Reasons to go North

Since the typical Cumbrian weather returned. There was no point wishing for those long, clear blue days of lock down. Instead I wandered...

There has been a perverseness to spring this year. While many have been locked indoors, unable to escape, spring has hurtled through April...

Clare Balding took six days, we took four. The Nidderdale Way is a 53 mile (squashed) circular walk tracing the Nidderdale valley,...

Posted by reasons on Aug 19, 2019 in Blog, Cumbria, Nature | 0 comments

Tucked away in the Ennerdale Valley, its diminutive size dwarfed by Pillar to the south and the High Stile ridge standing across the...

Frigiliana. The prettiest village in Spain. Old town, new town. Tiny winding streets too steep and too narrow...