04. February 2012

Our trip to Scotland had by necessity been fluid in the planning. As always, we'd purchased our train tickets as far in advance as possible to benefit from the cheapest available fares. But with various distractions of the 'day job' and a house move to prepare, we left the finer details to just a few nights before. Ideas for a couple of nights out in a bothy were soon put aside with sight of the weather forecast, whilst talk of heading over to the Torridon area were scuppered by an absence of available accommodation and the winter closure of the always enjoyable Torridon Inn. Short of public transport options northwards from Inverness, and reluctant to spend too much time or money on travelling...

07. December 2011

It’s odd setting off for a walk without knowing where you are going. We had maps, and the risk of getting lost in Somerset is small (and not particularly worrying), but it was still a new experience to get off the train and think: “Which way?” This was partly our own indecisive fault. Gary and I had been asked to write a leaflet of walks for South Somerset Council. Our mandate was simple; start and finish from stations along the Heart of Wessex line. Sounds easy, but the challenge was to make them interesting; could we find the hidden corners, the great pubs, and enough points of local interest to encourage others to follow our footsteps? OK, not exactly a burden to rival solving the Euro...

27. July 2011

There’s a simple trick to enjoying the Lake District’s busier routes – start at lunchtime. The hordes not only all head for the same few hills, but all set off at the same time. At 9am, the start of many popular routes resembles rush hour on the London Underground as people jostle for space to pull on boots, stuff rucksacks and browse maps. Skeggles Water The Kentmere Horseshoe is one such walk. Kentmere village, the usual starting point of the Horseshoe, is only accessible by public transport on Sundays and bank holidays, when the Kentmere Ramblers winds up the valley. Being a weekday, we decided instead to start at Staveley and extend the trip to a two-day effort, with a wild camp high...

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