Kettlewell and Starbotton
It’s not always about dragging yourself up a hill in order to enjoy the great outdoors. Sometimes, a nice, easy, low level walk is just what you need. With all the chaos and rushing around…
View PostIt’s not always about dragging yourself up a hill in order to enjoy the great outdoors. Sometimes, a nice, easy, low level walk is just what you need. With all the chaos and rushing around…
View PostThe dreamy beaches of the Scottish Highlands are almost as renowned as the towering mountains which dominate the landscape here. No trip to Scotland is complete without a trip to the beach, and during our…
View PostThe best thing about the short days is that I can, just about, drag myself out of bed in time to catch the sunrise. With the cold snap in full force last weekend, we decided…
View PostIf you read last week’s blog post, you’ll know that we spent a week at the end of November exploring highland Perthshire, and that we managed to cram so much into the week that I…
View PostI’ve wanted to visit Perthshire ever since I saw a particularly eye-catching front cover on BBC Countryfile Magazine in November 2019. The cover showed the Pass of Killiecrankie in the throes of Autumn and I…
View PostSetting out to bag all 214 Wainwrights has been a bit of a revelation. Without our checklist of fells, there are so many hills which we’d probably never have come across, including the summits of…
View PostLow Fell and Felbarrow are the type of hills that could be easily overlooked if they weren’t Wainwrights, that most illustrious category of fell. Perched on the western fringes of the Lake District, these small…
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