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A COAST TO COAST WALK
A Coast to Coast Walk was devised by Wainwright himself, and
stretches across 190 miles from St Bees Head on the west coast to Robin
Hood's
Bay on the east, passing through the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales,
and North York Moors.
The Wainwright Society Chairman Eric Robson filming with Julia Bradbury at St. Bees lighthouse for
her new series on the Wainwright Coast to Coast Walk. The programmes
will be shown on BBC4 and BBC2 in the spring of 2009.
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Julia moves from Wainwright Walks on the Lakeland Fells to tackling
the Coast to Coast
Following two successful series of Wainwright
Walks, Skyworks Production
Company were asked by the BBC to produce a series, again fronted
by Julia Bradbury, about AW’s classic walk of the Coast to Coast
from St Bees to Robin Hood’s Bay.
  The
Wainwright Society Press & Publicity Officer, John Burland joined
Julia Bradbury and the Skyworks filming crew for a day's filming at
Gunnerside. [photos]
Filming for this took place in September 2008 and transmission of the first episode of six was at 8.30pm on Thursday 9th April on BBC4, repeated at 2 am the following morning.
Check BBC Listings.
 Featured in the second programme is Alan Nolan who has done the Coast to Coast Walk four times. Alan is the author of "Ancient Feet" which recounts his coast to coast adventures. He will be talking about his exploits at Keswick Library on Monday 1st June. [details]
Other talks are on Tuesday, 2nd June at Ambleside, 6pm start, and Thursday 4th June at Penrith, 7pm start.
COAST TO COAST IN THE NEWS
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Trustee chief coasts home
The Star - 09/06/09
THE Chairman of Trustees at St Luke's Hospice has raised more than £6000
by trekking the full 190 miles of the famous Wainwright Coast to Coast
Walk. ...
Coast-to-Coast charity hero Tom dies
Grough - 15/05/09
The young walker who braved some of the winter's worst weather to complete the Coast-to-Coast Walk for charity died yesterday. Tom Buckley, who had cancer, ...
Coast-to-coast walk rakes in cash
Whitby Today - 27/04/09
Two charity runners have succeeded in their bid to run a coast-to-coast route from St Bee's Head in Cumbria to Robin Hood's Bay in only seven ...
Autumn ramble through wilds of Great Britain
NZ Herald Auckland Metro - 17/04/09
We are in the Lake District, on Wainwright's walk across the north
of England from coast to coast. ...
Coast to Coast for 60-year-old Susan Kirby after two hip replacements
Huddersfield Examiner - 12/03/09
"At his funeral we had a collection for the charity and I said to my mum that I would do the Coast to Coast walk. "Well, I’d just had a hip operation and ...
Marathon a day in honour of club death pal
Lancashire Evening Post - 13/02/09
The walk was devised by Alfred Wainwright, the writer and hill-walker.
Usually, people take at least two weeks doing the walk – but
Dave has set himself the ...
Walkers salute Tom's courage
Manchester Online - 29/12/08
Brave Tom Buckley walked astounded expert walkers with his gruelling coast-to-coast trek. ...
Cancer man Tom completes his £50,000 walk
Grough - 17/12/08
Always a major challenge to walkers, the Coast-to-Coast Walk, devised by Alfred Wainwright, is incredibly difficult in December, with short daylight hours, ...
Hiking with cancer: The final frontier
Independent - 09/12/08
"That was when I stumbled across this coast-to-coast walk on the internet. I'm glad I didn't know what it would be like and how hard it is. ...
Long hike in England good for body and spirit
Toledo Blade - 23/11/08
It's been voted one of the world's best hikes, called a "once in a lifetime experience," and some 5,000 people attempt it every year. ...
190 Miles in Seven Days for Charity 17/11/08
Philip Boardman intends to cover the 190 miles, equivalent to over seven marathons, in seven days. It is in aid of Multiple Sclerosis as Philip's wife Maddy suffers from this disease. They have set up a sponsorship site for donations at www.justgiving.com/coast2coastrun.
Eco-huts plan for Cleveland Way walkers
Grough - UK 15/10/08
Part of the Cleveland Way is shared by Wainwright’s Coast-to-Coast Walk, so any buildings could potentially be used by walkers on the final leg of their ...
