Bath or shower after a muddy walk: thinking through a tub swap in an old cottage
Thinking of swapping a bath for a walk-in shower in an old cottage? Notes on hard water, awkward floors, safe access and what to ask an installer.
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Hugh Pemberton
Hugh walks the footpaths and bridleways of the Chiltern edge with a paper map in a plastic sleeve. He writes about routes, stiles, mud and the kit that earns its place in a daypack.
Pieces by Hugh
What a hilltop winter teaches you about the water heater
Hard chalk water and cold hilltop winters wear a water heater down. The signs to watch for, and when repair gives way to replacement.
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Keeping an old bathroom dry through a hilltop winter
A walker's checklist for damp and steam in an old cottage bathroom: weather, solid walls, ventilation and what to ask a builder before a refit.
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Reading an OS Explorer map on the Chiltern edge
How to read an OS Explorer map around Lilley, Offley and King's Walden: rights of way symbols, contours on gentle chalk, grid references and bearings.
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The Icknield Way from Lilley to Telegraph Hill, and what to wear on chalk
Walking the Icknield Way from Lilley up to Telegraph Hill and the Pegsdon Hills, with plain advice on boots, gaiters, poles and maps for chalk tracks.
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A circular walk from Great Offley to Little Offley and back
Plan a loop from Great Offley out to Little Offley over chalk farmland: what you pass, how the paths behave by season, maps, waymarks and dogs.
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