Exploring Dartmoor with Mill End Hotel

Dartmoor is somewhere that’s been on my list to visit for years. A wild and rolling upland in Devon, Dartmoor is home to spectacular granite tors, herds of semi-wild ponies and miles and miles of…

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Bowlees, Gibson’s Cave and Summerhill Force

The main attraction for walkers and day trippers in the Durham Dales in without a doubt the waterfall at High Force, widely regarded as one of England’s most spectacular waterfalls. But did you know that…

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Glen Tanar

By this time of year, summer feels like a vague and distant memory. Sometimes I find myself questioning if summer even exists, with the days seeming endlessly dark and wet with no end in sight.…

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Birsay

Before we visited Orkney back in September, I’d asked around for any recommendations of places to see and go. Generally, they were pretty thin on the ground, as the majority of people had never been…

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Christmas in Cornwall

2023 has been a jam packed year for us. We’ve been lucky enough to spend a lot of time away: even with my very generous annual leave allowance, I’ve maxed it out and then some!…

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