Reasons to go North

‘Hashtag’ Cumbria is open! This weekend it was open and beautiful. With the A591 round Thirlmere still out of action, businesses in...

Coniston and Coniston Old Man are usually synonymous with me and most other walkers. Head to this westerly Cumbrian village and I’m most...

The weekend did not hold out much promise for walking. With MWIS promising gales, torrential rain with zero chance of sunshine. Radio...

Clouds sat low. Drenched. Low pressure pushing stair rods of rain. No chance of last week’s escape by climbing higher. A day when tacit...

Autumn this year has stretched on. Golden leaves. Red leaves. Yellow leaves. Draped over lanes Reflected in tarns and stretched over...