Another Guided Walk in Longshaw It’s Wednesday and as you may know it means Longshaw’s guided walk for me. 🙂 We have done this route back in March and how different it looks now! There was snow back then but today it was all about meadow flowers, bees, cows and […]
MAY 2018 WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 4 Ladybower reservoir in Derbyshire was on today’s agenda for me and my friend. It is only 30 mins by car from my home in Sheffield. Last time I visited the reservoir was nearly a month ago. And how the […]
MAY 2018 WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 3 I went for a Longshaw Estate guided walk today. These free walks are brilliant and as you may know I try to go to the ones on Wednesdays. They take place every Wednesday and Sunday at 11am. The […]
SHEFFIELD BOTANICAL GARDENS The Sheffield Botanical Gardens is approximately 1 mile southwest of Sheffield City Centre. Opened in 1836, the gardens consist of 19 acres of land and have around 5,000 species of plants. Originally designed by Robert Marnock in the “Gardensque” style, they were open in 1836. The incredibly […]
APRIL 2018 WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 7 April Walk Challenge Today was the last day of my April Walk Challenge. I am so glad I completed it. YAY! Click here to see my walks day by day. I hope the weather will vastly improve for […]
APRIL 2018 WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 6 LADYBOWER RESERVOIR – PART 1 Ladybower Reservoir is a large Y-shaped reservoir, the lowest of three in the Upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire, England. The River Ashop flows into the reservoir from the west; the River Derwent flows south, initially through Howden Reservoir, then Derwent Reservoir, and finally […]
APRIL 2018 WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 5 LONGSHAW GUIDED WALK Every Wednesday I join in the National Trust’s Longshaw guided walk. These walks are brilliant. So far I’ve done about 6 of these walks with them and they have become regular outings for me. I […]
APRIL 2018 – WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 4 Peveril Castle Peveril Castle (English Heritage) is a ruined 11th-century castle overlooking the village of Castleton in Derbyshire. It sits on top of a very steep hill, so be prepared for a steep hike up to it. […]
APRIL 2018 WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 1 Bolehill Quarry in the Peak District was my today’s chosen walk for the first day of my April walk challenge. Have a look at my walks in February and March. Luckily, it was a beautiful, sunny and warm […]
BURBAGE EDGE – LONGSHAW GUIDED WALK Burbage Edge was on the itinerary of today’s Longshaw guided walk. These walk take place every Wednesday and Sunday. Meet up is at 11am outside the cafe in Longshaw. And it’s FREE! No booking required, just turn up. Walks take approximately 2 hours. Appropriate […]
MAM TOR – A SPECTACULAR BIRTHDAY WALK WITH PANORAMIC VIEWS Today is my birthday and my friend Natasha joined me to celebrate with this amazing walk in the Peak District. You can see a video from my previous birthday we celebrated in the Peaks here. It was so much fun. […]
LONGSHAW GUIDED WALK It’s Wednesday which means Longshaw guided walk for me. We did nearly the same route as last time for some reason. But I didn’t mind. I still enjoyed it. I am fascinated how the landscape looks different every time. Today we had remnants of last week’s snow. It […]