through hike without resuply does not seem very practical..

I did wild camping in Scotland long time ago, but I would not recommend it today. Locals are not so welcoming now.