Enjoying wild places in The UK away from the crowds. The wilder the better!
Enjoying wild places in The UK away from the crowds. The wilder the better!
Just west of Fort William is an area of The Highlands which is vast, remote and beautiful. Other than a train line running across Rannoch Moor, there are literally tens of miles between the main …
Continue readingIn three days time I have the fortunate dilemma of being dropped at Corrour Train Station in the middle of the Central Highlands. There are very few stations more remote and it offers amazing hiking, …
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If you are a keen cyclist, runner or even just a fan of the outdoors, it is hard to ignore how well located Manchester is. There are just so many options. To the south and …
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Before I visited the west coast of Cumbria, I’d read many articles which painted the area in a pretty negative light. Deprivation, an insular local population and eye-watering crime rates had put me off. This …
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The Lake District is the most popular National Park in the UK with an estimated 18.1 million visitors in 2023 alone. With numbers like that, you might think cars and people are found at every …
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There is something to be said for visiting places in Britain that hold a record in some way. Dunnet Head is a windswept headland, which receives most of its visitors probably because they wish to …
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When you live near London and you are driving home from The Lake District, it stands to reason that you will need a comfort break on the way home. Most people will stop at a …
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If that title is making you picture near-perfect conditions with warm summer air and hardly a ripple on the water, then I’m afraid you’re well off the mark. While starting in a similar way to …
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‘ This is a city of shifting light, of changing skies and of changing vistas. A city so beautiful it breaks the heart again and again.’ When a queen of England ( Victoria in this …
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If Scotland was like Hollywood, then there is no denying that The Highlands and Islands would feature the mega Stars. Names like Hanks, Pitt, Jolie and Johansson come to mind. Southern Scotland on the other …
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