Arrival in Kingston upon Thames
Walk: 11 Days. 130 miles completed! 0 miles to go.
Cycle: 2 Days. 103 miles completed! 0 miles to go.
At 10:30am on Thursday 4th September the Athelstan 1100 Pilgrim Way Walk an...
Welcome to Athelstan 1100
In 924AD Athelstan became King.
Athelstan was the first King of England and is of huge national importance. He had an incredibly special relationship with our historic town of Malmesbury, in North Wiltshire.
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Windsor to Chertsey Bridge
119 miles completed! 11 miles to go. We're thinking about Athelstan, the crown and an approaching end. We were treated royally again on our way - at St Peter and St Andrew's Church in Ol...
Bourne End to Windsor
110 miles completed! 20 miles to go. Suddenly it's the 1st September; the sun chased the rain and we were treated to magnificent rainbows over Windsor. The Thames is all grown up now and it's a river ...
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Henley to Bourne End
99 miles completed, 31 miles to go. With the Mayor of Henley wishing us well Day 7 of the walk was alongside the Thames – and our first rain! There were delights and surprises, with important landmark...
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Who was King Athelstan?
Everyone has heard of Alfred the Great, but his grandson, King Athelstan, was as impressive. He was the first person to unite the Anglo-Saxons: in other words, he was the very first King of England.
