Welcome to our Coast to Coast Walk blog

Please join us in sponsorship as we walk across England in support of the Yes to Life charity. We are a mother (Jo) and daughter(Imogen), partner David and friend Vidya. We will be taking out our walking boots and traversing the hilly terrain of the English Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, and North York Moors on the Wainwright Coast to Coast walk. This walk is being undertaken in loving memory of Bryony Daly who passed away from cancer in 2004 aged 23 yrs. Her death was a tragedy and Yes to Life was founded to provide much needed support and information to cancer sufferers who have a right to know what their options for alternative care are. We will set out on our epic journey on June 7th, 2010 and hopefully find ourselves on the opposite coast 2 weeks later. Please support us by sponsoring the miles we will walk, the blisters we will get, the rain we will endure and the falling into bed that we will do. As we count the miles, it will be great to know that each new mile brings a new pound, dollar or euro to such a worthy cause! Please click on the link below to learn more about the walk:
www.wainwright.org.uk/coasttocoast.html

Accomodation

So here are the places we plan to stay - we'll let you know what we think as we go!


St Bees - We start the trip at The Outrigg House near the start of the walk in St Bees. After 14 miles we will stagger into

Ennerdale View B and B (reputed to have a hot tub) -we will see. Dinner there too.

The next day is a so- called rest day as we are only walking 5 miles to Ennerdale Youth Hostel.

Next morning we set off to Stonethwaite in Borrodale for our one night of luxury at The Langstrath Country Hotel. Not the original plan to stay there but no room anywhere else! 

Next day we head 9 miles to Grasmere and the Youth Hostel at Burthylap How where we meet up with Imogen.

Another Youth Hostel welcomes us in Patterdale.

Patterdale to Shap is a tough 16 mile day ending up at  The King's Arms -David's last night!

Shap to Kirby Stephen and the Redmayne House (highly recommended by walkers)

Next stop is Keld where three of us are sleeping in a barn!

On to  Reeth and the Buck Hotel

Then its Bridgedownhouse in Richmond

Next night we have to get a ride from the trail to Lovesome Hill Farm and another barn!

 Next night at the Parkhouse in Ingelsby Arncliffe

 After our longest day -21 miles we will stagger into the famous Lion Inn on Blakey Ridge.

Next its another long day to Hollins Lodge in Grosmont

With the end in sight now we have a short walk to Littlebeck and  Intake Farm

Final day as we head to Robin's Hood Bay and The Boathouse!!