The Dream
Some families have a bucket list destination. Ours has two.
The Cotswold Way and the Coast to Coast path — two of England's most beloved long-distance walking routes. Together, they represent everything we love about being outdoors as a family: stunning landscapes, rich history, and the particular kind of quiet that only comes from putting one foot in front of the other for a very long time.
We're not there yet. But we're working toward it, one local walk at a time.
The Cotswold Way
102 miles. Bath to Chipping Campden. The path that started it all.
The Cotswold Way winds through the heart of one of England's most iconic landscapes — honey-stone villages, sweeping escarpments, ancient woodland, and views that make you stop walking just to take them in. The official route runs 102 miles from the Roman city of Bath to the medieval market town of Chipping Campden, through the heart of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Two years ago, we visited the Cotswolds as a family and fell completely in love. None of us wanted to leave. Walking the full Way is our way of going back — and this time, earning every mile.
Estimated completion: TBD — but we're coming for it.
The Coast to Coast
190 miles. St. Bees to Robin Hood's Bay. The adventure we're still dreaming about.
Alfred Wainwright's Coast to Coast walk stretches 190 miles across the width of northern England, from the Irish Sea to the North Sea. It passes through three National Parks — the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales, and the North York Moors — and is widely considered one of the greatest walking routes in the world.
We're planning a scouting trip through the north of England — from Liverpool through the Lake District, into the Yorkshire Dales, through Leeds and York, and up to Edinburgh — to see this landscape in person before we commit our boots to it. (And yes, we'll absolutely be looking for Herriot Country along the way.)
Scouting trip: In planning. Walk: Dreaming big.
Where We Are Right Now
We're at the very beginning.
Our local walks are building our fitness, our confidence, and our family's trail vocabulary — the shared language of muddy boots and tired legs and "just a little further." Every weekend walk is a deposit toward something much bigger.
Follow our progress in the Hike Log and on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube, where we document every step of the journey.
Why We're Doing This
It goes back to a walk through the Cotswolds Farm Park on the last day of our trip. Wildflowers everywhere. Rolling hills in every direction. The three of us just… quiet together, in the best possible way. We didn't want it to end. We still don't.
The world moves fast at home. Schedules fill up, screens pull at everyone, and the days blur together in a way that's hard to explain until you step outside and suddenly remember what it feels like to just be somewhere. Nature does that for our family. It always has. It slows everything back down and brings us back to each other.
Our son will grow up knowing that his family chased a big dream and didn't just talk about it. That we laced up our boots on muddy Connecticut mornings and kept putting one foot in front of the other, even when the couch was calling. That the goal mattered, but so did every single walk along the way.
And somewhere at the end of all of this, there's a book. We're already living the first chapter.
Walking toward something big. Together.