The June 2014 issue of Country Walking carries my 7.25-mile route around Clee St Margaret, giving you the opportunity to visit the church at Clee St Margaret, St Milburgha’s Well, and Heath Chapel – it’s a right religious wander, you could say!
The Icing On The Cake!
Check out the June 2014 issue of Women’s Weekly Fiction Special, which carries my short story – The Icing On The Cake … “I’d wanted nothing but the best for …
Writing Magazine – Business of Writing Series continues
The June issue of Writing Magazine is out now, containing the latest in the series of articles I’ve written for them about the Business of Writing … Read about the …
Plodding Around Pontesbury
Take a wander around Earl’s Hill, Shropshire Wildlife Trust’s first nature reserve and explore the hill known as the Sleeping Dragon!
New Writers Wheel Magazine launched
A new magazine for budding writers has launched and you can download a free PDF copy of the Spring 2014 issue here.
The Stiperstones
Experience the drama of this wild and atmospheric Welsh Border landscape that attracts the Devil, Wild Edric’s ghost and lightning!
Alcock Tarn
Simon Whaley investigates Wainwright’s ‘dreary’ tarn.
Explore Turner’s World
Step back in time to roam beautiful ruins immortalised two centuries ago by the great Romantic painter JMW Turner.
A Treasure Hunt in Tenby
Simon Whaley goes looking for a hidden gem in this Welsh fishing town …
“Sorry, all boat trips to Caldey Island are cancelled today,” the operator apologises from his wooden hut in Tenby Harbour. “The sea is too rough to land,” he explained. “You could try again tomorrow.”
We’d planned to take the little boat on the three-mile trip across the sea from Tenby to Caldey Island, anchored in the Bristol Channel, to visit the Cistercian monastery based there. Downhearted, we wondered what to do instead.
It Rains … Get Over It!
When travelling to the Cumbrian Lake District you should always keep one eye on the weather …
There are two types of weather in Cumbria: the first is forecast by the Met Office and never happens; the second is Mother Nature doing her own thing (and never telling the Met Office about it in advance).