The Inver Loop – a circular walk from Lochinver

The Inver Loop – a circular walk from Lochinver

Richard Langley describes an easy/moderate circular walk that follows the River Inver then loops back across the Assynt landscape back down into Lochinver. Around four hours. After a recommendation from someone at the Lochinver Book Shop, I decided to walk

Lochinver to Achmelvich Beach

Lochinver to Achmelvich Beach

Setting out from the An Cala Bunkhouse at Lochinver on a late March day, my intention was to complete a long yearned for trek across to the beach at Achmelvich. It’s known as one of the finest beaches in Britain,

Leamington Spa/Warwick circular walk – two rivers and a canal

Leamington Spa/Warwick circular walk – two rivers and a canal

A five mile circular walk from Leamington. The towns of Warwick and Leamington Spa are like conjoined twins: they are so close to each other they are hard to separate, but they are separate towns  that have their own identities.

A spectacular winter starling murmuration at Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve in Warwickshire

A spectacular winter starling murmuration at Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve in Warwickshire

Sometimes tens of thousands of starlings join together in this daily ritual which takes place just as the light fades at the end of the day.  

Ely – the home of Oliver Cromwell and an impressive medieval cathedral

Ely – the home of Oliver Cromwell and an impressive medieval cathedral

England is rich in history, and one of it’s most famous historical figures was Oliver Cromwell, former parliamentarian, soldier and ruler of England from 1649 to 1660. In the 1640’s England was ravaged by a bitter civil war between King