The beautiful weather today tempted us outdoors, so we headed for Leek to enjoy the winter sunshine and snow, with a walk at Tittesworth Reservoir. One of many pay and display car parks at Tittesworth Reservoir Beautiful sculpture outside Tittesworth visitor centre Where Did We Go? Tittesworth Water, Meerbrook, Near Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 8SW Tittesworth…
It’s always nice to get outdoors during the colder winter months, and despite a forecast of torrential rain, I headed up to Buxton in the Peak District to meet up with my sister and fellow Outdoorsy Type blogger, Tiff. The day was dull, overcast and extremely windy, but the rain held off, and we managed…
Despite a less than favourable weather forecast, we decided to head out towards The Peak District today, and went for walk around Teggs Nose Country Park. High in the hills just outside of Macclesfield Cheshire on the Peak District Border, lies Teggs Nose, an old quarry, the summit of which reaches 380 metres. We headed…
We’ve all got at least one, that friend or colleague who thinks we are utterly mad for pursuing our love our camping, as though a weekend spent under canvas is somehow less desirable or less fun than a city break in a fancy hotel. For people who have no interest in the outdoors, there is…
The Lowdown Eskdale National Trust Campsite, Boot, Holmrook, Cumbria, CA19 1THnationaltrust.org.uk/holidays/lake-district/eskdale-campsite Tents, campervans, motorhomes and glamping pods 110 seasonal pitches 2-night minimum stay Up to 2 dogs per pitch Basic camping pods from £100 for 2 nights Grass camping pitches without EHU from £48 for 2 nights Our Visit 26th September – 28th September 2014…
For the past 7 years I’ve been involved in a hobby called LARP, which stands for Live Action Role Play. Some dislike the ‘action’ bit and prefer to refer to it only as LRP, or Live Role Play, but whatever, it refers to the same thing. Now you are probably thinking “Live WHAT?!” and that…
Where We Stayed Park Foot Caravan & Camping ParkHowtown Road, Pooley Bridge, Penrith, Cumbria CA10 2NA Tel: 017684 86309Website: parkfootullswater.co.uk The Lowdown Our Visit July 11th – July 13th 2014 The Verdict Park Foot have a great website and the interactive map which showed the site layout and pictures meant we knew exactly which field…
I am a passionate camper and a lover of the outdoors. I write blogs professionally for a large number of clients, but what with working full time, being a mum, running a freelance training business and having an active social life as well as numerous hobbies, I never felt like I had time to write…