GREAT BRITAIN – Slow-Cycle

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…

Lancaster to Arnside

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

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…

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,…

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…

Glamping in the New Forest National Park

13 Oct 201812 Nov 2018

This was my first experience of glamping (albeit on the cheap with our own gear). I managed to pick up a four bed Coleman for £35 at a car boot…