With colder weather now upon us, ensuring your camping gear is capable of keeping you warm is never more important! We’ve teamed up with the folks over at Viking Trek are giving you the chance to win a superb new sleeping bag. The Viking Trek 350x Sleeping Bag is Designed in Sweden and has been tested…
A circular walk from Brinscall to Great Hill *From Brinscall swimming baths, you can get up to Great Hill and back down in 2 hours. We extended our walk with a meander through the woods and took a lot of time out for mushroom photographing and foraging, hence the distance below showing at 8.82km and…
Where did we go? Round the Woods luxury yurts Morton Lane Weston Longville Norwich NR9 5JL FInd out more What did we think? Having never been to Norfolk before and loving this time of year, I was particularly excited about our visit to Round the Woods. After leaving work early on the Friday we set…
What are they? Reef Miss J-Bay Womens Flip Flops £49.99 from The Board Basement Buy them here What did I think? These Reef flip flips are actaully full grain leather sandals with a rubber sole. Unlike most flip flops I’ve had and the ones I normally use at the gym, these include an anatomical arch…
Circular walk, Hawse End to Catbells, Cumbria Start & End Point: Hawse End car park, CA12 5UE Distance: approximately 3.8 miles / 6.3 km Time Taken: approximately 2-3 hours Elevation: 500 metres Uphill: 2.5/5 Technicality: 2/5 Scenery rating: 4/5 Need to know: There are two scrambles, so despite this being a short ‘family’ walk, it’s…
We arrive at The Roaches late one morning on a crisp and warm autumn day despite my satnav choosing an absurd route, all winding and impossibly narrow single track lanes. I’ve never been keen on the name. The Roaches conjures up the image of skittering bugs and certainly not a majestic ridge of gritstone crags,…
The Airedale trousers feature Craghoppers’ AquaDry Membrane making them both waterproof and breathable. They also have a good amount of stretch making them very comfy, and essentially, easy to walk and scramble in.
Following on from their big 4 day signing event in London, Paris, Berlin and Copenhagen we’ve teamed up with LEGO Ideas to bring you our latest competition to win a fantastic SIGNED box of the brand new LEGO Ideas Old Fishing Store worth £139.99! The LEGO Ideas Old Fishing Store is perfect for both kids…
The ultimate bell tent accessory, a portable wood burning tent stove is a warm and practical addition to your camping set up.
What is it? Ladies Merinolux Plaid Shirt, Autumn/Winter 2017 Available in Raspberry Crush (as shown) as well as Poseidon and Green Gables £80 Royal Robbins Buy it here What did I think? Though the inclusion of Merino wool always commands a premium, my first thought when I saw the £80 price tag of the Royal…
I love kayaking, though I normally take to the water on lochs and lakes and have only once, very briefly, ventured out on to the sea before. With the opportunity to spend 5 days in Cornwall over the August bank holiday weekend, I thought it would be the ideal chance to take a kayak out…
Idyllic countryside with abundant wildflowers, close proximity to dramatic Cornish coastline and a historic estate full of intrigue, and that’s barely scratching the surface. Since being abandoned in the 1940’s, the Fir Hill estate in Colan near Newquay, has recently been transformed into a stunning glamping site, providing stylish traditional Mongolian yurt accommodation. The yurts…