Last weekend, Julia Faulkes completed the 190-mile Coast to Coast walk, which became a National Trail in 2022. She says dining was a logistical challenge from the start.
“The beginning and end were a contrast. St Bees in Cumbria was very organised and proactive. When we arrived in Robins Hood’s Bay at the end, everything was closed on a Friday evening. Souvenir shops, sweet shops, cafés and cake shops were all shut. It looked like a thriving little place but everything was closed. We asked a local and he said no one could get staff.”
Along the way, she met many hoteliers and innkeepers working hard to survive.
“We saw a lot of businesses just about hanging in. Staff were doubling up on jobs and working long hours. In some towns there was no food available, especially from Monday to Wednesday. In one smart hotel there was no food at all, and no one on duty after dark.
@sullybiker It is, and worrying for the longer term.