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!
As you might have guessed from the name of this website, I love exploring parts of the UK that are far away from the madding crowds. Before venturing two hundred miles north during a teacher …
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Visiting the northern Lake District without scaling either of the two biggest mountains of Skiddaw or Blencathra is a bit like driving through Glencoe for the first time without stopping to admire the view. They …
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If you’ve ever driven the A66 into Keswick from the M6, then I’m sure you’ve admired the view to your right. The hulking masses of Blencathra and Skiddaw are impossible to ignore as they loom …
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World famous. This is how the Devil’s Bridge Falls is described both on its website and at the ticket office. I’m not entirely sure that’s true and wonder how they could qualify this claim. Have …
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If you read that title as somebody who has been lucky enough to visit the Howgill Fells, then I’m sure you’ll be nodding in agreement. When exploring them the first time, it is hard not …
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You’ll never forget the first time you catch sight of Cautley Spout waterfall. As you gaze at it in awe from a distance, you may well wonder how on Earth you failed to know this …
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Choosing the best walk in the Howgill Fells or anywhere else for that matter is like asking somebody what they’re favorite song is. It’s near on impossible to answer. As tough as the choice is …
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Where are The Howgill Fells located in the UK? I reckon if that question featured in pub quizzes around the country, then most teams would have a cross next to their answer. Only those local …
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As a primary school teacher, I knew I had to visit The Schoolhouse Bothy after coming across it in ‘ The Bothy Bible.’ I visited it to break up the long drive south from Sutherland …
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I’ll never forget how I felt when my eyes first made out the silhouette of Strathchailleach Bothy against the distant moorland hills of Sutherland. The normal mix of excitement, nervousness and anticipation prevailed, but on …
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