A breath of fresh air

I’m not going to actually mention the dreaded word that has been on everyone’s lips. I’m anxious at the best of times and escaped to the Yorkshire Dales at the weekend to the kid’s favourite place, Malham. We mixed things up by doing our usual walk backwards and then had a treat in the pub…

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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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A stroll amongst the Sculptures

  Our family walk this time was to Yorkshire Sculpture Park which is just down the M1 at West Bretton, Wakefield. It was a particularly chilly spring day so we decided for somewhere where we could have an easy walk but close enough that if needed we could make a mad dash home. I’m still…

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Marvellous Malham and glorious mud!

This week our walk was around Malham in the Yorkshire Dales. Malham is best described as a pretty little village, surrounded by limestone dry stone walls with a stream running through it. It was mentioned in the Doomsday book and has been a settlement at least a thousand years. It’s been on our list of…

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