Chatsworth House Gardens – during a pandemic!
I decided on the spur of the moment to book a visit to Chatsworth House gardens. I’ve been wary of visiting ‘tourist attractions’ since the lockdown rules have been relaxed even further. Some of the pictures from beauty spots of overcrowding and littering have been horrifying. However, I needn’t have worried about this at…
Sharp Haw and trig bagging with the kids!
Our most recent family walk was up Sharp Haw, a conical shaped hill known as Skipton’s Matterhorn. A fact I’ve only just learnt! Sharp Haw also has an easy trig point for the kids to bag. I’ve great affection for this hill, as driving towards college it would appear in the distance and I would…
Stunning walking locations you can see on TV
Many of the walks we go on are stunning locations and with lockdown it got me thinking about how you can visit them from home. Re-reading the A-Z of Hip2trek had me reminiscing about my days of working in TV. Firstly, as an Editor for ITV and later as a film extra. So, here’s a…
Lund’s Tower & Wainman’s Pinnacle walk – Salt and Pepper pots!
Our first relaxed lockdown walk was to Lund’s Tower and Wainman’s Pinnacle. Situated in North Yorkshire above the village of Sutton in Craven, the towers are known locally as the Salt and Pepper pots. Both Towers have several other names and Lund’s tower is a stone folly, built in 1887. Driving back from Skipton most…
The Hip2trek Shop and Kids’ t-shirt product test
You may remember that I recently asked for a product tester for the new ‘Pawsome Adventures’ kids t-shirt. Katie, from Lancashire, rose to the challenge and was our tester, along with her Daughter. We talked to Katie about her opinions of the t-shirt, but first a bit more about the Hip2trek shop. I’ve written about…
How walking habits have changed and why I’m not heading for the hills
Despite more relaxation of the lock down rules in recent weeks, I won’t be heading for the hills. Probably not until it’s ‘safe’. Whilst I’m glad that there are more easing of the rules regarding getting outside, I’m not sure that visiting smaller communities in the Dales or Peak District is the right thing to…
Our fresh air in lockdown
How are you coping with the lockdown? I never imagined that these would be the things I would be writing about in Spring 2020. My hip problems however taught me not to take the outdoors for granted. I would usually be sharing with you the latest walk we had found and to tell you excitedly…
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…
A Hackfall Woods walk
I keep hearing about fantastic walking near Masham, (pronounced Massum, but don’t quote me!) and although we’ve walked in the beautiful Nidderdale countryside, never actually made it there. That was, until a cold winters day when we needed to walk off some festive tummies. It was time to wrap up and get some lovely fresh…
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…