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…
View PostGrey 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…
View PostHaystacks & 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…
View PostFalcon 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…
View PostHallin 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…
View PostSizergh Fell
Now that Merry is 10, we’re trying to be conscious about how many ‘big walks’ we do in a row. As a spaniel, he would happily go as long as we’d let him! The day…
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