When I set off on the Cornish Celtic Way as an Adventure Queens grant winner, I carried something heavier than my rucksack - the knowledge that I...
Walking the Cornish Celtic Way: A Pilgrimage in Learning
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Solo adventuring
Grant winner takes new strides on the Isle of Arran
I first came across the Adventure Queens Grant a few years ago. It looked exciting and although I had adventures in mind, I felt it was something...
A Wild Change of Plan
Adventure Queen Grant winner, Ashleigh Kitchiner, reflects on her October 2025 storm-disrupted solo adventure.
Adventures in runstreaking
I’m not a natural runner. At school I dreaded PE as I was not gifted with athletic ability or hand-eye coordination. Yet somehow, I have become a...
Pathfinding: Walking and Motherhood
Going out for a walk after becoming a mother is complicated. If you are, as so many women have been over the centuries, trying to walk and mother at...
Farming Future Cycle Tour
Hello! I’m Veronica, a second-year Human Geography PhD student at the University of Exeter. Last year, I had a wild idea for my PhD research – to...
Planning my Finnish SUP Adventure
“Our first paddlesports winner, Natasha is planning a multi-day solo paddleboarding trip in Finland. Starting in Helsinki she will explore the...
A JOGLE gone wrong: bike packing New Zealand
My tale starts in 2019 as a fresh-faced Aussie backpacker on a working holiday visa in the UK. Trying my best to avoid “little Australia” in the...
The Polar Pedal: Crossing the Arctic with a Bike and a Sketchpad
This February I found out that one of my craziest dreams was about to become reality. I had been selected as one of three lucky winners of the...
Weren’t you scared?! By Aileen McKay
It’s always the first question. I return from a solo adventure, having wild camped on my way; pushed my physical, emotional and mental limits;...