Reasons to go North

“An awful lot of view for very little effort.” Quote of the day from a group of fellow walkers, whom I shared a lunch spot...

Saturday I returned from a brief visit to Pateley Bridge, with dog, who required a walk. My route passes by Grimwith Reservoir. A fairly...

Last May was beautiful, as much of the spring of ‘12 was, and one exceptionally sunny day I attempted to walk over Coniston Old Man to Dow...

I haven’t been to Wales very much, at least socially. In the late 1980s I worked there on and off, but bar that I visited a well known...

The hike up Catstye Cam had been so wonderful, and eager to take advantage of the weekend Rosie and I found ourselves inexplicably drawn...

When in New York I was watching the UK weather as the snow came down. I had only just made it out of Manchester with delays due to iced...