I Hiked The Entire Coast of Britain: Where Was My Favourite Place?

The definitive answer to my most asked question

Across the sea loch to Torridon, northwest Scotland. (Credit: Author)

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On my walk around the coast of Great Britain, I was asked the same questions everywhere I went.

“Are you camping?” was usually followed by “how do you charge your phone?”

“Are you doing it for charity? How much have you raised?”

Or if I was staying with someone, they would ask with these exact words every time, “You’re not vegetarian, are you?”

They were all easy enough to answer, but the one I always dreaded was, “What’s been your favourite place?”

The more I thought about it and the further I walked, the more difficult it became to answer.

The redline of my route around the island of Great Britain, from Strava. (Credit: Author)

Having walked 6,600 miles around the island of Great Britain over a year, I experienced ecstatic beauty beyond anything I could have imagined. But the most beautiful place didn’t necessarily make it my favourite place.

The coastline, its flora and fauna, the towns and villages, and the people that live there are so…