Anglesey, with a puppy!
Anglesey is very special in our house, it’s where my Husband grew up and his family home built. I somehow managed to steal him away from this island to Leeds! So, when I asked him to come up with a family holiday, that all of us and a puppy could enjoy, this is where he…
Hull – A Mischief of rats, lunch at the Fruit Market and an unexpected tour!
We love a sculpture trail, especially one right on the doorstep of where we were visiting on the East Coast of Hull. The Mischief of Rats is an animal sculpture with wonderfully decorated rat sculptures, dotted around the city and wider area. The rats were inspired by the Hull band The Rats from the 70’s…
Still here, still walking and a special introduction!
Hello! I’m still here and still walking. We also have an introduction to make and I can’t believe I’m saying this…..but I’m a dog Mum!! All the nattering from my youngest including her special PowerPoint presentation a few years ago, finally worked. Our 10 week old puppy recently joined our home and we are so…
Castle Hill Huddersfield circular
A circular walk in Huddersfield chosen by Mr Hip2trek! Approx 6.5 km, starting from the Castle Hill car park, all the details at the bottom of the post. A walk for three as the eldest decided that a) walking with us wasn’t cool and b) he had a sudden urge to do some revision for…
Leeds and the mystery of the disappearing trig pillar
I love a trig pillar! They’ve been a beacon of “you’ve nearly made it” on so many of my walks, that I now greet them affectionately when I see one. Much to the embarrassment of my kids of course! I draw the line at climbing them. Let’s be honest, I probably couldn’t get up there…
3 days in the Peak District
A school October holiday meant we had 3 days to spend in the Peak District. I imagined lovely walks in the stunning landscape, followed by Bakewell puddings. What I hadn’t planned on was named storm Babet and the area we were visiting near Chesterfield badly affected. Thankfully the cottage we had booked was unaffected. We…
A lake district adventure – Keswick
Surely you can’t call yourself a proper lover of hiking/walking if you haven’t been to the Lake District. 18 years or so after our, rather wet, last visit it was time to go back! With a bank holiday, a long weekend was planned, with exploring and walking. I was looking forward to bagging at least…
The Wizard of Whirlaw and Bride stones – Todmorden
Finally, we got out for a walk! This time was a visit to Todmorden. I’ve walked around the area before on the Calderdale Way (that I still need to finish!), but never to see a Wizard and a bride. I’d seen various pictures of the Wizard of Whirlaw, and he looked interesting, combine that with…
Clowbridge reservoir to the Singing ringing tree, Burnley
The singing ringing tree is a sculpture, made from galvanised steel pipes, that sits on crown point overlooking Burnley, Lancashire. This post is for accountability that we actually went for a walk and I practised what I preach, to get outside for your wellbeing. Why? Because in all honesty we did take rather a holistic…
72 hours in Barcelona!
72 hours (ish) in Barcelona is all we could smuggle hubby out of work for. Here’s how we got on and where we visited during a Summer heatwave. Getting from the airport We like to take the most economical way from the airport to whatever city we are visiting, when we go on a city…