Bucknall was admitted as a Freeman of the City of London in 2015.

In December 2014, Buckall and his former army driver Jock Davis, now a sergeant in the Metropolitan Police, walked 133 miles from Dorset to London in order to raise funds for homeless servicemen and women. A year later, they followed it up with a 335 mile walk from the Scottish borders to St Paul’s Cathedral in London, following the journey made by George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle when he marched from Coldstream to London enabling the Restoration of King Charles II. Their 14-day walk raised £28,000 for homeless veterans.

In 2012 Bucknall embarked on another trip, where he walked 1,411 miles from London to Rome following the Via Francigena, an ancient pilgrim path. The story of this journey, Like a Tramp Like a Pilgrim, was published by Bloomsbury Publishing in July 2014.

Harry Bucknall (born 1965) is a British writer best known for books In the Dolphin’s Wake and Like a Tramp Like a Pilgrim. He drew inspiration for these books from several major trips he took throughout his life. Bucknall has written for multiple newspapers and outlets, including The Spectator, The Scotsman, and Country Life.