Allonby Beach

The Cumbrian coast is often unfairly overlooked. With the Lake District so close by providing a handy beacon to visitors from far and wide, the county’s coastline is completely devoid of the the hordes of…

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Helvellyn – The Non-Scary Way

Helvellyn has been voted ‘Britain’s favourite walk’ by multiple different forums and is a popular target for many people visiting the Lake District: whether it’s their first visit or their fiftieth. England’s third highest summit,…

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Gwbert

During out recent excursion to Ceredigion, the weather wreaked havoc with most of our plans for longer walks, but we still managed plenty of quick trips out to do some shorter strolls. One such trip…

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The Corrieshalloch Gorge

The Corrieshalloch Gorge is a prime stop on the North Coast 500. A dramatic, seemingly bottomless gorge, with a tumbling waterfall framed by towering trees. We’d passed by this way quite a few times before…

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Ben Bhraggie and Big Burn

When we go to Scotland, we generally don’t decide which walks we’re planning to do until the day before the walk. We might have a short list with a few ideas on it, but generally…

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