DEVIL’S BRIDGE WATERFALLS, MID WALES Devil’s Bridge Waterfalls is a place of outstanding natural beauty Mid Wales. We have visited a few times and this hidden gem I show to our friends while we are in the area. Where is Devil’s Bridge? Conveniently, Devil’s Bridge is situated about 12 miles […]
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Northumberland We visited the Holy Island of Lindisfarne in Northumberland during the May bank holiday weekend. After spending a day on the Farne Islands the day before, we were looking forward to another adventure. Another day, another island! But this time, we were not going by […]
Upper Derwent Valley is undoubtedly a stunning place in all seasons. No wonder that over 2 million people visit Upper Derwent each year. I have blogged about the area quite a bit. There are numerous walks you can do in the Upper Derwent Valley. You can have a nice leisurely […]
A beautiful walk to Thor’s Cave Thor’s Cave in the Manifold Valley has been on my to-do list for a while. We were still a bit jet-lagged as we had just come back from our two-month-long road trip around Australia, a few days earlier. We couldn’t have asked for nicer […]
We visited Gilfach Nature Reserve ( Radnorshire Wildlife Trust) in Powys, Mid Wales in October last year. What a beautiful place. Gilfach Nature Reserve Gilfach Nature Reserve is set in the heart of the Marteg Valley in the Cambrian Mountains. It is about 4 miles north of Rhayader. Gilfach is […]
Here is a summary of my walks last month – January 2019. Win Hill I finally made it to Win Hill which lies above the Ladybower reservoir. It has been on my list for a long time. It was a fantastic walk with spectacular views. You can read all about […]
Today was a brilliant day. It was nice weather, sunny with a blue sky and not too cold. Just perfect conditions for a 5.5-mile walk. It was also my first walk in 2019. Happy New Year everyone! Kev and I decided to do Win Hill above Ladybower reservoir in the […]
Being Christmas school holidays I was looking for a family long-ish circular walk. The criteria were that my husband and I could walk whilst our son would make use of his bike. After a little research, I came up with a visit to Carsington Water where we haven’t been yet. […]
Every month I try to do a Walk Every Day Challenge for a Week. More info here. Day 1 – Hardwick Hall, Sat 8th December 2018 On Saturday 8th December 2018 we went for a day trip to National Trust Hardwick Hall with our friends. I was a bit doubtful […]
BAMFORD EDGE IN THE PEAK DISTRICT, DERBYSHIRE Bamford Edge was on my to-do walk list for a long time. For various reasons like being too windy, too rainy, or lack of time, I’ve never made it. Until today. The Walk We parked on the A6013 next to the Yorkshire […]
Today I went for a cracking 10.5 miles walk with my walking partner in crime Kev. We planned to do the Crook Hill but spontaneously decided to visit Alport Castles too. We parked at the free lay-by just before the Fairholmes Visitor Centre. Starting our walk, we took the path up the woods towards the […]
NOVEMBER 2018 – WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 3 – more info here The National Trust’s beautiful Longhsaw estate offers a variety of activites for every wildlife enthusiast. As you may know, I go almost every Wednesday and some Sundays. I also volunteer there now as […]