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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Nose’s Point and the Durham Heritage Coast

The 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…

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48 Hours in Northumberland

We spent last weekend back up in Northumberland – Sam had signed up for a run on the Saturday, so we travelled up on the Friday afternoon and made a mini-holiday of it. Rather than…

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