for curious minds and wandering feet wherever they may be
I don’t really seem to have posted a great deal of bloggy type posts on here at all, so when I spotted the A to Z of me over my friend Splodz’s blog, I thought I would give it a go. And why not, I’m always up for trying something new. So here we are….
However much we would all love to go on an adventure every weekend, it isn’t always possible. Sometimes you have to adult and do house stuff, which is what we are doing now. However, you can do them both with a little bit of planning. Like making the most of an afternoon in Knaresborough while…
As you will more than likely know by now, I believe that adventure happens wherever you are. So when I had the opportunity to go for some adventures on your doorstep in Keswick by teaming up with Tenderstem® and Thwaites Brewery, I jumped at the chance. They had me at the walk, and then there was…
As the autumn begins to roll in, it is time to start sorting your winter gear. For me this means getting everything waterproofed and ready for the Manchester rain. A lot of people have been asking about the reproofing process so here’s How to Reproof your coat with Nikwax. Although our coats are only around…
We were taking annual leave last week so the weekly vlog was mahoosive with adventures and walks. So I have broken it down into parts so as not to bore you completely! In this week’s vlog, we headed over to Wales for a walk at Erddig, made our way up the Great Orme in Llandudno…
Have you ever noticed how you often overlook the places nearest to home and visit those further afield? We have done it many times but since buying some new OS maps, I remembered them so we went trig bagging on Tandle Hill. Trig Bagging For those of you wondering what the heck trig bagging is,…
Last weekend we went out hunting snow in Littleborough. We had been predicted a good covering of snow, but only got a bit of a spattering. Having been looking forward to taking our daily wanders in the snow we decided to go hunting for snow in Littleborough instead as it is higher ground and usually…
As you might very well be aware by now, I love spending my time on the canals. So when the opportunity came up to ride a waterbike along the Bridgewater Canal, I was on it! Literally! The Waterbike Collective It is not every day that you get to ride a Schiller waterbike. I found out about…
If you have visited Dunham Massey, you will know how lovely it is around there. However, what you might not know is how nice it is outside of the grounds of the National Trust property. If you are yet to visit, I urge you to make the time to explore outside too. Villages and canals…
However much we would all love to go on an adventure every weekend, it isn’t always possible. Sometimes you have to adult and do house stuff, which is what we are doing now. However, you can do them both with a little bit of planning. Like making the most of an afternoon in Knaresborough while…
Last week I headed up the country to walk the Blackpool Northern Rail Trail. OK, so that doesn’t mean much, so let me explain what it is. I have recently been doing some work with Northern (rail company). We are showcasing the great places in the north that you can get to by train and…
While taking to a friend of mine in the early part of this year, he suggested a visit to Hull. He told me that “it is never dull in Hull” so after a minute on my phone booking train tickets, it was on. New to me To be totally honest, I knew very little about…
A couple of weeks ago, (ahem months…) it was the Outdoor Bloggers camping weekend up near Dalby Forest. After attending the one in Croston last March, I looked forward to the next one ever since. Even the torrential rain couldn’t stop us from having an amazing time! You would think that after a weekend of…
When you take a day trip to the Forest of Bowland by public transport because you find out how easy it is! We’ve been wanting to visit the Forest of Bowland for ages, but for one reason or another it kept slipping the list. However, I found out from my friends at Northern that there…
On Saturday, the Willaston Horticultural Annual Show was held in the village where I grew up. I enter all of the produce classes so we would be down on the Wirral bright and early so thought we’d take the opportunity to hit a bit of the Wirral Way while we waited to get back to…
I am in the process of catching up on things since coming back from California! Not wanting to leave you without inspiration, here is a quick little post about our Autumnal wander at Tatton Park. Even though the sky might be a little bit dull in the Autumn (not always, just sometimes!) it doesn’t mean…
You might well expect April showers when camping in the Spring, but our trip to Hay-on-Wye around my birthday in April had us experiencing absolutely every season in one day! Especially on our visit to the National Trust’s The Weir Garden where we were rained on, warmed by the sun, blown by the wind and battered…
A few weeks ago for Jit’s Birthday I treated him to a weekend in Aberdaron. I have mentioned a few times on the blog about how we now like to go on trips for our birthdays rather than buying things that we don’t particularly need. (we do get some presents, but the quality time creating…
We were taking annual leave last week so the weekly vlog was mahoosive with adventures and walks. So I have broken it down into parts so as not to bore you completely! In this week’s vlog, we headed over to Wales for a walk at Erddig, made our way up the Great Orme in Llandudno…