Stump Cross Caverns

A late January mid-week birthday, meant that I got to choose what we did at the closest weekend. Stump Cross caverns has been on my list of ‘to visit’ since I saw their campaign to keep the caves open and then keep them lit. These are ancient caves under the Yorkshire Dales, discovered in 1860!…

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Catgill Farm Glamping – review

In the beautiful surroundings of the Yorkshire Dales is the village of Bolton Abbey, where the Catgill Farm’s camping and glamping site can be found. Just an hour away from where we live, we are regular visitors to the Bolton Abbey area and it’s somewhere I’ve visited since I was little. I’ve been following Catgill…

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Walking in Autumn doesn’t always go to plan!

Walking in Autumn doesn’t always go to plan, the weather and lack of daylight being just a few of the major factors. It doesn’t stop my family getting outside though, even if it’s not a huge exciting adventure. This weekend I had a real need to get some fresh air and stretch my legs. I’m…

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Cheesefest and a Whey Hey walk!

  A few months ago, we visited Hawes and had a wonderful walk that ended with us visiting Wensleydale creamery for ice cream. So, when I saw they were having a cheese festival I didn’t need much persuading to plan another visit. The cheese festival itself was at the creamery where there was a marquee…

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My Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge

I recently took on the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge, the challenge being to walk Yorkshire’s three highest peaks and be back from where you started within 12 hours. It’s a distance of approx 25 miles. Last year I walked two of the Yorkshire peaks on the anniversary of one of my hip surgeries and so…

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