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Yes... Another walk!
Hot on the back of last year’s walk following the Great Western Mainline I am back for another mammoth walk!
Last year’s walk raised an eyewatering £10,707 which was well above my target of £7,500. The generosity of the people that donated and gifted me food, water & accommodation along the way has encouraged me to undertake another mammoth walk!
As with last year’s walk, I will be walking between Every Last Station on the lines that I will be walking. This will obviously mean I won’t be walking the most direct route from the North coast to the South Coast. As the map suggests, it will be a rather zigzag walk!
I can’t wait to get started with this walk.
Station list: (Red: not yet walked too. Green: Walked too) Holyhead, Valley, Rhosneigr, Ty Croes, Bodorgan, Llanfair PG, Bangor, Llanfairfechan, Penmaenmawr, Conwy, Llandudno Junction, Glan Conwy, Tal-y-Cafn, Dolgarrog, North Llanrwst, Llanrwst, Betws-y-Coed, Pont-y-Pant, Dolwyddelan, Roman Bride, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Tanygrisiau, Dduallt, Tan y Bwlch, Plas Halt, Penrhyn, Minffordd, Boston Lodge Halt, Porthmadog Harbour, Porthmadog, Minffordd, Penrhydeudraeth, Llandecwyn, Talsarnau, Tygwyn, Harlech, Llandanwg, Pensarn, Llanbedr, Dyffryn Ardudwy, Talybont, Llanaber, Barmouth, Morfa Mawddach, Fairbourne, Llwyngwril, Tonfanau, Tywyn, Aberdyfi, Penhelig, Dovey Junction, Machynlleth, Caersws, Newtown, Welshpool, Shrerwbury, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Broome, Hopton Heath, Bucknell, Knighton, Knucklas, Llangynllo, Llanbister Road, Dolau, Pen-y-Bont, Llandrindod, Builth Road, Cilmeri, Garth, Llangammarch, Llanwrtyd, Sugar Loaf, Cynghordy, Llandovery, Llanwrda, Llangadog, Llandeilo, Ffairfach, Llandybie, Ammanford, Pantyffynnon, Pontardddulais, Llangennech, Bynea, Llanelli, Pembrey and Burry Port, Kidwelly, Ferryside, Carmarthen, Whitland, Narberth, Kilgetty, Saundersfoot, Tenby, Penally, Manorbier, Lamphey, Pembroke, Pembroke Dock.
Why Samaritans!
In October 2018 I was visiting stations in the Exeter area when at one station there was a gentleman that was there. While waiting for my train he jumped down on the tracks and then climbed up to the platform where I was. After a brief exchange where he asked if I had a lighter, I boarded my train and went on my way. Later in the day I noticed several cancellations and it was only when looking through social media I discovered a person had been hit by a train at the station where the gentleman asked me for a lighter.
I headed back to the station to see if it was indeed the person I’d spoken too briefly. It was, it transpired I was one of the last people to speak to the gentleman before he took his own life.
After this my head was asking repeatedly could I have done something to prevent this, what ifs, and buts, and just everything. It was only through the help from Samaritans that I was able to process things and move on. From that day on I have always wanted to help raise awareness of the work Samaritans do and the help they can provide those who need it most.
Over the last two years I have raised over £12,500 for Samaritans. The first event in 2022 was to visit every Manchester Metrolink station in one day! This raised just over £2,000. The following year in 2023 I raised over £10,500 by walking from London Paddington to Penzance following the Great Western Mainline!
The lines I'll be following
Starting In Holyhead I will be following the North Wales Coast Line across the Isle of Anglesey and onwards to Llandudno Junction.
At Llandudno Junction I will then follow the Conwy Valley Line to Blaenau Ffestiniog before swapping National Rail lines to Heritage Railway.
I will follow the Ffestiniog Railway through the Snowdonia National Park and then down to the coast at Porthmadog where I will rejoin the National Rail network and follow the Cambrian Coast Line all the way to Shrewsbury.
From Shrewsbury it will be a short walk along the Marches Line as far as Craven Arms where I will join the Heart of Wales Line.
I will follow the Heart of Wales Line in its entirety to Llanelli where I will then follow the West Wales Line to Carmarthen.
From Carmarthen it will then be the home straight as I walk to Whitland and then follow the Pembroke Dock Branch Line through Tenby and onwards to the finale at Pembroke Dock!
