A journey into the past. Walking the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal in two stages, from Abergavenny to Crickhowell and from Crickhowell to Brecon.
From parking and exploring the gardens and estate to eating experiences, what it’s like to visit The Lost Gardens of Heligan.
How The Salt Path in Somerset and Devon compares with the South West Coast Path as described in Raynor Winn’s best-selling book.
Our plan to walk the Balnakailly Circuit on the Isle of Bute is almost scuppered before it begins. We thought our biggest problem was a wildfire burning out of control. It isn’t. While we can see smoke in the sky, there is no evidence of a fire raging close to the route. Our main obstacle is a sign where the…
Our review of The Scallop Shell in Bath, where we find out whether their fish and chips at twenty-four pounds a portion is good value or overpriced.
Review of The Circus in Bath, a restaurant with a focus on good seasonal ingredients where classic and familiar dishes are tweaked by a talented chef.
Choosing the best route for walking Cheddar Gorge in Somerset seems obvious. This is why we chose not to follow it.
Walking in sludgy conditions was never an issue during all the years we lived in the Canary Islands and then Portugal, so we were a bit spoilt by conditions that, for most of the year, were walker-friendly. Ironically, in those locations it is summer which is the enemy of hikers. While we aren’t bothered about getting wet or tackling muddy…
The Quantocks especially are a revelation that remain relatively undiscovered by people outside of the South West of England.
The first time we visited Minehead, we had a pasty, a look around the town, and drove off. The second time, we walked from Watchet, took a couple of photos of Owen Ward’s wonderful sculpture marking the start of the South West Coast Path, had a coffee, jumped on a bus, and returned to Watchet for a glass of cider…