Recently I took a trip up to Newcastle and on the return I came back by my favourite through Alston and over the summit at Hartside and down into Melmerby and on to Penrith. The view from the top is spectacular, from the Lakes across the Solway Firth to Scotland. Here’s the route down from Hartside Summit. Not one of my usual posts, but I enjoy the area and the […]
It was the weekend of the annual flower show and naturally I hadn’t been sice last year. Shows like this are the sort of events I really enjoy. Outdoors, demonstrations, plenty to see and hear, plenty fun to be had.
Inspired by a friend’s recent visit to the town I chose Skipton, market town and North Yorkshires gateway to the Dales. I travelled over by train, a favoured mode of transport, yes I know a glutton for punishment but to be fair I’ve had a lot more good journeys than bad. The route was up to Lancaster then across through Carnforth ” yes Brief Encounter territory ” then across the Pennines, joining the bottom of the Settle & Carlisle route before dropping into Skipton.
Right the weather has gone back into roulette mode so its a bit of a gamble going out but if you wait for the weather in the UK you would would never go out. So that said I decided on a trip out to Coniston in the Lake District, I hadn’t been out that way for quite a while so it would be an interesting catch up.
The end of March approaches, the time when the clocks will spring forward and all will be warm and sunny. Well that’s the plan. I took another trip up to the Lake District a couple of weekends back, I’m getting back into training for days out for when the good times return. Currently Winter has a less than friendly grip on things at the moment making the days a little […]
Right another North Wales photo bomb. The weather has been curiously kind lately, I’m hoping it’s not getting summer out of the way early so it can disappear away for a holiday when the good weather arrives. The days are still short though so I’m not minded to go too far, it’s not very exciting when the world outside the train carriage window is dressed in various shades of black. […]
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