Bowness-on-Solway

Hadrian's wall path

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May 26th 2016
We arrived at the start of the Hardian's wall path yesterday afternoon after driving from Fort Augustus on Loch Ness to Glasgow and then by train to Carlisle and taxi to Bowness-on-Solway. The weather has cooperated so far and we are hoping it continues to do so for the next 10 days of our walk to Newcastle. The trail, 135 km from end to end, follows the course of Europe's largest surviving Roman ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more