Rutter Force: An Eden Valley Beauty Spot, Cumbria
The Eden Valley, Cumbria is full of natural beauty. Away from the busy Lake district itself and set wonderfully beneath the North Pennine hills. Whenever I am visiting the Eden Valley I try to take…
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The Eden Valley, Cumbria is full of natural beauty. Away from the busy Lake district itself and set wonderfully beneath the North Pennine hills. Whenever I am visiting the Eden Valley I try to take…
Hallin Fell is one of the easier and small climbs in the Lake District, at 388 metres (1,273 ft), but the views all around at the top are spectacular. Situated half way along the side of Ullswater…
On a recent visit to Edinburgh I took the time to go into St Giles’ Cathedral on the Royal Mile. The church has been the focal point of worship in Scotland for 900 years since…
The land at Fountains was granted to 13 Cistercian Monks back in the year 1132 AD, when there was unrest at St Mary’s abbey in York. The monks fled under the protection of Archbishop Thurstan…
Flamborough Head is situated just north of Bridlington on the East coast of Yorkshire. The only chalk cliffs of northern Britain, this Jurassic, natural sea wall contrasting greatly with the geology more norm to the…
For many years I have visited the legendary Bronze Age, submerged forest (radiocarbon dated to be circa 5,500 years old) located halfway between the pretty little coastal town of Borth (Welsh for ‘port’) and the neighbouring village of…
I arrived in Vauxhall earlier than expected. Usually it is a very busy part of South London, but today it was uncharacteristically quiet. It was a ‘Bank Holiday Monday’ and most people were probably still…
Appleby in Westmorland, it maybe a small town in the Eden Valley, Cumbria, but it is packed with history and plenty of unique surprises to explore. The town is known for the Appleby Horse Fair,…
Every time I am in the Wensleydale area I always take the time out to visit the picturesque hamlet of Gayle. A small peaceful place literally walking distance from the Yorkshire Dales market town of…
Cheese! I do love my cheese. And I do have a favourite, Wensleydale. A big branch of my family tree leads to Yorkshire valley of Wensleydale and as children, my brother and I would be…
Time to rest the legs and take to the road. Sounds strange me saying that, about a part of the Yorkshire Dales, but Buttertubs Pass, a road from the bottom of Swaledale over the top…
Tewet Tarn, a wondrous spot to be. A small body of water, that in my opinion, quite frankly surpasses many of the large lakes for panoramas and calmness. Without walking too many minutes from a…