Wishing every one a happy new year hopefully 2021 will be better then the truly awful 2020, good riddance to 2020, light is beginning to show
New Years Resolution
Make a New Years resolution and learn a new life skill that could save your life and improve your time outdoors Learn to read a map, use a compass improve your navigation skills push yourself one step further Map reading and the ability to use a compass is a life skill, it is essential that you always carry a map … Read More
Map and Compass Course January
#Navigation is an important skill to have in the #outdoors so you can complete the #walk safely and deal with any navigation issues our #mapreadingcourses will teach you how to #readamap and how to use a #compass Fed up of relying on #guidebooks, want to get yourself of the hill in #badweather want that passport to greater freedom in the … Read More
Guided day walk
Experience the thrill on our #Guided #daywalk up #Ingleborough experience the sense of achievement with a group of like minded people on getting to the Summit #Ingleborough is on of the #3peaksofYorkshire at a height of 723 meters high is the 2nd highest peak in the #Yorkshiredales, the views from the summit are spectacular, for those of you who … Read More
Ullswater Way Backpacking
The #Ullswater way is a circular walk going a round Ullswater in the #LakeDistrict, the walk was thought of to help local business recover from floods which had damaged, the floods were that bad they caused wide spread damage. Lake Ullswater is 9 miles long, 0.75 miles wide it has a maximum depth of 60 metres, it is Englands 2nd … Read More
Winter Blues Walking Weekend
Beat those Winter blues #walkingweekend with our walking break in #Wharfedale in the stunning #Yorkshire Dales Based in #Ketttlewell spend two days enjoying superb winter #walks walking through the stunning Yorkshire Dales leave yourself feeling refreshed, invigorated immerse yourself in the #countryside feel at one with nature ready for the challenges #of the year We meet in Kettlewell on Friday … Read More
High Street
High Street is a mountain in the Far Eastern Fells in the Lake District, The Mountain is 828 meters high there are several approaches to the summit from Troutbeck, Kentmere, Hartsop and Mardale The river Kent is formed on its Slopes and flows through Kendal into Morecombe Bay, High Street takes its name from a Roman Road running across the … Read More
Brief Summary of Herriot Way Route part 2
Day 3 Water Day Keld-Reeth 13 miles The Herriot Way leaves Keld near Kidson Force climbing into Swinner Gill which is a deep cut tributary valley of #Swaledale, the area was once a thriving scene of the lead mining industry there are various, spoil heaps, ruined buildings and mines as a testament to the miners who have long since gone, … Read More
Brief Summary of Herriot Way Route Part 1
Day 1 Valley Day-Aysgarth-Hawes 13 Miles The route keeps to the river Ure to Askrigg , the Village of Askrigg was all so used as a filming location for all Creatures Great and Small is was called Darrowby in the tv series the route then keeps to the edge of Low Abbotside to Hardraw Where you can visit Hardraw Force … Read More
Walking The Herriot Way
The Herriot Way is a circular 52 miles longdistancewalk in the Yorkshire Dales, the walk takes its name from a fictional vet called James Herriot He is based on a real live vet called Alf Wright who worked in the Yorkshire Dales they also made a T.V Series many of the locations the walk goes through, in his book called … Read More