Julia Drops in at Honister Slate Mine
North-West Evening Mail 02/10/08
Julia was filming a new series on Alfred Wainwright’s famous Coast-to-Coast walk which starts at St Bees in Whitehaven and passes Honister on its way across the country. ...
All things light and beautiful
The Australian - Sydney, Australia 23/08/08
It is when we take a breather by the rocky shores of Innominate Tarn
that we feel the spirit of walking writer Alf Wainwright most keenly
...
Son's coast to coast walk for tragic dad
Blackpool Gazette 10/08/08
By Heather Butler A COAST to Coast challenge is back on in memory of the victims of the Morecambe Bay helicopter disaster. More than a year after Andy ...
Coast walker’s success after friend’s fall
GazetteLive 11/06/08
A STUDENT doctor who bandaged up her friend on a treacherous Lake District path has completed the Coast to Coast walk. Clare Francis, 30, started the ...
Friends
coast along to raise charity cash
Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph 06/12/07
A group of rambling friends have completed the walk of a lifetime to raise almost £4,000
for the British Heart Foundation.
Strolling England, west to east
The Denver Post 28/07/07
Lonely Planet's "Walking in Britain" book is a good introduction to
the country, but if you want to go back to source, Wainwright's "A Coast
to Coast Walk" ...
The
Full Monty
The Telegram, Canada 08/06/07
Devouring a huge breakfast each morning is just one of the challenges (and pleasures)
of England's Coast to Coast walk that takes one through the Lake ...
Walkers complete
epic trek for seafarers
Shipping Times UK 22/05/07
Two intrepid walkers have completed the gruelling 197-mile Coast-to-Coast
Walk from St Bee’s in Cumbria to Robin Hood’s Bay in Yorkshire,
raising awareness of the conditions faced by merchant seafarers and
also money for the work of the Apostleship of the Sea.
Guardian Unlimited 25/08/06
Alfred Wainwright's coast-to-coast walk has brought unexpected
prosperity to backwaters whose economies have long been on the
back foot.
Guardian Unlimited 26/07/06
The Coast to Coast Walk across northern England takes you
through three of the country's finest national parks. But the real
beauty of it is the camaraderie you find along the way.
Jane Lawson and Sue Hanson walked
the Coast to Coast in aid of Leeds Society for Deaf and Blind People.
To see how they got on, please visit: www.bmycharity.com/V2/crossingbridges
England
on foot
St. Petersburg Times 31/07/2005
He wanted to run across England, from Irish Sea to North Sea, alone. But he knew
he'd need a sensible supporter with a car, a cell phone, a lot of patience -
and love.
Officers' Trek For Worthy Cause
Dearne Today 21/04/05
DEARNE policeman Sam Whitehead is in training to take on the 190-mile
Coast to Coast walk from St Bees Head to Robin Hood's Bay.
Coast
walk tops trek to Everest
BBC News 23/11/04
The Coast to Coast walk has been named among the world's best walks ahead of
world-famous hikes to the Inca Trail, Everest and Mont Blanc.
COAST TO COAST LINKS
The Coast to Coast Walk
Launched in February 2009, a website designed to make the planning of your Coast to Coast trip a whole lot easier and less stressful to plan.
Brompton Lakes is an eco lodge development just outside Richmond.
It sits at a natural resting point on the coast-to-coast route.
Tenor
sings his way along Coast-to-Coast route 08/01/04
A
Walk Across England - Smithsonian Magazine - September 2003
The
Sherpa Van Project provides a back-up service for walkers and cyclists
following the Coast to Coast path and other long distance foot trails
and cycle ways in Britain.
Coast2Coast.co.uk provides
detailed route information, a guide to accommodation and other commercial
services offered along the route.
A
Ramblers' Association guide with advice on walking the route, accommodation
contacts and other practical information.
 COAST
TO COAST CAMPAIGN
The Wainwright Society and Striding Edge, which produces the DVD of the
walk, has launched a campaign to have the Coast to Coast officially recognised
as a National Trail.. .. [more]
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