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.…
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Dodd Summit Trail at Dodd Wood
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…
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The best Wainwrights to walk with children
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.…
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Campsite Review: Hillcroft Park
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…
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A Keswick Mini-Break
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…
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Walking Catbells with children
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…
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Whinlatter Forest
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…
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A Day in Rydal, Lake District
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…
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Grizedale, nr Hawkshead, Lake District