Walks and Hiking | Tomas B. N. Brown

The Ridgeway, chalk path, Wiltshire — The Ridgeway.

Outside of research I enjoy walking. Most recently Joe Dines, Robert Thomas and I walked the length of the Ridgeway, a 90 mile route extending from Ivinghoe Beacon to Avebury in Wiltshire. The path follows a chalk ridge, and is popularly known as ’the oldest road in Britain’. We finished the route in five days, hammock camping in woodland along the way.

A few other highlights include a loop of Cader Idris last summer, and an overnighter at Wayland Smithy long barrow with Preston Lotfi in winter 2025.

Tomas Brown and friends at Ivinghoe Beacon, the start of the Ridgeway — Ivinghoe Beacon.

Walking the Ridgeway national trail — Joe Dines.

Walkers on the Ridgeway national trail — Robert Thomas and Joe Dines.

Hammock camping in woodland along the Ridgeway — Setting camp.

Morning at the hammock camp on the Ridgeway — Morning.

Tomas Brown and friends at the finish of the Ridgeway at Avebury, Wiltshire — The finish at Avebury.