Streamcombe Farm … now there’s a name that conjures up images of rural tranquillity and bliss…the perfect antidote to the stresses and strains of the city, where life is simple and the living is good. Well…it is. It’s just
Streamcombe Farm
Foraging in Cornwall … food for thought
OK, it’s quiz time…can you spot the difference between sea beet and samphire, or elderflower and sea buckthorn? We can. Well, we can now we’ve been out foraging in Cornwall with the excellent Adam Clark. We were staying at
The Pennine Way
The Pennine Way is a national trail which follows the Pennine hills, the backbone of England. Like all backbones its contour is far from smooth: it contains some fierce hills which challenge your feet, lungs and imagination. It also offers you the opportunity to experience the beauty of Northern England in a way which will always be denied to the car passenger or the day tripper.
Blencathra: the people’s mountain…
What do you do to celebrate climbing to the top of one of the UK’s most iconic mountains? Take a selfie? Buy a T shirt…capture the moment by cracking open that bottle of champagne you’ve carried up the mountain with you?
Alpine flowers in Britain
There’s a taste of the Alps closer to home in the British mountains than you might think. The British mountains are home to a range of alpine flowers and reveal Britain’s alpine past …
Climbing Snowdon
Our route to the Summit with family members aged between 9 and 70. We climbed Snowdon as our family were gathering in North Wales for the Easter break. The weather forecast was good so three generations of Climb it Rangers set off to conquer
Fossils on Snowdon
Taking a break from promoting our new Jurassic Coast designs we headed off to Snowdonia for the Easter break. We therefore thought we were haunted by fossils and all things prehistoric when the youngest member of the Climb it Range
The famous Jurassic Coast walk
Do you fancy walking with Dinosaurs along the Jurassic Coast ? If you do you are about 180 million years too late! The Jurassic Coast walk gets its name because of its rich rock and fossil formations which can be witnessed as you trek along
Popcorn
Popcorn A campfire on a summer’s evening in a beautiful place really has to be one of life’s pleasures. Why not add to the fun by popping some corn next time ? You can buy packets of pocorn maize from the supermarket.
Mount Kinabalu
At over 4000 metres high Mount Kinabalu is Malaysia’s highest mountain. Below our own Adam Woolf recalls his experience climbing the mountain during a trip to Sabah in Eastern Malaysia on the Island of Borneo. Most Kinabalu hikers start from the