Having walked for the last few days, we opted to drive into Whalley, only about three miles away, to have a proper look around. We have...

With the promise of a 'dry' late summer bank holiday, we set off to seek out some of the magical places of the North Yorkshire Dales....

This has got to be one of the best titles for a walk ever; it sounds more like the title of a Secret Seven adventure story than an...

I think I alluded to the poor summer weather in my previous post - wall to wall rain for the whole of July! Well August has given us some...

2023 has been one of the wettest summers I remember, and as such has not been the greatest weather for enjoying walking. I like to think...

If spring in the Ribble Valley was a riot of colour, summer seems to bring an astonishing palette displaying every imaginable shade of...

Packing up camp can be pretty fraught, believe me. Sleeping bags never roll up small enough to get back into their teeny weeny bags, you...

If anyone were to ask me whether it was worth taking bikes to France or Germany on holiday, the answer would be a resounding yes....

There are many reasons that people walk: for some it is purely to burn off some calories, for others to be closer to nature and for some...

Eguisheim In 1982, an independent tourist association created 'Les Beaux Villages de France' (The most beautiful villages in France), in...

After two days of cycling we decided to take the car over the border into Germany and have a drive into the hills of the Black Forest. We...

I've never been to Venice. Its something we have talked about but the stars just never seem to align. Yesterday we cycled to Colmar, a...

Yesterday was a travel day. We decamped in record time, before travelling 270km east to Alsace, stopping off for an hour in Dijon on the...

I have grown up with the signs on the perimeter of St Helens, welcoming visitors and informing of our links with Stuttgart and...

The Vineyard Trail, what a great idea! Perfect for people who love cycling and also love wine, it could have been made for us. The...

Sometimes the most magical places you find are the ones you find on the way to other places. Today we ran away from the weather, from...

The small settlement of Vézelay is a beautiful village which can be seen from miles away because of its imposing position out along the...

What's in a name? Well you may or may not know that the name Champagne is used exclusively for the sparkling wine made in the Champagne...

It struck me today, whilst walking alongside the Canal du Nivernais, that not much changes along the path from Merry-sur-Yonne to...