Cheswick Sands

Northumberland has the finest stretch of dog friendly coastline in England if you ask me. Miles and miles of sandy beaches and barely any dog restrictions – what more could you want? Every time we…

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The Lakes of Cragside

Last year was the first time in a long time that we didn’t make it up to Northumberland. Lots of driving up and down the country (mainly to Scotland) meant that we just couldn’t squeeze…

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Hawnby Woods

Looking for a shady dog walk during the May heatwave led us to one of the biggest surprises we’ve had in the North York Moors: a quiet woodland circular near Hawnby with bluebells, riverside paddling…

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Grey Knotts & Brandreth

It’s never harder to leave the Lakes than when the sun is shining. After a week of great weather, our final morning treated us to clear blue skies and glorious sunshine. Although, we weren’t complaining…

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Haystacks & Fleetwith Pike

If you’ve been following my recent posts, you’ll know that we spent a week in the Lakes in April. After a few bumps in the road which limited us to shorter walks, the stars finally…

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Falcon Crag & Ashness Bridge

After our mostly unsuccessful walk up Hallin Fell the day before, we’d resigned ourselves to walks of no more than half an hour for the rest of the week. No walk is more important than…

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Hallin Fell

Never in all our years of visiting the Lakes have we had a weather forecast as good as at the end of April. Typically, mid-week, we ended up having to take Coal on an emergency…

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