Strollers Walk I’ve had a couple of lovely walks with the Strollers, and they’re a delight. Today’s plan is to meet in Runswick Bay and walk along the Cinder Track to Kettleness, then through the w…

The forecast has been everything but a plague of frogs, and at six thirty, we’re certainly getting caught up with rain; however, by nine it’s commuted to grey sky and a simmering threat, so waterpr…

A wonderful walk today that took Peak Scar Top to Rievaulx Abbey and back. Parking is free on the grass near Murton Grange. The walk is well-defined most of the time; however, there are occasional …

Port Mulgrave Loop Lou wants to recce a walk for her walking group later in the year. It’s important to ensure that any bridges are still standing and rights-of-way through farms are still appropri…

The Ramblings team splits into two groups to enable those who missed the ‘Brothers Water’ loop to do it, whilst those who had done it would tackle the Grisdale Loop, which is a little higher up the…

.Yesterday was fairly heavy going so we opt for a more leisurely, low-level walk today. It’s along the bottom of the valleys and follows what could have been that of the knight mentioned in Witch o…

We gather in the garden and find ourselves instinctively drifting about, looking for a patch of sunshine randomly distributed in the shade. At this time in the morning, the surrounding mountains an…

The morning is idyllic weather for walking with blue skies and sunshine, but only about ten degrees, so winter attire is still the order of the day. We’re carring our way to Swainby if you’ll pardo…

Lou has a cracking walk for us. Ellerby Loop. It’s about ten miles or so, but this recce is a little more than that at over eleven. Lou is tasked with the first walk of the new season, so thi…

After a bit of a pause through December, we’ve managed to get a few walks in, although I missed last week due to the Tenerife Tour. This lovely walk involves the use of our old-farts-passes as we l…

Lou suggested a walk in the woods in the Mulgrave estate to the castle. Mulgrave Castle is a 13th C stone structure. It has been in and out of favour at various times including the English Civil Wa…

Grosmont to Whitby  This is a great walk but strenuous.  The morning sky is on fire as we travel to Whitby to catch the 08:44 Middlesbrough train to Grosmont. The ... Read more

Beech Tree House to Hawkshead A couple of years ago at the top of Catbells, I expressed a thought out loud and George Renwick, who we all agree is the nicest man in the world, gave me a profound reply. We’d got to the top and I was sitting on a rock…

Beech Tree House to the Copper Mines and a bit of excitement. Twelve men and true set off like a gaggle of school kids. Out heads are teenage but bodies are in their seventies so there are clicking hips, the odd new knee and policeman’s heel amongst…

An exciting ride to Masca!! I’d been out with a couple of dear friends from York a couple of nights ago. Leah and Ross are fun to be with and we’d agreed to have a ‘run out’ on Friday to a little village that sits precariously at about 2000 feet in…

A couple of walks on Teide. This is a loop walk from Villaflor and whilst I didn’t complete it because of cloud it is safe in as much as the tracks that I walked are quite well marked and offer some wonderful views if only on the way there and what I…

Postcard 2 from the Canaries – Tenerife – Heartwarming Here’s a tale that could have had another ending. An old geezer wandering about in the sunshine at Costa Adeje and Playa de las Americas warming up for a walk on the mountain tomorrow. He stopped…

The Country File weather forecast was predicting more rain, some snow and the occasional gale force wind so I decided to consult my phone and with a little help from Skyscanner I found a couple of flights, one to Tenerife and the other to Lanzarote…

Before Christmas, I was plotting a few routes around Whitby within the town and whilst I’ve managed one little excursion the odd-jobs in the Cottage have inhibited the rest so I resolved to do something about it in the New Year. We managed a short…

Postcard 1 from London Dec 2023 Great start to the day with a quick jog to school with Zak and with a parting wave I’m in the bus to the station. First destination is London Bridge, or rather more specifically, King’s. Whenever I’m at a loose end…