A beer-loving OAP is thumbing lifts up and down the country to test every Wetherspoon pub in the land.
Hitchhiker Derek Adams has visited 76 of the budget boozers since he began his quest in 2022.
The 82-year-old has walked 3,690 miles along the British coast in the last three years.
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He hitches a ride at the start and end of every day, as reported by What’s the Jam.
“At the end of a day’s walking, around 6pm, I like to go and sit in a Wetherspoon pub.
“Because I know I’ll be safe and warm and there’ll be people to talk to,” Derek, of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, said.
“The staff are always very friendly and happy to hear about my travels, which I am keen to share.
“I’ve had lifts from English, Welsh, French, German and Austrian people.”
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His favourite pubs are The William Rufus, in Carlisle, Cumbria, The Paddle Steamer, Largs, Scotland and The Corryvreckan, Oban, Scotland.
Derek has raised £9,000 for The Royal National Lifeboat Institution, The British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research.
His charity work earns him shout-outs from radio stations, so that motorists hear about his work and are more likely to stop for him.
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Derek also wears a fluorescent jacket with “Derek Treks Britain” written on it.
He has a little way to go as there are 814 Wetherspoons in the UK.
At the current rate that he visits a new one it will take him jsut over nine years to complete his aim.
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