Borrowdale, Grey Knotts, Otto and Kathy
Y’know, sometimes you meet someone that you instinctively like! A couple of years ago this month, the Pilgrim was walking the Camino in Spain and I’d arranged to meet her …
White Horse, Gormire, Sutton Loop
Pete’s looking dapper in light walking trousers, poachers waistcoat with more pockets than you can shake a stick at and a nice little fabric man-bag casually thrown over one shoulder. …
Pateley Bridge Loop (and some glorious pies)
In mid-February the Pilgrim asked me if I fancied doing a recce on a new walk that involved eating ‘the best pies in the world.’ Now that’s a bit of …
Beautiful Wensleydale by Train and Foot
Today we will learn about the origins of the Redmire Line, some reminiscences regarding the use of the guards’ vans of the goods trains that were often parked at Castle …
Day trip to Whitby- Esk Valley Line
If it’s Friday and the day after Peter’s 70th Birthday then we must be going to Whitby. Just to add a bit of interest I go from York and this includes …
Black Hambleton Loop
The weather has been astonishing when George Renwick (The Governor) sends me a note, “Black Hambleton Loop, it’s about seven miles, are you in?” Well, who could resist an offer …
Muker, Crackpot Hall to Keld Loop
This is NOT a good walk – it’s a GREAT walk. Muker is home to a couple of hundred souls although that figure is down from three hundred at the …