Check out the Spring issue of Country Walking magazine, for my ‘middle’ route around Newcastle on Clun. It roams the[…]
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Scrooge’s Alter Ego
Hollywood came to Shrewsbury in 1984, to film an adaptation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. My article in the December 2016[…]
Read moreGummer’s How – Outdoor Photography
Gummer’s How, at the southern end of Windermere, is one of those fantastic viewpoints in the Lake District that doesn’t[…]
Read moreSenior Travel Expert Competition Runner Up
I was delighted to discover that my Out Of Place entry in the Senior Travel Expert website’s travel writing competition[…]
Read moreGoing Ape!
“Is it true monkeys like bananas?” my nephew, Ashley, asks as we watch a gibbon swinging on a rope high[…]
Read moreCeltic Quakers
As Celtic Life International correspondent Simon Whaley explains, there was once a whole lotta shakin’ going on in the quaint[…]
Read moreCaer Caradoc
Strictly Come Lekking
STRICTLY COME LEKKING Witness early morning dance contestants compete for the avian equivalent of the Glitter Ball Trophy in the[…]
Read moreMeandering Along The Mortimer Trail
“We need more kangaroos,” the manageress said to her assistant as I stepped into the shop. Puzzled why a card[…]
Read moreAlong The Welsh Marches
“Uncle Simon, why is there a goat on top of that castle wall?” My nephew stares at the white adult[…]
Read moreCharming Church Stretton
It’s not difficult to see why Church Stretton is known as Shropshire’s Little Switzerland when there’s been a fresh dusting[…]
Read moreMisty South Shropshire
My photo of a misty South Shropshire, as seen from Ragleth Hill, appears in the February 2016 issue of Outdoor[…]
Read moreWonderful Weston
‘Capability Brown was invited back to Weston Park in 1766 to undertake a second contract,’ says our guide, ‘for which[…]
Read moreChristmas in Kirkby Lonsdale
Revel in Ruskin’s favourite view, traditional pubs, cosy atmosphere and a corner of Cornwall in Cumbria, says Simon Whaley[…]
Read moreLakeland’s Autumnal Colours
“I know New England is famous for it’s autumnal colour,” drawls the American tourist standing next to me in[…]
Read moreThe Spectre of Kington
Follow in the footsteps of the mysterious Black Vaughan, a shape-shifting spectre who may have inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,[…]
Read moreRadical Steps
Slow Journey County: Cumbria Slow Journey Destination: Radical Steps Slow Journey Distance Travelled: 86 steps (ish) Radical Steps. Such[…]
Read moreLet the Train Take The Strain … On The Heart of Wales Line
Look out for my piece in the September issue of BBC Countryfile magazine about the Heart of Wales Railway line.[…]
Read moreEnigmatic Stiperstones
Turn to the back page of the latest (August 2015) issue of Country Walking magazine to see my photo of[…]
Read moreLudlow Castle
This month’s Outdoor Photography magazine (July 2015) has one of my photos as one of the Viewpoint selections. It was[…]
Read moreRagleth Hill
The June 2015 issue has one of my photos for it’s Viewpoint section. It’s an image of the Long Mynd,[…]
Read moreSign of the Times
Sign of the Times was published in Australia’s Great Walks magazine (Feb/Mar 2015) Britain’s countryside offers some fantastic walking[…]
Read moreIt’s April – Time for the Black and White Trail!
As flowers blossom along the route, take a drive through black-and0white clad villages in a tour of architectural history,[…]
Read moreThe Original Salvager
In 1925, Clough Williams-Ellis spent less than £5,000 buying a parcel of land, which he described as, “a neglected[…]
Read morePages of Influence
Ninety years ago Clough Williams-Ellis acquired the site that became Portmeirion. Simon Whaley discovers how Country Life came to influence[…]
Read moreAtomic Ice
Slow Journey County: Cumbria Slow Journey Destination: Claife Heights Slow Journey Distance Travelled: 0 Steps. My immediate thought was of[…]
Read moreSpiralling Closer To Heaven
Slow Journey County: Shropshire Slow Journey Destination: St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow Slow Journey Distance Travelled: 132 feet (about 200 steps!)[…]
Read moreCircumnavigating Dinas Head
Slow Journey County: Ceredigion Slow Journey Destination: Dinas Head, near Newport Slow Journey Distance Travelled: 3 miles You know[…]
Read moreBishop’s Wood
The July 2014 issue of Country Walking magazine carries my 8.5-mile route around the Shropshire/South Staffordshire border, offering walkers the[…]
Read moreClee St Margaret
The June 2014 issue of Country Walking carries my 7.25-mile route around Clee St Margaret, giving you the opportunity to[…]
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