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Walk and Travel in Cumbria and Beyond

April 2020 – COVID Spring

Posted by on Apr 30, 2020 in Blog, Cumbria, Nature, Slider Blogs, Walking | Comments Off on April 2020 – COVID Spring

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

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The Nidderdale Way

Posted by on Oct 19, 2019 in Blog, UK, Walking, Walking Days | Comments Off on The Nidderdale Way

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

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Black Sail and Beyond

Posted by on Aug 19, 2019 in Blog, Cumbria, Nature | Comments Off on Black Sail and Beyond

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

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It’s All a Facade

Posted by on Mar 28, 2019 in Blog, Elsewhere, Other Places, Slider Blogs, Walking | Comments Off on It’s All a Facade

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

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Arctic Icy Blast

Posted by on Jan 27, 2019 in Blog, Cumbria, Slider Blogs, Walking | Comments Off on Arctic Icy Blast

35 to 50 mile an hour gusts were forecast. 35 constant was the feel. With a unforgettable reminder of how wind and its chill make walking,...

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