Stories and travel guides from the English Lake District & beyond
Today marks one year since I moved to the Lake District. A still spring evening, staggering off the bus from Penrith with a backpack as big as me, a restless first night in an unfamiliar room with the sound of the River Greta roaring past. With the first light of the morning, Keswick’s beauty unfolded […]
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“All that I need is this moment, to send me away with a smile on my face….” whispered from my headphones. As I leaned against the fence post on the edge of Derwentwater, my body tired but full of endorphins, these words rang so true. I’d just run continuously for twenty minutes for the first […]
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I don’t know about you, but when I start planning my next trip, I like to get a good, broad overview of the area before I start getting down to the finer details of working out what to do and where to go. So, this is my brief introduction to each of the main regions […]
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This post has been sat in my draft folder since early September when the summer days were melting into autumn, and the evenings outside still beckoned. Somehow the weeks have slipped past and suddenly? Well, it’s almost Christmas. I had every intention of spending more time writing for my blog this summer, but I’ve found […]
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Fresh out of university, a social science degree in hand, I found myself at the doors of BBC Leicester in the early autumn of 2007. Having blagged my way into writing two articles for the student section of the local BBC website whilst in my final year at university, I had somehow managed to secure […]
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I’m sat writing this in Mathelides a cool, airy Nordic cafe in Grasmere, with views over to Helm Crag. I had lunch here on my very first week in the Lake District back in April, and as I sit here and type, I’m reflecting on how incredible the last 3 months have been, and how […]
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The 7 am light is casting a thin, illuminated line over the North Sea as the train clatters over one of the three old bridges in Berwick upon Tweed, making its way south back to Newcastle. The sun is trying its hardest to peep through the hefty, dark clouds, as the railway line opens out […]
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If you plan on backpacking in South America, chances are at some point, you are going to take a night bus to cover some serious distance. I’ve put together a little lowdown on the four different experiences I had using night buses in Argentina, Chile and Peru – which were of varying quality from free […]
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“What a remarkable place”, Albert mused as his eyes gazed out through the window over the next section of the Cumbria Way, earthy brown from the spring heather and disappearing off into the afternoon drizzle. The path was guarded by various fells (Cumbrian/Old Norse for hills/mountains) with wonderfully mysterious names: Great Calva, Knott and Bowscale. […]
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If you are looking for an easy, scenic walk in the Lake District, a circular walk around Buttermere lake is a perfect choice, with views of the towering Fleetwith Pike on a clear day and cheeky little ice cream stop half way around! The walk at a glance Type of walk Circular lake walk with […]
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