“… And then I was like, I’m just going to pour myself a bottle of wine and call it a day.” Julia Howell Waking up to a spectacular cloud inversion in the Grisedale valley.…
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“When things don’t go as expected, trust the reroute.” Lalah Delia Getting accustomed to the changeable weather as we head down from the summit of Lingmell in readiness to tackle the unrelenting route up…
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Walking the Wainwrights… It’s been our favourite hike in the Lake District to date! We decided on embarking on a 12 mile circular route from Wasdale Head, the remote and picturesque valley on the far western…
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A Circular Hike From Wasdale… A ‘Bank Holiday’ weekend in England is usually synonymous with rain. Remarkably however, this Bank Holiday weekend was our first successful camping trip of 2016! Intent on sticking to…
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Taking A Mini Road Trip Around Classic England… After severe weather put paid to our plans of hiking the Beacons Way in Wales during the Easter holidays, ‘The Cotswolds’ became the focus for the…
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Stonehenge, Avebury & Salisbury Sightseeing… Well, what do you do when your thru-hike falls through? It might sound simple – but when it comes to hiking, always assume your Plan A won’t work –…
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An Epic English Hiking Adventure! St Bees to Robin Hood’s Bay – We made it! We were all smiles after finally reaching Robin Hood’s Bay, the official end point of Alfred Wainwright’s iconic Coast…
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Food, Glorious Food… Woo-hoo! Not only are we just 5 days away from reaching Robin Hood’s Bay, the end of our Coast to Coast walk – but today we finally finished our giant bag…
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A Wedding Anniversary To Remember! I’m sure it’s not often that someone can say they celebrated their wedding anniversary whilst walking the Coast to Coast path. Well this year, we did just that! It…
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Too Hot To Handle! Us ‘English’ folk are never ones to complain, but it really has been a hot one today in ‘The Lakes’! I crave for sunshine and love nothing more than a…
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In Love With The Lakes… What a glorious morning to wake up in ‘The Lakes’! Not even the midges could put a dampener on things. Although we were feeling quite famished so a full…
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In The Footsteps Of Wainwright… After already walking 276 miles through northern England, we thought why stop? Not wanting to disrupt our walking routine too much, we were both prepared and eager to embark…
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The Adventure Continues For Our Hiker Mini-Mes! Our ‘Mini-Me’ Lego hikers have also completed the Pennine Way! Along with us they’ve had lots of fun! Take a look at the best bits of their…
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We’re Now Certified Long Distance Hikers! Yes, we’ve done it! We’ve officially walked 268 miles along the Pennines from England to Scotland! By our reckoning, our actual mileage is closer to 276 with the…
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Less Than 100 Miles To Go! Not to be confused with York City Wall (just a minor faux pas from myself!) ‘Hadrian’s Wall’, a defensive fortification from Roman Britain, and now a UNESCO World…
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Our Pennine Way Adventure Continues… So far we’ve only used 5 blister plasters and taken 8 Ibuprofen tablets. That’s good going considering we’re well over halfway! Join us on a cyber journey of some…