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slow travel Peak District, slow travel UK, National Trust days out, Chatsworth, Clumber Park, Lyme Park, Hardwick Hall, near Chesterfield and Sheffield

GETTING STARTED WITH SLOW CYCLING…

In Search Of Adventure – The Book!

7 Oct 20209 Oct 2020
Front cover - can you see yourself wanting to go somewhere like this? Because Cycling Should be a Breeze! Those of you who have been following my blog for a…
GETTING STARTED WITH SLOW CYCLING…

Big Fat Waste

7 Aug 20207 Aug 2020
FURIOUS today to discover that the multi-user SUSTRANS Trail at Hassop has been earmarked for development as a rail line. There are proposals for construction to start from as early…
GREAT BRITAIN

Lancaster to Arnside

3 Aug 2020
Doing things somewhat backwards, this was the second half of my Morecambe Bay Cycle ride...and my third consecutive day of cycling. My whole body felt stiff and sore so it…
GREAT BRITAIN…

Faffing From Arnside to Ulverston: Post-Lockdown Ride

28 Jul 2020
We made a loop of this one by going back on the train. Our initial plan was to go as far as Flookburgh then turn back but that went out…
CYCLING TOURS…

LEJOG – Brothers made from Girders. Guest blog by Ed Stonecliffe

31 Aug 20194 Jun 2020
We did this ride without a support car and self-funded our accommodation and all costs. If you would like to donate, we are raising money for two charities. I have…
GREAT BRITAIN

Why There’s Nuffin like a Puffin

9 Jul 20193 Jun 2020
Puffins flap like crazy. They're amazing little fluffkins with a torpedo-shaped body and orange legs. Seeing them last weekend at the RSPB Bempton brought a tear to my eye. Mostly…
CYCLING TOURS…

Huggate to Bridlington and Flamborough Head (Way of the Roses Cycle Route)

13 Apr 201910 Jul 2019
Sometimes you might only have one night, perhaps a Saturday to spare for a bike-packing micro-adventure. This is a lovely little trip through the gently rolling Wolds to the seaside…
CIRCULAR WALKS…

Airy and Amazing Arnside – Beside the Seaside, The Lakes and Morecambe Bay

11 Dec 201815 Jun 2020
This one is for my fabulous Aunt Stella: a woman who has adventured through Africa, India, Malaysia and many other places.  I can see that you have been reading my…
GREAT BRITAIN…

Curious About Calke – A Day Out at Calke Abbey near Derby

16 Nov 20187 Oct 2019
I have been wanting to visit Calke Abbey since 1985 when it was featured as a new acquisition by The National Trust on Blue Peter.  I remember images of dustsheets,…
GREAT BRITAIN

Slow stroll around the Pleasure Gardens at Stowe with The National Trust

29 Oct 201812 Nov 2018
The concept of the Pleasure Garden at Stowe is landscape gardening on a grand scale.  Team members from Clumber Park, led by Pleasure Grounds Gardener Jack Pitt, headed down to…
GREAT BRITAIN…

The Glass House and Walled Kitchen Gardens at Clumber Park this Autumn

26 Oct 201812 Nov 2018
  As temperatures start to drop outside one of the most pleasant spots for visitors to explore at Clumber Park is the glasshouse in the Walled Kitchen Garden. At the…
CIRCULAR WALKS…

Circular stroll around the Pleasure Gardens at Clumber Park

26 Oct 201814 Nov 2018
We started with a picnic on the Pleasure Grounds outside the Parsonage and headed past the Chapel of St Mary the Virgin, "A Cathedral in Miniature" on the north side…

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