For the Coniston 14 running event, Sarah and I, along with Tracey and Dan, had booked to also stay in Coniston village the night after the event too. The following morning we arranged to join up for a walk up to Tarn Hows. We left Coniston village following the route of the Cumbrian Way. This took a left turn into Shepherd’s Bridge Lane. Then, after a hundred yards or so, it picked up a path on the right and crossed…
Following a quiet start to 2022, and a rest, Sarah and I joined our friends Andy and Mike for this bank holiday walk to Mellor Moor and Cobden Edge. It was a cool and dry, though mild for the time of year, start to the day. We started from Longhurst Lane, next to Mellor Park. Then started by walking up Gibb Lane. At Mellor and Townscliffe Golf Club, Gibb Lane became Neilds Way. Then, after crossing the Cown Edge Way,…
After a thoroughly enjoyable weekend in Aberdeenshire, including walks up Green Hill and around Castle Fraser, we now headed back home. Before we reached home, however, we popped in to see our friends Andy and Sylvia in Hawick. Then having spent the evening there, the following morning we went for a little local walk to the nearby Williestruther Loch. Andy and Sylvia live in the West End of Hawick, or to be more precise, the south-western part of the town….
Having arrived in Midmar and spending some time with Sarah’s cousin Clive and his wife Sally, it was time for a walk in the local hills. We decided to walk up the nearby Green Hill. We set off from the car park just off the B993. It had been raining in the morning, but now if was a cool but dry afternoon. Then it was straight up the hill. And into the forest. Clive is a keen mycologist! This, of…
My birthday ended up being elongated over a few days. We had cycled to Knott End and Morecambe with Stockport Community Cycling Club on Saturday and Sunday. Then, Sarah and I took a short break in Ambleside. On Monday we decided to go for a walk. So, starting from Miller Bridge car park, we headed over to Market cross in central Ambleside. From the Market Cross in Ambleside, we follow the A591 towards Windermere, out of the town along Lake…
