After a week enjoying an English heatwave in the Yorkshire Dales we ended up celebrating my birthday on a miserable, rainy day. We didn’t sleep well either due to an invasion of pesky midges so instead of doing something special we just had a chore day which was fine by me. We headed into Kendal…
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Meadow hikes and waterfalls in the Yorkshire Dales
We arrived in the tiny village of Muker ready to do a hike in Swaledale, a gorgeous valley. The village, like all of them in the Yorkshire Dales was picture perfect; every building looked the same, built with grey stones and decorated with pretty flower boxes. Before we started we headed to the toilets but…
Sunsets, wild swimming & spectacular roads in the Yorkshire Dales | England
We didn’t arrive into the Dales until the late afternoon. It was the weekend and we went to one of the busiest spots of the park at Malham Cove. The main hike here has been named one of England’s top 10 hikes so it’s no wonder it was busy on a sunny weekend. We began…
4 days hiking around the Peak District | England
It was our first visit to the Peak District National Park and to be honest we didn’t love the place. I don’t know if it was due to me looking at the map beforehand and realising it was surrounded by huge cities. It sort of just looked like a large communal park for the residents…
Exploring some unusual sights in Northern Wales
Holy Island was our next pit stop in Anglesey and we headed to the far north west corner to visit the South Stack lighthouse. It’s said to be one of the best places in the UK to witness sea birds, including puffins so I was rather excited. We walked through the countryside to reach the…
Idyllic beaches with mountain backdrops | Ynys Llanddwyn, Anglesey
It was our first time visiting Anglesey so we didn’t know what to expect. We headed to the west side of the rather flat island first to explore Ynys Llanddwyn and the Newborough Forest. The parking fee was so expensive so we did some research and found a free carpark that involved walking an extra…
Secret infinity pools, boating and castles in Northern Wales
Social media has been smothered with videos of people swimming in a ‘secret infinity pool’ in Snowdonia. The location is kept a secret but it’s easy enough to find if you watch the videos and scan google earth. Seeing as we swim in wild locations pretty much every day we figured we’d see what all…
The wildest route up Snowdon | Scrambling along the Crib Goch ridge
We hiked Snowdon back in 2014, taking a back route from a campsite in Llanberis, and then the main ‘motorway’ route back down. I wasn’t too bothered about hiking it again to be honest, but when I did some research I discovered there was a route up which sounded right up our street. It was…
Scrambling up Tryfan’s North Ridge | Snowdonia
Some people consider Tryfan to be the only true mountain south of Scotland. It’s rugged and rocky with a typical pyramid shape and the only way to reach the summit is by using your hands and feet. We’ve hiked it a couple times before and we loved the scramble aspect. But this time we wanted…
Wild swimming and Boating in Snowdonia
After a few miserable weather days we were delighted to wake up to the sun heating up our campervan like a greenhouse. We woke early as it was a weekend and we knew parking would be tricky so we wanted to get to our destination for the day. We managed to find a lay-by right…
NON STOP TRAVELLING 