Reasons to go North

Not a day for the faint hearted. It rained. Well actually it poured. It was windy. It was misty. It was miserable. It was a day when...

Posted by reasons on Sep 6, 2013 in Blog, Cumbria, Walking | 0 comments

20 miles is a long walk, especially after four previous days of hiking up Wainwrights. But we made it, without blisters or any other...

Posted by reasons on Sep 4, 2013 in Blog, Cumbria, Walking | 0 comments

Ran out of time and energy after a long 27k walk. All we could do was head for the pub. Had managed to make Helm Crag en-route before...

Posted by reasons on Sep 3, 2013 in Blog, Cumbria, Walking | 0 comments

day of eternal cloud. it never left the tops. But being eternal optimists and because we were just ‘there’, we took the high road over...

Posted by reasons on Sep 1, 2013 in Blog, Cumbria, Walking | 2 comments

A gentle introduction. Today we took a stroll along some cliffs. The long detour from St Bees to Sandwith does appear a bit of a...

Posted by reasons on Aug 31, 2013 in Blog, Cumbria, Walking | 0 comments

Arnside to St Bees is one of prettiest journeys i have done by train. Alternating between the vast expanses of marshland, mountains...