2025 has just flown by. It only feels like five minutes since the turn of the year, and yet here we are in December barrelling towards Christmas like a fairy-light bedecked freight train. And I’ve…
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What with trips up to Scotland, across to the Lakes and down to the Cotswolds, the last few months have been fairly hectic. On the odd weekend we’ve had at home (where we’ve not been…
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Having been thoroughly spoiled with lovely weather at the weekends for most of this year, we finally faced a very grey and slightly miserable walk in the middle of October. Keen to avoid prolonged exposure…
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This blog picks up from where I left off last week – in the middle of our recent trip to the Trossachs. So far we’ve had rain, more rain and a dry forecast with some…
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On our first ever drive up to the Highlands, all the way back in 2018 when we drove up to Kinlochbervie, I remember driving along the A82 and thinking to myself: why on earth are…
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Years ago, I picked up an issue of Countryfile magazine which had gorgeous feature on the best places to visit in autumn. The cover was a stunning photograph of Killiecrankie in Perthshire (which resulted in…
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Well, wasn’t Storm Amy a sure fire sign that summer is definitely over? While North Yorkshire escaped the 100mph winds seen elsewhere in the UK we still got fairly battered by the wind. The Saturday…
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