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LET'S KISS GOODBYE TO MS
Help me Kiss Goodbye to Multiple Sclerosis – 320 km, 1 Cause, 2 Loved Ones
I’m about to embark on a huge personal challenge to support a cause that hits close to home.
From 25 June 2026, I will walk 320 km across the UK on the famous Coast to Coast route. Think steep, rugged hills, windy moors, and boggy trails. I’m not young, not super fit – but I am determined. Every sore muscle and blister will be worth it.
Why MS?
Multiple sclerosis attacks the central nervous system – the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. It’s the most common neurological condition affecting young adults, often striking just as people are starting families or building careers.
Two people I love live with MS every single day. This walk is my way of honouring their courage – and fighting for a future with better treatments, and one day, a cure.
How you can help
Your donation – large or small – will go directly to life-changing MS research. Together, we can speed up breakthroughs that change lives.
Please donate now. Every dollar is fully tax deductible.
Thank you for your support!
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Final day: Grosmont to Robin Hood’s bay
Monday 13th Jul The day started with a massive climb up Grosmont hill, followed by traipsing across some desolate moorland and then a very pretty walk through Little Beck Wood with a lovely waterfall, Falling Foss. Eventually, after many ups and downs over hills, we arrived at the coast and walked wearily for many kilometres along the cliff tops of Robin Hood’s Bay, until we reached the magically quaint, idyllic fishing village, where we threw our St Bees pebble into the ocean, washed our boots in the sea and signed the Coast to Coast book at Wainwright’s bar, the Bay Hotel. There we were reunited with some lovely friends we made along the way. And that is it- to all of you who have supported and sponsored me along the way, I am incredibly grateful, touched and humbled. I thank you from the bottom of my heart, knowing that you have made a contribution to finding better treatments and a cure for multiple sclerosis. Much love and gratitude xxx Share
Day 16: Blakey ridge to Grosmont
Sunday 12th Jul A bit of a contrast with the last few days this morning. It was foggy and cool, creating quite an eerie effect up on the ridge at the Lion Inn. It wasn’t long before the fog lifted, but thankfully the day remained relatively cool and breezy. After leaving the inn, we stumbled across a strange landmark called Fat Betty. Origin unknown but photo is attached. After a gentle climb, we started our descent from the moors down the esk valley. The sheep looked happier and sprightlier now that the heatwave has passed and the pretty purple heather flowers have started to spread across the hills. We passed through the village of Glaisdale with the famous beggar’s bridge (named after a beggar who allegedly made a fortune and returned to marry his sweetheart then built the bridge for other young lovers to be able to meet up when the river was swollen). Further on we entered the beautiful peaceful East Arncliffe wood along which the esk river runs. The next village we entered, Egton bridge, was spectacular, with its magnificent stone houses, abundance of flowers, river Esk and romantic shaded woods. There was an old toll house along the way which still displays the fees once charged to use the road. The television series, Heartbeat, was filmed nearby. Our final destination for today was Grosmont, a small village which has one of the oldest railways in the world, originally with horse drawn train carriages. Share
Day 15: Claybank top - Blakey ridge
Friday 10th Jul Another hot day but the breeze was lovely on the ridge. Penultimate climb and we’re used to climbing now so it was relatively easy! Still, it was a relief to know that there’s only one climb left .. phew! Most of the path today was on the ridge, along a former railway track, which made the navigation easy. We curved around High Blakey moor and arrived straight to our isolated destination,the Lion Inn. The inn is the fourth highest in Britain and 500 years old. The views of the fields below were very pretty again today and we saw some grouse chicks and a lapwing emerge from the heather bushes, as they are currently nesting in them. Share
Day 14: Ingleby cross to Claybank top
Friday 10th Jul Such a great day. Despite the 5 long hill climbs and the very hot weather, we had an amazing day traipsing over the Yorkshire moors, having left the dales behind us. The views from the ridge were spectacular, with a beautiful tapestry of multicoloured fields below. We passed an ancient burial mound and the wain stones (ancient boulders scattered around a hilltop). There were birds nesting in the bushes and we spotted a partridge and a squirrel but they were too quick for us to take a photo. Share
Day 13: Danby Wiske to Ingleby Cross
Wednesday 8th Jul The much talked about heatwave has kicked back in today. It’s about 28 degrees and the bugs have come out of hiding. We stopped at a local coffee shop on arrival at Ingleby Cross looking quite the sight- sweaty with damp, lank hair and bugs stuck to our faces. The accommodation doesn’t open its doors for a few hours and I’m so hot and itchy. A shower will be bliss! It wasn’t the most exciting day. Apart from seeing really pretty bobbles of flax in a field and golden wheat glowing in the sunshine, it was a hot, flat walk. The most exciting part of the day was bolting across a busy motorway to dodge the trucks and avoid the 5 mile detour.
