Sir Ian Botham's charity walks 1985-2013 gallery

Thursday 19 May 2016 09:31, UK

Image: 1985 John O'Groats to Land's End: Former footballer Jimmy Greaves (L) joins Beefy on his first charity walk
Image: 1985 John O'Groats to Land's End: comedian Bernie Clifton (R) and his 'ostrich' Oswald entertain Beefy en route
Image: 1985 John O'Groats to Land's End: Beefy enjoys a soak after crossing the finishing line, but he wasn't resting long...
Image: 1987 Belfast to Dublin: Barry McGuigan (L) and Alex Higgins (R) join Beefy, who a year earlier had completed a Channel Islands walk
Image: 1988 Hannibal - The Alps: Beefy recreated the trek undertaken by the Carthaginian commander - complete with elephants
Image: 1990 Aberdeen to Ipswich: Beefy arrives at Ipswich Town Hall on the completion of The East coast charity walk
Image: 1999 John O'Groats to Land's End: Beefy was back in Scotland after completing Land's End - Margate (1992) and Liverpool - Yeovil (1994)
Image: 1999 John O'Groats to Lands End: Beefy gets a great send off as he sets off on the 34th day of the walk from Camborne
Image: 1999 John O'Groats to Lands End: Beefy is greeted by his wife Kathy on his arrival at Land's End...
Image: 1999 John O'Groats to Lands End: ...and enjoys a champagne reception
Image: 2002 Noah's Ark Appeal Walk: Catherine Zeta Jones and Charlotte Church join Beefy at the finish line
Image: 2002 Noah's Ark Appeal Walk: Mike Gatting signals his approval from Cardiff Castle
Image: 2002 Noah's Ark Appeal Walk: Beefy dons a Welsh rugby shirt, much to the delight of Charlotte Church (L) and Catherine Zeta Jones (R)
Image: 2003 South Wales Valleys walk: Beefy sets off on the first leg as he raises money for a children's hospital, in Chepstow
Image: 2003 South Wales Valleys walk: Beefy keeps up a decent pace as he powers through the village of Llandogo, South Wales
Image: 2006 Forget-me-not Walk: our very own Nasser Hussain (L) joins Beefy as he raises funds for Leukaemia Research
Image: 2006 Forget-me-not Walk: Botham leaves former number 10 advisor Alastair Campbell (R) trailing in his wake in Cambridge
Image: 2008 Beefy's Great British Walk: Beefy sets off in Taunton, the first of nine towns on his route
Image: 2008 Beefy's Great British Walk: Beefy leads a group of walkers through the grounds of Ickworth House near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Image: 2010 Forget-Me-Not walk walk: David Cameron (L) joins Beefy in Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield
Image: 2010 Forget-Me-Not walk walk: Beefy receives a guard of honour in Hyde Park as he raises more money for Leukaemia Research
Image: 2012 Beefy's Great British Walk 2012: Celtic manager Neil Lennon (R) flanks Beefy in Drumpellier Country Park, Coatbridge
Image: 2012 Beefy's Great British Walk 2012: Beefy takes the honours at Coatbridge. In 2013 he completed a Big Welsh Walk for the NSPCC.
Image: 2013 Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara (L) joins Beefy for the launch of Beefy's Big Sri Lanka walk
Image: 2013 Sporting legends Allan Border, Morne du Plessis and Steve Waugh recover with Beefy on his Sri Lanka walk
Image: 2013 Sunil Gavaskar (L) and Sourav Ganguly (R) joined Beefy in Sri Lanka (credit Phil Brown - Laureus)
Image: 2013 Beefy cooled off at the end of day seven of his Sri Lanka walk with a dip in the sea (credit Phil Brown - Laureus)
Image: 2013 Beefy gets some well-deserved rest after completing his epic walk across Sri Lanka

Sir Ian Botham's charity walks 1985-2013 gallery

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