Latterbarrow Circular Walk
This super child-friendly circular walk, starting with Latterbarrow is under 5km and an easy walk for children! It’s relatively easy navigation and all on visible paths, so simple to follow.…
Dodd Summit Trail at Dodd Wood
The Dodd Summit trail is a fantastic walk and a great Wainwright to bag with kids. The 6.5km route is very easy to follow with clear markers and stunning views.…
The best Wainwrights to walk with children
There are 214 Wainwrights and 116 Wainwright Outlying Fells to ‘bag’ in the Lake District. That’s quite a list to look at! We have bagged a number of Wainwrights with…
Campsite Review: Hillcroft Park
Earlier this year we won an instagram competition to stay in a camping pod at Hillcroft Park, and last weekend finally made it there. What an amazing weekend we had.…
A Keswick Mini-Break
We love to get away for a mini break at the end of January! It blows away those January blues, and gives us something to look forward to in that…
Walking Catbells with children
Catbells is often considered a good first mountain for children. I think this implies it's an easy fell to walk. It's really not; but it's a short climb, easy to…
Whinlatter Forest
For me, any trip to the Northern Lakes isn't complete without a visit to this beautiful forest. It has spectacular views, walks for all abilities, as well as great mountain…
A Day in Rydal, Lake District
With friends over from Holland, this weekend we needed to find a good spot that both showed a glimpse of the beauty of the Lakes, as well as providing easy…
Grizedale, nr Hawkshead, Lake District
I've always loved the Lakes. When I was growing up, my parents had a static in Keswick, and for three consecutive summers post-uni, I worked in children's summer camps, including…