During a four day ‘tour of Corrour’, I made it my mission to visit every bothy within three hours or so from the station. You are spoilt for choice in this remote area of the …
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Here Is Why You Need To Stay At Loch Ossian Youth Hostel
I was lucky enough to enjoy stay at Loch Ossian Youth Hostel in late October 2024. It was only meant to be for the one night, but I enjoyed it so much that the one …
Continue readingHere Is Why you Should Stay At Meanach Bothy
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 readingWhy Planning A Multi-Day Hike Is Great Fun
In 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, …
Continue readingA Good Walk In The Hills Near Manchester.
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 …
Continue readingIs this the best coastal run in Cumbria?
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 …
Continue readingA Hike & Wild Camp At Great Moss
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 …
Continue readingCamping At The Famous Tan Hill Inn
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 …
Continue readingHeading Into The Clouds-A Fell Run Up Whernside
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 …
Continue readingWhat Is It Like To Run Up Arthur’s Seat In Edinburgh?
‘ 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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