Day 12: Richmond to Danby Wiske
Wednesday 8th Jul 25 km, mostly through colourful fields of oats, barley, corn, wheat, chicory and rapeseed. Also, lots of beautiful wild flowers dotted along the way, such as poppies and honeysuckle. We took a longer route to pass through kiplin hall, a pretty 400 yr old manor house, where we stopped for a break. We also stopped at St Mary’s church along the way and had a coffee there. It was lovely. We finally arrived at Danby Wiske, a tiny village with an 11 century Norman church. Share
Day 11: Richmond
Wednesday 8th Jul Rest day today and a good opportunity to wash our clothes. Richmond was a great village to explore, for its past history and present day art. Lewis Carroll went to school here. I visited the old Georgian theatre and the local museum, where the set of All Creatures Great and Small was. Share
Day 10: Reeth to Richmond
Monday 6th Jul Yesterday we walked across the dales where James Herriot wrote All Creatures Great and Small, and where the series was filmed. Today’s landscape was similarly pretty and rural. We passed the Swale river, went up 375 steps (known as the nuns steps as the aforesaid apparently constructed them) through the woods to the ruins of a priory, climbed up and down several more hills, traversed fields and farms and went through a couple of quaint little villages. We ate our lunch in the grounds of St Edmund church which originally dated back to 1090 but was rebuilt over the ruins several hundred years ago. There was a service in progress so the doors were locked but it was lovely to hear the singing coming from inside. Soon after walking on, we emerged at Richmond, quite a bustling market town with its own 11th century castle and cobbled town square. Beautiful! Share
Day 9: Keld to Reeth
Sunday 5th Jul This morning we walked through the Swaledale valley alongside a stream. It was pretty and peaceful. We then climbed up away from the stream and onto the moorland where there were cows and sheep grazing. We passed through two villages, Gunnerside and Healaugh, and spotted a grouse and a rabbit along the way. Eventually we arrived in the quaint village of Reeth where the townsfolk were sitting in the afternoon sun on the common in front of several pubs, enjoying a pint and some camaraderie.
