New Fields Farm
Today is Lancashire day. As an ex-patriot Yorkshire man, living in darkest Lancashire, today I will be writing about my home rather than my birthplace. In recent months I have … Continue reading
Upper Swaledale
A settled day was promised, so we set out to explore more of the Dales. Up the narrow steep lane out of Askrigg, we drove over the Common to Muker. … Continue reading
Yorkshire Rain and Waterfalls
Based on today’s experience, I think rain in Yorkshire is not as wet as that in Cumbria or Lancashire. It did try hard to pour down, but was only a … Continue reading
Rainforest Trek through the Cardamom Hills – Avoiding Elephants
Our expedition bus from Kochi took 6 hours to climb into the hills along narrow roads busy with the many Indians going about their daily business. We climbed through small … Continue reading
Hartley House, home to a Greenwood Family
Out for a walk around Calf Hey reservoir next to the lost village of Haslingden Grane. This is on the north western edge of the West Pennine Moors. We came … Continue reading
An Afternoon on Robinson
Last weekend in the Lake District was glorious. In some ways too hot, especially for the group of 17-year-olds I was supervising on their Gold Duke of … Continue reading
Fairfield Horeshoe in Great Condition
I should be getting on with ticking off my Wainwrights. Not many to go now, mainly low-level and away from the main peaks. But the weather this weekend was so … Continue reading