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 …
Landscape/British Travel
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 …
Beautiful Bewdley
“There’s a giraffe, Granddad!” An excited six-year-old girl bounces up and down on her seat as she points out of the train window. Granddad buries his nose in his weekend …
Herefordshire’s Haunted Borderlands
If you check out the February 2023 issue if Country Walking magazine, you’ll see my route from Kington up onto Hergest Ridge (and back) is this month’s Classic walking route. …
Langley Chapel – Evergreen
Shropshire’s Langley Chapel looks rather lonely, stuck on the edge of a cornfield, practically hidden by a tall hedge. But appearances can be deceptive because this chapel is one of …