Ash Dale from Helmsley

Sometimes I’m just not in the mood for a big walk, but I still want to explore somewhere new. A few weeks ago I was feeling a bit frazzled trying to get sorted ready for…

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A Week in the West Highlands, Part Two

If you read last week’s blog, you’ll know that we recently spent a week exploring Lochaber in the West Highlands. We had an amazing time and we were lucky enough to get a week full…

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A Week in the West Highlands, Part One

No matter how many times we make the drive up to Scotland, it always feels like we’ve barely scratched the surface. The West Highlands have been on my list for a long time (along with…

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Ben Rinnes

A few years ago on a trip to the Cairngorms, we did a rather long, boggy hill walk on the Glenlivet Estate, which was mostly spent walking in a cloud. It wasn’t the most enjoyable…

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Stone Arthur, Great Rigg, Heron Pike and Nab Scar

It’s been just over a year since we did this walk – I just never got around to posting about it. With spring finally sprung though, now feels like the perfect time to look back…

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Rogie Falls

After what feels like years of winter, summer is finally around the corner! I thought I’d share one of my favourite short walks from last summer – a woodland trail around Rogie Falls in the…

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Haycock, Caw Fell, Lank Rigg, Crag Fell & Grike

We spent last weekend exploring the Lake District and bagging some more Wainwrights. I can hear what you’re thinking – we must be crazy to head to the Lake District over the Easter Bank Holiday…

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