A Northumbrian Escape with Battlesteads Hotel

2025 was the first year in a long time that we didn’t manage to squeeze in a trip to Northumberland. It’s one of our favourite places: super dog friendly, endless beautiful walking and plenty of…

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A Whitby Day Trip

After writing in my Battersby Moor blog about the never ending stream of rubbish weather, of course the sun came out and treated us to a few glorious sunny Saturdays in the middle of March.…

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Battersby Moor

Crikey, hasn’t it been a wet and soggy start to 2026. Here’s hoping that the weather is just getting all of the rain out of its system early and we get another beautiful summer like…

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Embsay Crag

Winter is a thoroughly uninspiring time for trying out new walks. No matter how enthusiastic you are about the outdoors, there’s no denying that the browns and greys of winter just don’t match up to…

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God’s Bridge

New Year’s Day, like Boxing Day, is one of those days where it’s compulsory to get out for a walk – even if you don’t usually like a walk. Consequently, on these days all well…

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