Ivinghoe Beacon

The beacon at Ivinghoe is the start (or end) of the Ridgeway National Trail, an 86-mile hike through the heart of the Chilterns and out Westward.

I have always lived in the shadow of the Ridgeway, and feel a deep affinity for the place - despite a lack of buildings or monuments, there is a deep sense of history steeped throughout its slopes and grazes. People have visited the beacon for millennia, and I love the fact that it is still a place of reverence today.

I started my walk of The Ridgeway from Ivinghoe beacon at 5am one October morning.