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Wonderful Worcester

12 January, 2020 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders

The latest issue of The People’s Friend magazine has my travel feature about Worcester.

Successful Signings

6 January, 2020 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Features

The February 2020 issue of Writing Magazine is out now, and my Business of Writing column looks at how writers[…]

Lower Whitcliffe and Wheelers Vallets

6 January, 2020 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Landscape/British Travel, Walking

Out now in the February 2020 issue of Country Walking is my 7-mile wander around Lower Whitcliffe and Wheelers Vallets[…]

NYE Snapper

31 December, 2019 simonwhaley Snapper Simon

Well, that was a surprise! A nice way to round off 2019 with a WeatherWatcher photo on the evening regional[…]

Sustainable Snowdonia

31 December, 2019 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Features, Landscape/British Travel

Issue 185 of The People’s Friend Special has just hit the newsstands, and it contains my feature on the Centre[…]

Snowy Snapper

17 December, 2019 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Snapper Simon

Snow! We didn’t have much, but there was enough in places on top of Ragleth Hill to feel like you’d[…]

Soggy Snapper

10 December, 2019 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Snapper Simon

Tinsel-tastic!

9 December, 2019 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Features

In this week’s bumper, double issue of The People’s Friend, there’s an article about my visit to Europe’s biggest tinsel-making[…]

The People’s Friend – Ironbridge

9 December, 2019 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Landscape/British Travel

The front cover image of the bumper, double issue of this latest issue of The People’s Friend is of Ironbridge[…]

Readers Like Walking

6 December, 2019 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Landscape/British Travel

I’ve been producing walking route descriptions for Country Walking magazine since 2004 (so my feet ache a bit now 🤣),[…]

Newsletter Signup Freebie!

22 November, 2019 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders

Have you signed up to my occasional newsletter yet? As a thank you, you’ll be sent a link to download[…]

Rydal Water

22 November, 2019 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Landscape/British Travel

The December issue of Outdoor Photography magazine has one of my images in their Viewpoint section. It was taken during[…]

Dazzling Displays

22 November, 2019 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Features

Selfridges are well known for their Christmas window displays (Check out this link for this year’s displays). But how much[…]

Radnor Ramble

2 November, 2019 simonwhaley Landscape/British Travel, Walking

The November 2019 issue of Country Walking contains a route I did around Radnor Forest and the quaint hamlet of[…]

Welsh Border Seven Castle Challenge

15 October, 2019 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Features, Landscape/British Travel

Check out the October issue of BBC Countryfile magazine for my Welsh Border Seven Castle Challenge. This month’s theme is[…]

Wallis’s First Dam

10 October, 2019 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Features, Landscape/British Travel

October marks the 40th anniversary of the death of one of this country’s most famous engineers: Barnes Wallis. To commemorate[…]

Meet The Author (That’ll Be Me Then … Amongst Others!)

8 October, 2019 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders

If you’re anywhere near Wellington Library (Shropshire) on Saturday 26th October, between 10am and 2pm, then pop in and say,[…]

Tarn Hows Snapper

5 October, 2019 simonwhaley Snapper Simon

If you’ve been following my Twitter account you’ll have seen I’ve been in the Lake District for a few days.[…]

271,833 … and counting

27 September, 2019 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders

The royalty statements are in, and I can’t believe the sales figures keep growing. Thank you to everyone who bought[…]

Historic Hereford

25 September, 2019 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Features, Landscape/British Travel

My feature on Hereford appeared in The People’s Friend’s issue dated 28th September 2019. When Alex, the Features Editor, commissioned[…]

Temeside Snapper

18 September, 2019 simonwhaley Snapper Simon

I’ve been on dog-sitting duties this week, looking after Betsy, the Welsh Spring Spaniel. After escaping this office this afternoon,[…]

Interviews and Open Top Busses!

26 August, 2019 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Landscape/British Travel

I’ve been busy, recently, being interviewed by the lovely Anita Loughrey, for her Research Secrets column in Writers’ Forum magazine.[…]

Elan Valley – The People’s Friend – Bonus Bits!

2 August, 2019 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Features, Landscape/British Travel

This week’s issue of The People’s Friend has my Elan Valley travel piece as the front cover image. If you’ve[…]

Summit Sunshine Snapper

15 July, 2019 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Snapper Simon

Been a while since I climbed Ragleth Hill, and the weather today was just perfect for it. What frustrates me[…]

Castle Snapper

8 July, 2019 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Snapper Simon

I spent the day working in Shrewsbury Library today … but nipped out lunchtime for a bit of fresh air.[…]

Cloisters Clicker

1 July, 2019 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Snapper Simon

Last Monday, I came out of a meeting with the Dean of Hereford Cathedral, and was greeted by a gorgeous[…]

The Long Mynd – Outdoor Photography

31 May, 2019 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Landscape/British Travel

The viewpoint image in this month’s Outdoor Photography magazine (July 2019 issue) was taken from Burway Hill, overlooking Caer Caradoc,[…]

Wandering Around Whitton

21 May, 2019 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Landscape/British Travel, Walking

The June 2019 issuse of Country Walking magazine contains my 7 ¾ mile wander around the Welsh Border village of Whitton. Whitton[…]

Hope Bowdler Hill – Outdoor Photography

4 May, 2019 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Landscape/British Travel

It was glorious. There was a hint of the summer warmth to come, as the sun slowly sank behind the[…]

Meet The Author – at Wellington!

3 May, 2019 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders

If you’re near Wellington, Shropshire tomorrow, between 10am and 2pm, then pop into the fantastic library there and come and[…]