Day 8: Kirkby Stephen to Keld
Saturday 4th Jul Another challenging, scenic day. We started by trekking the 7 km up to the 9 Standards (mysterious ancient pillars) at the summit of Hartley Fell. It was bitterly cold and blowing a gale at the top but the wind eased through the course of the day. We followed the ridge along a wide path through the Pennines for quite some time before descending into the Whitsundays Beck. The landscape was windswept, wild and boggy and we had to be careful to avoid sinking into the bogs. We arrived at the very pretty Ravenseat farm expecting to be able to buy a cup of coffee but the farm seemed deserted. This farm has been the subject of a BBC show because of the unusual family who live there- an elderly farmer with his ex-model young wife and their 9 children. 5 miles past the farm and up a winding hill dotted with ‘laithes’, stone barns for the crops and livestock, we arrived at our accommodation, tired but proud to be able to say that we have now officially arrived at the half way point! Share
Day 7: Orton to Kirkby Stephen
Friday 3rd Jul An undulating 22km with a light wind at our back. Pretty heather just coming into flower dotted our way. It was also interesting for archaeological reasons. A few kms in, we passed an ancient stone circle (basically a circle of boulders) and towards the end of the trek, we passed the severals village settlement, one of the most important prehistoric sites in England. Brigitte and Peter met us towards the end of the walk for the last time. Share
Day 6: Shap to Orton
Thursday 2nd Jul We have now left the West side Lake District national park and have entered the East side Yorkshire dales national
Day 5: Patterdale to Shap
Wednesday 1st Jul An exhausting day today with a very long hike up to the Wainwright (one of a series of mountains Wainwright recommended to hike) mountain called Kidsty Pike. At the top we had a beautiful view of the lake Angle Tarn with two little islands in the middle and many happy looking ducks. We also looked down on a huge water reservoir that used to be a village. We were once more met by Brigitte and Peter after we had descended the mountain and walked another 6 km to our accommodation with them, passing the ruins of Shap Abbey on the way. A great but very very long and tiring day. Share
Day 4: Grasmere to Patterdale
Tuesday 30th Jun It has been said that I am making this trek sound too much like a delightful and relaxing holiday and not enough of a challenge worthy of being sponsored. Well, I have to admit that it is absolutely beautiful here and there is no denying the sheer exhilaration of that, but let me just say that what I see and feel emotionally do not reflect what my physical body is experiencing right now. That part is mind over matter. By the time we have completed the Coast to Coast we will have climbed the equivalent of Mt Everest. Today we tackled St Sunday Crag, a mountain of 841 m elevation with stunning views to Ullswater lake. The climb was more of a scramble in places and the descent was fairly steep and slippery, but it was absolutely breathtaking. Share
Day 3: Rosthwaite to Grasmere
Monday 29th Jun The day started out with a tranquil stroll along Stonethwaite Beck, a small stream with gently cascading waterfalls. Eagle Crag was looming in the background though- the first climb of the day. It was a steady climb until we reached Eagle Crag and then we had a relatively short but precarious scramble up the muddy, loose rocks to Lining Crag from which we could see Scafell Pike, the highest summit in England. From there we descended back into the valley where we were once again joined by Brigitte and Peter, who then guided us into Grasmere, a beautiful, idyllic village, referred to by Wordsworth as ‘the fairest place on earth’. Upon arrival we discovered that Wordsworth had lived here for 9 years with his family and it is here that we wrote his most famous poems. We visited his cottage and went to the St Oswald’s cemetery where he and his family are buried. Share
Day 2: Ennerdale to Rosthwaite
Sunday 28th Jun It was a long walk in the Lake District today and our first encounter with a real lake, Ennerdale water. It was absolutely beautiful with imposing mountains as a backdrop. At times the mountains glistened with a golden hue, and at other times looked more like soft green velvet. Since this is the point of the highest rainfall in the UK, it did rain a little, but it provided some welcome relief from yesterday’s oppressive heat. After leaving the lake behind, we followed the river Liza lined with huge pine trees, until we arrived at a gorgeous little youth hostel, the most remote hostel in England, about 15 km from the start of our walk. At this point we were feeling a little weary but very relaxed and contented. Spotting a huge mountain in the distance I found it hard to conceive that this would be our next challenge. At this point, the dreaded gale force winds kicked in. As we were making the slow ascent up the ridge of Loft Beck, there were times we felt we might be blown off the mountain. The views were absolutely breathtaking though and it was impossible to capture the beauty in a photo (also almost impossible to stand still in the wind to take a photo). After a steep descent to a quarry we were met by my friends Brigitte and Peter and followed a rocky path together for several kilometres until we reached our accommodation. The rocks were so painful under my aching feet at this point, it was almost unbearable. As soon as we arrived at our accommodation, I bathed my feet in cold water in the sink… heaven! Share
