Alfred Wainwright described a walk across England in his 1973 publication “A Coast to Coast Walk.” It winds its way across Northern England from the Irish Sea at St. Bees Head on the west coast to the North Sea at Robin Hood’s Bay on the east coast. Its 192-mile journey passes through the three national parks of The Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales, and the North Yorkshire Moors. Janet and I fell in love with the Lakes when we lived in Ulverston. It is like our second home. When we learned about how this trek was possible without camping, it became a high priority!
On 14 July 2022, we completed our 18-day (including 2 rest days) adventure from St. Bees to Robin Hood’s Bay. Not only did Bailey and Samuel join us, but also our dear friends Dean and Tracy, who chose this as their 30th Wedding Anniversary celebration!
The daily blogs with lots of photos from our adventure are below. Their rawness illustrates how they were published after each day’s walking.

Date | Day | Title | Lodging | Dinner | Distance (mi) | Time (h:mm) | Ascent (ft) | Steps |
Reflections on the C2C | ||||||||
Highlights of our 2022 C2C | ||||||||
Counting Down the Days | ||||||||
26-Jun-22 | 0 | Ulverston to St. Bees | The Premier Inn | Callaghans | ||||
27-Jun-22 | 1 | St. Bees to Ennerdale Bridge | Shepherds Arms | Shepherds Arms | 14.36 | 7:06 | 2,405 | 31240 |
28-Jun-22 | 2 | Ennerdale Bridge to Stonethwaite | Langstrath Hotel | Langstrath Hotel | 15.99 | 9:51 | 4,554 | 27233 |
29-Jun-22 | 3 | Stonethwaite to Grasmere | The Inn | Tweedies | 8.3 | 7:30 | 1,955 | 12823 |
30-Jun-22 | 4 | Rest Day in Grasmere | The Inn | Lewis’s | ||||
1-Jul-22 | 5 | Grasmere to Patterdale | Old Water View | Fellsides | 8.96 | 5:49 | 2,769 | 17528 |
2-Jul-22 | 6 | Patterdale to Shap (Low Raise Alternate) | Kings Arms Hotel | Shap Chippy | 15.2 | 8:23 | 4,088 | 30761 |
3-Jul-22 | 7 | Shap to Orton | The George Hotel | George Hotel | 7.84 | 3:54 | 1,729 | 14755 |
4-Jul-22 | 8 | Orton to Kirkby Stephen | Jolly Farmers | Mango Tree | 12.4 | 5:49 | 1,772 | 27009 |
5-Jul-22 | 9 | Kirkby Stephen to Keld | Frith Lodge | Frith Lodge | 13.45 | 7:53 | 2,726 | 24967 |
6-Jul-22 | 10 | Keld to Reeth | The Kings Arms | Kings Arms | 13.25 | 7:04 | 2,963 | 24346 |
7-Jul-22 | 11 | Reeth to Richmond | The Fleece | Fleece | 10.52 | 4:55 | 2,756 | 23564 |
8-Jul-22 | 12 | Rest Day in Richmond | The Fleece | La Piazza | ||||
9-Jul-22 | 13 | Richmond to Danby Wiske | The White Swan | White Swan | 13.38 | 5:48 | 2,644 | 33453 |
10-Jul-22 | 14 | Danby Wiske to Osmotherley | The Golden Lion | Golden Lion | 12.61 | 5:39 | 3,127 | 31043 |
11-Jul-22 | 15 | Osmotherley to Clay Bank Top | Wainstones Hotel | Wainstones Hotel | 11.28 | 5:09 | 3,698 | 24709 |
12-Jul-22 | 16 | Clay Bank Top to Blakey Ridge and Sunset With the Drone | The Lion Inn | Lion Inn | 8.7 | 3:12 | 2,142 | 22014 |
13-Jul-22 | 17 | Blakey Ridge to Grosmont | Geall Gallery | Station Tavern | 13.27 | 4:39 | 2,316 | 30591 |
14-Jul-22 | 18 | Grosmont to Robin Hood’s Bay | Victoria Hotel | Victoria Hotel | 14.06 | 6:09 | 3,953 | 30465 |
15-Jul-22 | 19 | Robin Hood’s Bay to Heathrow | Hilton Garden Inn | Hilton | ||||
Totals | 193.57 | 98:55 | 45597 | 406501 |
Below are the blogs about this adventure. Click on them to read more!
Reflections on the Coast to Coast
After any significant adventure, I like to gather and publish…
Highlights of our 2022 Coast to Coast Crossing
It is difficult to get one’s head around an adventure…
Coast to Coast Day 1: St. Bees to Ennerdale Bridge
It took us just over 7 hours to walk these…
Coast to Coast Day 2: Ennerdale Bridge to Stonethwaite
Most of us described this as the toughest day of…
Coast to Coast Day 3: Stonethwaite to Grasmere
The 8-mile distance of this leg disguises its challenges, illustrated…
Coast to Coast Day 4: Rest day in Grasmere
Today we completed 0 miles in 12 hours😎. It was…
Coast to Coast Day 5: Grasmere to Patterdale
Today we completed 9 miles in about 6 hours, and…
Coast to Coast Day 6: Patterdale to Shap (Low Raise alternate)
Today we completed just over 15 miles in just under…
Coast to Coast Day 7: Shap to Orton
Today was a refreshing change and a relatively short one…
Coast to Coast Day 8: Orton to Kirkby Stephen
The weather forecast was great for this 12-mile day, so…
Coast to Coast Day 9: Kirkby Stephen to Keld
It was great that Dean rejoined us today. Even though…
Coast to Coast Day 10: Keld to Reeth
Team Sloth was at full strength again today. The young…
Coast to Coast Day 11: Reeth to Richmond
We all slept well and were ready to get to…
Coast to Coast Day 12: Rest day in Richmond
My Dad grew up in Richmond, but his one was…
Coast to Coast Day 13: Richmond to Danby Wiske
Everyone seemed well refreshed at breakfast, which The Fleece had…
Coast to Coast Day 14: Danby Wiske to Osmotherley
I was hopeful that today would bring us out of…
Coast to Coast Day 15: Osmotherley to Clay Bank Top
We were back in the hills! While the hot temperatures…
Coast to Coast Day 16: Clay Bank Top to Blakey Ridge
While this has been the easiest day of the trip…
Coast to Coast Day 16+: Sunset Drone at the Lion Inn
I’d looked forward to capturing the sunset from the Lion…
Coast to Coast Day 17: Blakey Ridge to Grosmont
The day started similarly to yesterday with some fine easy…
Coast to Coast Day 18: Grosmont to Robin Hood’s Bay
This is what we set out for when we left…
Coast to Coast Day 19: Robin Hood’s Bay to Heathrow
Team Sloth has made it to Heathrow, which is where…