Piercebridge Roman Bridge & Fort

The weather over the first two weekends of December has been pretty grim, at least, it has been where we are in North Yorkshire. We have had some lovely, crisp, sunny days – we’ve just…

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Exploring Coquetdale with Copper Beech Cottages

Anyone who’s spoken to me for more than 10 minutes will be able to tell you that I absolutely love Northumberland. It’s one of my all time favourite dog friendly holiday destinations – it’s really…

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Barningham Moor

If you’ve ever driven along the A66 to get to the Lake District, you probably characterise the whole of the area surrounding it as ‘on the way to the Lakes’ and don’t give it much…

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Hury Reservoir

Sometimes, there’s nothing better than a reservoir walk. Generally pretty easy both in terms of navigation and effort and with lots of countryside views, they are the perfect choice for a relaxing Sunday stroll. In…

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Beadnell

The Northumberland coast is increasingly popular, as more and more people cotton on to the fact that it is (if you ask me) miles better than the over crowded beaches in the south. While the…

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