This video shows a walk from St. Bees in the east to Robin Hood’s Bay in the west, traversing the width of the North of England through the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors.  
The world famous Coast to Coast walking route across the North of England continues to be one of the most popular long-distance walks in the world. It is considered a challenge for many who consider themselves to be fit and healthy. The still unofficial Coast to Coast walk was devised by writer and hill-walker Alfred Wainwright. It is described in a book called “A Coast to Coast Walk” that he wrote in 1973. The route is a 192-mile (although according to a recent re-measuring the real distance is almost 220 miles) unofficial, long distance footpath in Northern England. The walk [More]
This was a long running BBC series. The best way to go across North America in 1980 was by train. However it is worth noting this journey cannot be duplicated today as the Broadway limited stopped running in 1995. Today you cross upstate New York via Albany and Buffalo, rather than crossing Pennsylvania through Harrisburg and Pittsburgh.