A mum has become the first person to walk over 6,000 miles around the entire British mainland coast - entirely on foot.

Lindsey Bell, 47, left London's Greenwich Park on March 1 to embark on an
her epic circumnavigation.

She has now circled back to her original destination 298 days and 6,209 miles later.

Lindsey, of Brightlingsea, Essex, now has a world record as the first solo person to complete a circumnavigation of the mainland British coast without using ferries.

It means she walked around all bays and coastlines where others have previously taken boats that are quicker.

The mum-of-two has also raised £14,058 for for the charity Mind and National Trails UK.

She said: "I have always loved being in nature and it helps me being the best version of myself."

"I want to encourage people to go out and enjoy outdoors as I have lost some people in my life to addiction and mental health issues."

''I feel like the most grateful human in the world. Our natural world connects us all.''

She has also scaled three national peaks Yr Wyddfa, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis.

The distance she has covered is the elevation equivalent of Mount Everest times 14.

Linzi has always been an 'outdoorsy person' for six years and done long walking challenges including 530 miles on Camino de Santiago starting in France.

She fell back in love with nature and walking during the Covid lockdowns.

Linzi added: "I have always been practical. I have always been outdoors. Me and my parents grew up camping and surfing down in Cornwall." "

With this challenge, Lindsey raised funds and awareness for the mental health charity Mind and National Trails UK.

She said: "It nurtures us nature. "

"I think we forgotten that we boxed our lives so much that we are so disconnected with nature and nature does that for us. "

"Some people might feel sad but within an hour with nature it enables them to connect with nature and make them happy."

She even celebrated her birthday at the top of John O'Groats with her mum, her kids who and her uncle came from Essex and Ireland to celebrate.

In one of the days she managed to walk 45 miles as she was coming into Scotland.

Linzi has applied for Guinness World Record, and has another walking challenge set for next year involving other countries in Europe.

Linzi had an interior design business but she has now made walking her profession.

Sponsors have been helping her getting funds with this journey.

She said: "I hope to continue to live a life with nature and get as many people as I can out there."

"For me nature has always been my safe space. I feel more unsafe at an event in London than I would in nature."