It was a beautiful drive into the valley – Haweswater is probably the least inhabited valley in the Lake District. It is managed by the RSPB and it definitely feels more wild than most of the others. Surrounded by big peaks it is a great place for walking and obviously we weren’t the only ones…
Tag: Walking
Scotland 07/18 | Sunshine in the Morning and Woodlands by Awe
Upon awaking and seeing the sun shining on the contours of the mountains, against a back drop of powder blue I woke Callum up to tell him what a lovely morning it was… poor fellow. I was torn between getting up to enjoy it and staying cosy allowing myself to sleep a little longer. Sleepiness…
Scotland 07/18 | Back from the Bothy and over the Bealach Na Ba
It was around 6am when I woke up and it took me a second to recognise my unfamiliar surroundings, I thought about dozing but the hard floor encouraged me to get up and get ready for the day. Whilst getting ready, I managed to slice my finger open, it wasn’t a large cut but it…
Scotland 07/18 | Mist & Rain on the Sandaig Islands
It was an early awakening, followed by a wander down to the water while Callum slept on. The tide was almost at the exact same point that we left it the previous evening and you will all be pleased to hear… no stranded jellyfish this time! I positioned myself on the larger rock, which sat…
Scotland 07/18 |Wild Swimming on Day One
We left later than we planned and headed straight up the motorway, the van packed up for a week of exploring, in no time at all we crossed the border into bonnie Scotland and our holiday officially began! We drove for around 4 hours, the start of the journey nondescript as always but eventually heading…
Derwentwater Loop – A Day of Sun!
After a lovely week with my parents it was time for them to head home, but not before we squeezed in one more walk. The sun was shining and the skies were clear, it was due to be a hot day and we decided to go low level and well connected, so motorways could be…
The Holy Island
Our next stop on our visit east was Lindisfarne Island, known as the Holy Island. It is a tidal island, cut off from the main land when the tide is in, however when the tide is out it is accessible by the causeway across the large expanse of sand separating the two.We had a couple…
Place Fell – Giving the Parents a Taste of the Lakes
The parents were in town and we were going for a walk! I always try to pick something they haven’t done before to give them a different taste of the Lakes each time they come, unfortunately Callum had to work on this particular day so I decided to keep it in the valley – Place…
Scottish Borders: St Mary’s Loch
No curtains meant I woke up bright and early, around 5.30am – I took myself for a wander along the shore while Callum slept on. It was a misty morning, so much so that the opposite shoreline was barely visible; the valley was filled with a white void. The birds were already active swooping and…
High Hartsop Dodd – A Sunny Evening Up High
Another beautiful day in the Lakes calls for another walk after work, just outside the Ullswater Valley, but not by much. We picked a fairly small Wainwright at the base of the Kirkstone pass, starting in the small National Trust car park ‘Cow Bridge’ in the Hartsop valley, a mile or so futher south than…
Journey Far 