Place Fell, Angletarn Pikes & Beda Fell

I don’t know about everyone else, but usually after a long drive, we like a few days to decompress and chill out at home. However, we got a surprise extra bank holiday last September a…

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Knott Rigg & Ard Crags

Setting 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…

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Low Fell & Felbarrow

Low 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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Whatever the Weather: a Week in the Western Lakes

We’re very lucky to live close enough to the Lakes to be able to hop across the A66 for day trips to Ambleside or Keswick every few weeks. But the truly wild and remote side…

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Turning 28 in the Lakes

It was my 28th birthday on Sunday, and Sam treated me and the dogs to a two night stay in a fancy glamping cabin (he tagged along as well). Historically, my birthday is usually a…

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