Day 1: St Bees to Ennerdale
Saturday 27th Jun It was another uncharacteristically hot and humid day, but not windy as had been forecast. We started by baptising our boots in the sea and collecting a pebble to throw in the North Sea at the other end. Then we headed off past the historic priory and St Bees school and into the woods. There was so much variety today- from the Irish Sea to the western fells of the Lake District. The long steep climb to Dent Hill summit was the most challenging part of the day but the spectacular views made it well worth the hard slog. It was breathtaking. We met lots of lovely locals along the way and a few less friendly, like the herd of cows that blocked our path at one stage. There were sheep everywhere, some with very creative hairstyles. A rich and rewarding, albeit exhausting first day. Share
Arrival at St Bees- start of Coast to Coast
Friday 26th Jun Julie and I arrived at St Bees today and met up with my dear friends Brigitte and Peter, who will complete some of the trail with us from tomorrow. We asked that the ‘sun shine bright upon our face and the wind be always at our back’ along the way, and we certainly had the sun in our face today … it was the hottest day on record here. Tomorrow looks like it will be blowing a gale, so that wish will also come to fruition 😂 ShareThank you to my Sponsors
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Philip Hayter
$1,000
Sheila Forsythe
Good luck Sal xx
$535
Clare
A fantastic goal Sally! 👏 Stay strong and safe ❤️
$527.50
Sally Forsythe
$500
Nick
Good on you Sally for taking on such a massive challenge hopefully you get to your target
$215
Ellammy
Good luck Sally ! Looking forward to follow your adventures! Ellen
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Snowys Painting
Good luck on the walk
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Sam K
What an adventure, you've got this Sally!
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Maddie Bell
You’ve got this! ❤️
$133.99
Georgia Taylor
$130
Amelia King
So proud of you! You’ve got this!
$106.12
Annette Cooper
We all admire what you are doing to raise funds by embarking on this challenging walk in the UK. Travel safely and face any challenges encountered along the way as bravely as those who have to fight against MS and its symptoms. I know you can and will! Go girl!!
$106.12
Julie And Steve Hammond
Congratulations Sally. You made it! What a wonderful cause to walk for and you achieved it with ease and many wonderful memories 😘
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Kathy From The Bushies
Good luck Sally. Thank you for supporting such a great cause.
$100
Nikita
You’re an inspiration Sally! Such a worthy cause
$69.58
Cheryl Frawley
Good luck and I hope you have fair weather
$68.87
Cheryl Frawley
Your support for your loved ones is priceless. Good luck
$68.87
Ann Mcguinness
Wishing you all the best Sally. Godspeed your journey and your walk. In my prayers.
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Cindy Yeh
$64
Steven Collins
Go Sal !!
$54.84
Ann Richards
All the best for this adventure, Sally.
$54.84
Colleen O'dea
You are so brave! Wishing you good weather and firm ground:)
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Anonymous
Good Luck Sally
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Brittany Forsythe
Good luck Sally, enjoy your trip.
$54.84
Sheila Morton
Very well done Sally xx
$54.12
The Ogges
Great cause- all the best!!
$50
Sylvia Rucker
Alles Gute und auch etwas Spaß💝👏☀️😀🏃♀️!
$40.40
Bryn Evans
Enjoy the walk. Good on you!
$40.40
Tania Downie
Small but something! You go girl!! X
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Anonymous
$39.35
Lisa T
Best of luck Sally :)
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Michelle Jackson
Good on you Sally, it will be a fantastic achievement
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Sabine Signori
Voila
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Cat Mccann
All the best Sally. May the sun shine brightly but not too bright way on your way. ;-)
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Brian Cullen
Well done Sally supporting a very worthy cause.
$27.81
Ella Deng
Wishing you and your loved ones all the best!
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An Van C
Well done!
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Jessica Price
$22.58
Sean Bale
$22.58
Lisa Croucher
$11.80
Betty Lou
So jealous . I would love to have done that
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