23.3.15 and 25.3.15 With; Dr Nandy and Dr Lodh Here at Come walk with me, we feel that our expert knowledge of the Lakes, Peaks and Snowdonia put us in an excellent position to give our customers the very best experience regardless of what they want to get out of their visit. We were
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17.3.15 Walking with; Helen from Bradt Guides The venerable publisher of travel guides, Bradt, have over the last couple of years been bringing out what they call “The Slow Travel” series covering a large part of the United Kingdom. Their website describes the ethos behind this series as “a sedate, measured approach which is all
On his webpage Mike Parker has a quote from The Daily Mail exclaiming “He’s gay! He’s liberal! He’s borderline pagan! He’s even sort of Welsh!” This introduction won me over straight away and after reading this exploration and celebration of the nation’s footpaths and rights of way I might also add “He’s very funny……”.
Just back from a week’s skiing on the slopes of La Plagne. After a 9 hour transfer (to go 120km) due to a rockfall near Val Thorens, we ended up being treated to four fantastic days of skiing mostly under clear blue skies. Knees remained intact and plenty of fondue, tartiflette and vin chaud
18/19.2.15 Walking with; Nobody There are some places you come across and find yourself thinking “Why have I never even heard of this place before, let alone visited”, that was exactly how I felt as I came face to face with Aber Falls. I’d parked in the village of Abergwyngregyn and made my
Reading about other people’s walks is a bit like walking with other people, you need to be careful whom you choose as your companions. Luckily, it seems as if Simon Calder and Mick Webb would make pretty decent company on a walk and they certainly manage to provide an engaging account of their various walking
23.1.15 Walking with; Jo There is something special about walking in the snow, it alters the landscape of the Dark Peak, smoothing off the edges and concealing the dark peat bogs beneath a blanket of white. Last year was a poor one for those of us who like to walk in the white stuff but
14.1.15 Walking with; Nathan I met Nathan when we were both Mountain Leader trainees and we have remained good walking buddies ever since and had some decent adventures on hills from Crib Goch to Galloway. He now lives the other side of Chesterfield which means he is ideally positioned for the White Peaks
6.1.15 Walking with; Nobody The Gritstone Path is a 35 mile footpath that winds its way from Tegg’s Nose, just outside Macclesfield to Kidsgrove and crosses some of Cheshire’s most spectacular countryside. Over the last year or two I have covered various sections of it and on a blustery and wet Tuesday morning I used
So we are now into 2015 and after the festivities and the eating, drinking and being merry, I have had a little time to reflect on the highlights of 2014 and look ahead to what 2015 has in store for Come walk with me. I guess that the most obvious highlight was passing my Mountain
