On holiday in Yorkshire many years ago we stopped in Robin Hoods Bay and had a beer in the Bay Hotel and I watched as people arrived, having completed a long distance walk that I soon discovered was Alfred Wainwright’s Coast to Coast. Listening to them I was instantly hooked on the romance of the idea of traversing our country from Irish Sea to North Sea. For anyone who has a dream of adventure find a way to make it come true, you will never regret taking the time to do so.
Read moreGlastonbury, injury and exams saw a reduced trio of Pete, Lewis and Tav head back to Michelle’s place in Braithwaite for a weekend of Lake peak bagging. Arriving on a glorious Thursday afternoon we immediately set out for a warm up, with a stroll up Barrow where we were rewarded with stunning views before returning to the village for a couple of Jennings...
Read moreDartmoor is a sacred, magical place. You find a truer side of your self there.
It's hard to work out where to start with this one: a British summer, silly accommodation, bog snorkelling, floating skulls, crunchy bits or Kung Fu....
The plan was to take advantage of the August weather and head off to Dartmoor to give Jack his first experience of wild camping (as opposed to that highly sanitised, squeaky clean camp site camping with toilets) so Jack, Tav and Dave H set off down a stop-start M5 on a Friday afternoon to the northern edge of Dartmoor. The weather forecast was dodgy...
Read moreBut the beauty is in the walking -- we are betrayed by destinations
In an attempt to try something different Tav suggested we try the Quantocks walk out of Ken Wilsons Classic Walks (somewhat of a bible for the best walks in the UK) - low but apparently stunning hills. They didn't disappoint. And today was a first - the first canine member of Tavs Tours as Livi joined Tav, Tav junior and Dave H.
After the Landrover sat nav excelled itself by.....
Read moreGreat things come out of being hungry and cold. Once you're pampered, you get lazy
Ice Ice Baby
Another entry from our guest editor - Jack Tavener!
We started at a car park high in the valley a long way from towns or cities. We then started to plod our way up Lord Herefords Knob. All of the puddles were completely frosted and iced up and I massively enjoyed....
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