HAY-ON-WYE TO LLANGOLLEN
Offa’s Dyke.
A sense
of place.
A resource in words, photographs,
art and maps.
This is the home of my Offa’s Dyke experience. I’ve brought together the things I wrote, photographed and painted along the way, to share something of the joy and atmosphere of being there.
01 / THE WRITING
Read the landscape.
What draws us to a place? What do we notice when we slow down? Three reflections, from the anticipation of the walk to the buildings along its edge.
The presence
of absence.
Gaps, lapses and silences. The spaces between things, and the curiosity that drew me towards a landscape between two worlds.
Read the reflection
Finding
common ground.
Hollow lanes, changing weather and conversations on the path. Walking a line of division, I found myself thinking about connection and belonging.
Read the field reflectionThe shock
of the boundary.
Castles, farms, towns and churches. Looking at the ways a borderland has shaped its buildings, and how people have made their lives here.
Essay link - opens once published Not yet published02 / MAPS & FIELD NOTES
Put yourself
on the path.
Follow the walk as it happened, or find the photographs on a map. Two ways to explore the same stretch of borderland at your own pace.
Walk it with me.
The route, field notes and discoveries I shared from Hay-on-Wye to Llangollen.
Follow the field journey
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC
ATLAS ↗
Explore the atlas.
Browse the photographs by place or theme, and see where each one belongs along the journey.
Open the Photographic AtlasA record of my walk, not a navigation guide. Use current route information and a suitable walking map when planning your own trip.
03 / PHOTOGRAPHY & ART
Time to look & linger.
A building seen from the path. A page filled at the end of the day. Different ways of spending time with a place.
The buildings
of Offa’s Dyke.
Castles and churches, towns and farms, bridges and aqueducts. Explore the buildings and the details that caught my eye.
See the buildings
A journey
on paper.
My concertina sketchbook, begun on location and continued in hotels, bars and cafés along the way.
Open the sketchbook04 / SMALL DISCOVERIES
Stay a little longer.
Sometimes a single detail opens up a much larger story.
The petrol pumps
at Bunner’s.
A hose swinging over the pavement, a crowded shop window, and a scene that is still part of everyday life.
Discover this treasure
The helicopter
& the wounded hill.
A tiny machine against an immense rock face. A photograph that asks us to look again at our vulnerability and our power.
Look behind the photograph
THE GENIUS LOCI DIGEST
Come on
the next journey.
There are so many places still to explore. Every Friday, I share photographs, stories and discoveries from my travels through Britain. I’d love you to come along.
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