There’s something about a real English town pub that just sets the world right. You know the feeling—the low hum... | Continue reading
If you caught my recent article about our wanderings around the magnificent Carew Castle, you’ll know we worked up quite... | Continue reading
There is a specific kind of magic that happens just outside Ripley. One minute you’re navigating modern Derbyshire traffic, and... | Continue reading
When you spend enough time wandering the coastal paths and winding country lanes of Pembrokeshire, you quickly realise that this... | Continue reading
There are few things better for the soul than a walk along the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. But if you happen... | Continue reading
If you follow my wanderings, you know I am gaining an enduring love for the Pembrokeshire Coast. But every now... | Continue reading
There is something truly magical about the Pembrokeshire coastline. The salty sea breeze, the dramatic limestone cliffs, and the endless... | Continue reading
If you were to ask me to design the perfect six-mile walk in Pembrokeshire, Wales, I’d probably sketch out something... | Continue reading
We all know the old hiker’s adage: look after your feet, and your feet will look after you. Yet, how... | Continue reading
There is something undeniably magnetic about a waterfall. The distant rumble that grows into a roar, the moisture hanging thick... | Continue reading
There is a specific kind of silence you only find in Great Langdale. It’s a valley carved by glaciers, guarded... | Continue reading
There are two ways to experience Windermere. There’s the bustling, ice-cream-and-ferry energy of the shoreline, and then there’s the quiet,... | Continue reading
If you mention walking in the Brecon Beacons—or Bannau Brycheiniog as we should rightly call it—most people immediately picture the... | Continue reading
There is something undeniably special about the gritstone edges of the Peak District. They offer that perfect ratio of reward... | Continue reading
Whenever I find myself wandering through the rolling landscapes of Carmarthenshire, I am constantly reminded of how layered the history... | Continue reading
It’s always a good idea to head down to Devon for a holiday, whether with your soul mate, your friends,... | Continue reading
Spring in the UK is a funny old thing. One minute it’s snowing, the next the daffodils are out, and... | Continue reading
One thing I have learned from travelling this big blue, beautiful and beguiling world of ours, is that you really... | Continue reading
There is a specific kind of hunger that sets in after a long day on the fells. It isn’t just... | Continue reading
There are few things in nature that stop us in our tracks quite like a rainbow. We’ve all been there—trudging... | Continue reading
If you ask any walker to sketch the skyline of the Shropshire Hills, they will likely draw the long, flat... | Continue reading
There is a moment in late February when the British winter finally breaks. It isn’t marked by a change in... | Continue reading
There is a specific kind of joy in unfolding a map of the British Isles and spotting a name that... | Continue reading
We all love a walk that gets the heart pumping, don’t we? Sometimes it’s the steep climb that does it,... | Continue reading
We live on an archipelago of confusing labels. Are we British? English? Citizens of the UK? And why does a... | Continue reading
There is a pervasive myth that Afternoon Tea is a dainty, frivolous affair—a tourist tick-box exercise involving cucumber sandwiches and... | Continue reading
There is a moment every year—usually sometime in January to February—when the grey curtain of winter begins to twitch. It... | Continue reading
As we move from the gentle awakening of April into the lush abundance of May and June, the British countryside... | Continue reading
There are some signs of spring that you see: the first Snowdrop pushing through the frost or the yellow haze... | Continue reading
When we think of violets, we usually think of perfume. We think of Victorian posies, sweet-smelling soaps, and that distinct,... | Continue reading
To the modern eye, conditioned by the soft-focus lens of Netflix’s Bridgerton, Georgian Bath is a confection of honey-coloured stone,... | Continue reading
Walk down any high street in Britain, from the cobbles of York to the winding lanes of a Cornish fishing... | Continue reading
There are certain flowers that don’t just mark a change in the weather; they mark a change in our mood.... | Continue reading
There is a specific moment in the British spring that feels less like a changing of the seasons and more... | Continue reading
We all know the feeling. It’s late February or early March. The air is still biting, the trees are bare... | Continue reading
If you’ve followed my journeys over the years, you know that feeling well. You are legs-aching tired, your lungs are... | Continue reading
You know those crisp, freezing mornings where the air bites at your cheeks and the mud under your boots has... | Continue reading
Ah, isn’t life marvellous? Aren’t we lucky, dear reader, to live in such a land? A country where there are... | Continue reading
When most people think of Leicestershire, they tend to think of it as being rather flat. Well, let me tell... | Continue reading
If you stand in a British woodland—or even just a quiet corner of your garden—and close your eyes, there is... | Continue reading
There is a specific kind of silence that falls over the British garden in mid-winter. It is a heavy, grey... | Continue reading
In recent years, the internet has been flooded with well-meaning advice about “saving the bees.” You’ve likely seen the viral... | Continue reading
This is the unglamorous part of wildlife gardening, but it is undoubtedly the most important. If you aren’t prepared to... | Continue reading
There is a special thrill in seeing the “Night Shift” arrive. Seeing the monochromatic stripe of a badger in the... | Continue reading
The West European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) is an icon of the British garden. But they are in trouble. Populations have... | Continue reading
Feeding birds is often our first step into wildlife gardening. It certainly was for me. There is nothing quite like... | Continue reading
There is a specific kind of silence that only happens once or twice a year in the UK. You know... | Continue reading
It happens every year around this time. You’re drifting off to sleep, warm and cosy under the duvet, when suddenly... | Continue reading