Hi guys, I'm new to this forum.
My first and possibly rather boring post is about whether or not I should buy a guide book for doing a national trail walk.
I'm really undecided. I'm going to do Hadrian's wall path, well I plan to! :-)
Part of me says it will be good to buy the book and take note of all the information, it will advise me on all sorts of stuff and tell me where to go and what to do. This will be good as I am going alone (I think).
However the other part of me says - grab the OS and plan your own itinery, book your own accomodation based on the places I want to stay and that way it will be more of an adventure and more unexpected.
What do you guys think? It will be my first real walking holiday. Last time I was at Hadrian's wall I stayed at Once Brewed and just did two days walking, one day in one direction and back, the next day the oposite direction and back.
Thanks.