GETTING COSY IN THE COTSWOLDS The Cotswolds is an area in southern England synonymous with visions of green rolling hills, gentrified rural retreats, and picture-perfect villages. Alongside The Lakes District it’s often touted as one of the prettiest parts of this country, and one of the nicest places […]
ROMAN* AROUND NORTHERN ENGLAND Hadrian’s Wall stretches across Northern England, from Wallsend in the East to Bowness-on-Solway in the West. This 2,000-year-old, 135km-long stone barricade winds its way through some of the loveliest countryside in England and attracts hikers and history buffs from all over the world. Today […]
POETRY & PROSE OF THE LAKE DISTRICT Today was our final day in the Lake District and we made the most of it by spending a bit more time on the water cruising around Lake Windermere, and a whole lot more time hiking up and down fells. Needless […]
A PERFECT SUMMER’S DAY IN LAKELAND Yesterday’s sullen skies turned into rain overnight; the clouds disappeared once they’d dumped their load of water on northern England however. This meant that, whilst we fell asleep to the pitter patter of raindrops, we awoke to brilliant blue skies and glorious […]
THE FABULOUS FELLS OF ENGLAND’S LAKE DISTRICT The Lake District (or Lakeland, as it’s often known round these parts) is the UK’s most popular national park. Today we joined the 16 million other tourists who visit Lakeland every year to enjoy the amazing landscape and hike around the […]
Wandering Soles 