High Rigg Walk From Legburthwaite – Little Climb, Grand Views
High Rigg, at first glance, looks a very insignificant fell at only 357 metres (1171 feet) in height. But get up on to the wide ridge and the views in each and every direction are…
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High Rigg, at first glance, looks a very insignificant fell at only 357 metres (1171 feet) in height. But get up on to the wide ridge and the views in each and every direction are…
In the heart of Wensleydale, behind the Hamlet of Hardraw, is the gem of a waterfall by the name of Hardraw Force. At just under 100 feet off an overhang it is England’s highest, unbroken,…
If anybody was to ask me which is my favourite section of Hadrian’s Wall to walk then I would have to answer as Steel Rigg to Housesteads. Hadrian’s wall, built in AD 122 as the…
The River Lowther runs by through a calm, peaceful Cumbrian valley and on the side of the river stands the delightful ruins of Shap Abbey. Away from it all, seemingly hidden away even the approaching…
If you have ever entered Penrith, Cumbria, from the M6 via the A592, you may have noticed that opposite the main railway station sits a set of sandstone ruins. The ruins of Penrith Castle, within…
The view of Ashness Bridge with Skiddaw in the backdrop is one of the most iconic views in the Lake District, Cumbria. So much so that if you are ever in the National Park and…
A climb of Cat Bells, or as some call it Catbells, is a walk that every Lake District lover has on their list. It is not so high either and stands at 451 metres (1480…
Just a few miles west of Kirkby Stephen is the village of Smardale. It is to here that I have been drawn time and time again to walk the vast, quiet, beautiful variety of landscapes…
If you are in the hills and villages around the Upper Eden Valley and have looked southwards to the area where the Howgills meet the Pennines you may have seen up on the tops an…
I happened to be passing Liverpool a few days ago and, inspired by my visit to the Angel of the North a few weeks ago, I made time to go and see another Antony Gormley…
Hiking in landscapes, climbing up and seeing the open spaces and photographing them etc is of course what like I do, but, to have the eye, patience, creativity and out and out talent to create…
I had a trip across to Newcastle and Gateshead today. It was a beautiful sunny winters day and a nice drive across the Pennines. I was a little early for my meeting so I managed…