Birketts | Reasons to go North

Posted by reasons on Feb 8, 2014 in Blog, Cumbria | 0 comments

With only the odd calm day sandwiched between storms I was amazed when one actually coincided with a day I was free to ‘head for the...

Posted by reasons on Jan 21, 2014 in Blog, Cumbria | 0 comments

When I first returned to Cumbria I just walked. Anywhere. I had a dog, Rosie, and she needed to go out anyway. After living in...

Posted by reasons on Jan 17, 2014 in Blog, Cumbria, Walking | 1 comment

Sometimes I think that I would be better off joining a gym. It would be warm. It would be dry. There would be wonderful aromas. It would...

Posted by reasons on Jan 5, 2014 in Blog, Cumbria, Walking | 0 comments

Wipers fought hard to clear the screen as I drove over Shap. On the quieter A591 water dripped from drooping branches, seeped across the...

Posted by reasons on Dec 29, 2013 in Blog, Cumbria, Walking | 0 comments

A few months ago I was scrabbling about in the ‘bargain bin’ at a local farm shop and pulled out The Tarns of Lakeland by John and Anne...