Marvellous Milford Haven
“Years ago,” says Jan, “the fishing industry was so big here, you could walk across from one side of the harbour to the other just by stepping across fishing boats.” …
Landscape/British Travel
Haystacks – BBC Countryfile
My circular route around Buttermere, with its diversion up to the summit of Haystacks and back, makes the September issue of BBC Countryfile magazine. (For the full route description, check …
Transforming Our Skyline
I rub the back of my neck. I’ve only been standing here for five minutes looking up at this amazing building and already I have a crick in it. But …
Picturesque Porthmadog
At three o’clock, on Saturday 29th March 2003, a driver paid the last five-pence toll to cross the Cob and reach the delightful town of Porthmadog.Before then, drivers wishing to …
Walking Weekend – Ludlow
Check out my two routes in the June 2023 issue of Country Walking Magazine. The two routes are designed to be perfect to do across a weekend if staying in …
Ironbridge Gorge-ous
There’s a lovely walk exploring Ironbridge in the June 2023 issue of Countryfile Magazine. It may ‘only’ be 4.7 miles, but you could easily take all day, if you stop …
The Lawley
Check out my walking route is the latest issue of Countryfile magazine. This 4 mile route traverses The Lawley, one of the Stretton Hills, offering some absolutely staggering views – …
Glorious Glenridding
My feature about Glorious Glenridding, in Cumbria’s Lake District, is in the latest issue of The People’s Friend (Issue dated Saturday 1st April 2023). I can’t believe it’s almost a …
St Michael and All Angels – Evergreen
Like many churches dedicated to St Michael, Hawkshead’s St Michael and All Angels crowns a hill. This heavenly vantage point overlooks the chimneys and rooftops of this idyllic Lakeland village, …
Remarkable Wrexham
You could say Wrexham has an A-list aura about it at the moment. This Welsh border conurbation used to be North Wales’s largest town until the Queen gave it city …