A Week in the Brecon Beacons, Part One

It’s been about 5 years since our last trip to the Brecon Beacons, when we had rather a lot of rain and hiking opportunities were mostly limited to forest walks or quick dashes up a…

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Crook Hall Gardens

We’ve been National Trust members for quite a few years now, and had gotten around all of our local places within a year or two of becoming members. We’d kept the membership up though as…

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Yorke’s Folly and Guisecliff Wood

Back on the early May bank holiday weekend, I finally caved and conceded that bank holidays are just not a great time for a weekend away. Yes, you get an extra day off work without…

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Plodda Falls

Back in April during our trip to the West Highlands, we did a day trip up to Inverness-shire to explore some of its woodland walks. It’s one of those places that we’ve driven through a…

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A Week on the Isle of Mull, Part Two

If you saw last week’s blog, you’ll know that we recently spent a week exploring the Isle of Mull in Scotland. We didn’t get the best weather, but we definitely managed to make the most…

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A Week on the Isle of Mull, Part One

After spending many years on my ‘to visit’ list, we finally made it to the Isle of Mull for a week at the start of June. Mull is renowned for its wildlife and beautiful coastline,…

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Balmaha Millenium Trail

I’m a firm believer that there’s no minimum length for a nice walk (although maybe if it’s less than 10 minutes, it’s more of a ‘stop off’ than a walk). Quite often on a longer…

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