for curious minds and wandering feet wherever they may be
Finish Stuff Friday is a concept I came up with last year. It is more than a hash tag, it is a lifestyle choice. Seriously though, it is something I came up with as a means of pushing me to get through those niggly jobs which linger. You know the ones you avoid doing and pass from…
I love nothing more than jumping on the train and visiting somewhere new. I have passed through Preston many times when I have been on the way to other places but not to visit. Last weekend, we resolved this by grabbing a flask of tea and making our way over. What sparked a day trip to…
I honestly thought that trampoline parks were only open for children to use. That was until I found Jump Ninja inside my Buckt activity subscription box. I am working with them this year to share the experiences you get in the monthly boxes. So far I have been so surprised at how much fab stuff there…
I am not sure that there could be a more fun way to ease myself back into post-holiday life than axe throwing. Well, perhaps there could be. I am working with Buckt, the activities subscription box, this year and each month Jit and I get five activities to try out. Before we went to Barcelona…
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…
With the inevitable UK rain rearing it’s head every now and then I think it is handy to have a list of things to do in Manchester when it rains. You might have already seen my post on 10 free things to do in Manchester when it rains but I thought it was time to…
I am not sure that there could be a more fun way to ease myself back into post-holiday life than axe throwing. Well, perhaps there could be. I am working with Buckt, the activities subscription box, this year and each month Jit and I get five activities to try out. Before we went to Barcelona…
Last Saturday in the glorious cold mist and frost we took a walk up to Boggart Hole Clough up in Blackley. It is only a shortish walk from out house so nice and handy or a bit of exploring further to the north/east of the city. We have mentioned visiting Boggart Hole Clough many times in…
It is so easy to overlook the little outdoor spaces that are near you and Foxdenton Hall Park was one of those spaces for me. I have hear of it, probably even driven past it and have had it in my awareness for quite a long time. But we had never visited. Even though it…
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…
At some point this year I swear I will have caught up with writing up what we did last year! I feel like I’m going in circles like we did at Trentham Monkey Forest, but far less entertaining. Every year we try to have one stay-cation where we stay with my parents on the Wirral…
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…
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…
There isn’t a better place to celebrate a Ruby Wedding Anniversary than on the Llangollen steam railway. Which is precisely where we had our family day out to celebrate with my parents for theirs. You didn’t think it was for me and Jit, did you? (kidding!) Last year when Jit and I were visiting Llangollen,…
As part of our altered holiday plans I got clicking around Pinterest for things nearby. I found the most stunning canal bridge and then to my surprise, found that it was the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in Llangollen. Llangollen is a mere 35 minutes from my parents’ house so a perfect place to visit on a mini…
If you read my last post about Chirk Castle and Parkland, you will know that in addition to the National trust property we also explored Offa’s Dyke Path and Chirk Castle Countryside. So much so, that I had to do a separate post so that I could share it all with you! It is all part…