Tag: Walking
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Walking Paths on Lundy Island: Routes, Roaming, and Reflection
Walking the paths of Lundy Island reveals a landscape shaped by weather, animals, and repeated footsteps. From historic routes to fading tracks, this post reflects on freedom to roam and how paths echo the journeys we take through life.
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Lundy’s Mystical Fog: A Weather Experience
Life on Lundy Island in fog: walking, swimming, delayed travel and historic shipwrecks, showing how weather defines the island experience
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Exploring The Saints Way: A Pilgrimage in Cornwall
A pilgrimage along the Saints way from Padstow to Fowey.
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At the Edge of the World: Lundy and Finisterre
Sitting on the West Coast of Lundy, I often feel I am at the edge of the world. The horizon is wide, the Atlantic rolls out before me in shifting shades of blue, depending on the light. Here on the cliffs’ edgelands, I try to find an escape from an easterly wind. With the sound…
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The Path to Avalon
August 2020 – a time when COVID restrictions had not yet fully eased. Weekends away had to be in the UK. Having grown used to solitude we thought a pilgrimage could be an interesting thing to do. So we delved into a book titled ‘Pilgrim Pathways’ by Andy Bell. This book features short pilgrimages that…
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A Unique Pilgrimage Experience on Lundy
I am really thrilled to meet people enjoying the pilgrimage booklet. I wrote and printed it as part of my Masters in Fine Art. The little book is available in St Helen’s church. It includes sensory prompts, like discovering the temperature of the granite, walking barefoot, and smelling the yarrow. It has special written contributions…
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Created festival
It was a pleasure to represent Lundy at the first ever Created Festival at the Big Sheep, Lundy. As well as having a stand at the festival for two days, I was invited to participate in a Q&A session discussing how Lundy can open up creativity. I was also able to meet and chat with…
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Lundy Pilgrimage: Your Complete Guide and Pilgrim Passport
It is Lundy’s quietness and remoteness that make it idea for a Pilgrimage. You can either travel over for the day or stay for a few days. Which ever you chose make sure you read this little book before you go. The book also serves as a Passport for the special stamp you can get…
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Lundy walking scores
As part of my MA in Fine Art, I’m delving into the sensory connections we form with places through the simple act of walking. This project, in particular, revolves around the concept of following “scores” – participatory instructions designed to offer fresh perspectives on engaging with Lundy. Even if you’re a regular visitor to Lundy,…
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A Walk Through Lundy’s Historic Quarries and a link to Portland, Dorset.
On Summer days, when the sun sits high and clean above Lundy, the island glows. The granite shines, Mica and Feldspar glinting black and white. It is the quality of this granite that led to the creation of the Lundy Granite Company in 1863. Although there is little sun today at the end of November.…
Jane Sharkey 