New year’s eve is a quiet affair in the little village where my parents live. Everyone heads out of their … Read More
Christmas in Devon – New year, new Dartmoor walk!
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Christmas in Devon – SW Coast path to Clovelly
After yesterday’s rather unsuccessful hike (we ended up a little lost and couldn’t find our path), we drove over to … Read More
Christmas in Devon – Dartmoor hike
In another attempt to blow off the Christmas cobwebs, we went for another hike, in a different part of Dartmoor … Read More
Christmas in Devon – driving around Cornwall
It was finally a lovely day, with the sun shining and blue skies. At the beginning of the year when … Read More
Christmas in Devon – Boxing Day hike
It’s quite a common thing in England, it seems, to go for a walk on Boxing Day, to blow out … Read More
Christmas in Devon – 23rd and 24th
I headed down to my parents’ place in Devon on the for Christmas again this year, getting on an early … Read More
The Lake District – day 6, Loughrigg Fell hike
I had read about this hike and wanted to do it because it sounded really interesting, a good variety of … Read More
The Lake District – day 5, Keld Chapel and Castlerigg Stone Circle
On day 5, it was absolutely pouring in the Lake District, so we decided to go out for a drive. … Read More
The Lake District – day 4, North Pennines and Hadrian’s Wall
We started off early today, with the plan to head almost into Scotland (but not quite) to see Hadrian’s Wall … Read More
The Lake District – day 3, Aira Force
On the morning of our third day in the Lake District, we drove to the National Trust site Aira Force. … Read More