At the end of September, Jan and I travelled up to Peebles. I wanted to walk from Peebles to Kirk Yetholm. This was the last gap in my Cape Wrath to Sennen Cove ‘Top-2-Bottom’ Trek between Cape Wrath and Clun […]
We don’t know Shropshire very well but recently had several days walking the fields in the north and hills in the south while staying in either Bishops Castle or Shrewsbury. In fact, by the time we had completed our 5 […]
Monday 24th June 2019 A very wet day from start to finish. Drizzle in the morning, low clouds on the hills and torrential rain, as in stair-rods rain, in mid-afternoon. The day started with several miles along the canal from […]
I decided last year that it would be good to walk from Milngavie (start of the West Highland Way) and Kirk Yetholm (end of the Pennine Way). I walked my version of the West Highland Way (WHW) in 2003 and […]
Friday 24th May 2019 After a good breakfast at the Lindisfarne Inn we headed off on the short distance to the coast. It was another warm day, lots of sunshine but breezy. Most of the 12 miles to the end […]
Thursday 23rd May 2019. The title was a bit of a misnomer today, mostly we were walking inland a few miles from the coast. It was a short day today, just 8 miles, so we didn’t leave until 10am. Wall […]
Wednesday 22nd May 2019 It was a delayed start as breakfast was in a cafe opposite our hotel and the chef turned up late. It was a bright day with a cool breeze as we walked along the top of […]
Tuesday 21st May 2019. It was a dull start to the day and a bit chilly as we left the Cottage Inn in Dunstan just after 9.30am. The light on Craster Harbour was flat as a pancake so no more […]
Monday 20th May 2019. We left the Sun Hotel in Warkworth at the crack of 10am. It was overcast so no pictures of the castle. The first section was down a small ginnel between the back gardens of houses and […]
We’re in Northumberland walking along the coast from Cresswell to Berwick upon Tweed this week. Hoping to take lots of coastal and castle photos. Today, Sunday 19th May 2019, we started at the Ellington Plough (a good friendly place to […]
Tuesday 7th May 2019. Today we walked from the Port of Pollensa to the pretty bay of Cala Sant Vicenc. The trail was unmarked except for a hand scrawled sign, nothing official anywhere on the entire route. Very rough track […]
Monday 6th May 2019. Today we headed over to Soller from our base in the Port of Pollensa. First we visited the Gardens of Alfabia. Lots to see on this old estate. Lots of orange and lemon trees too. We […]
We’re spending a few days on Mallorca with Jan’s sister and husband, based in the Port of Pollensa. Today Peter and I walked up to Puig De Maria Monastery from Pollensa, about 3 miles in total. The weather is good […]
Saturday 13th April 2019, the last day of our 87 mile 7 day 3 Peaks Dales Way trek. We left the Jolly Anglers after a very hearty breakfast at the crack of 9.30am! There was a chill in the air, […]
Today, Friday 12th April, was our penultimate day on the Dales Way and we walked from Sedbergh to Burneside (north of Kendal). We started by walking uphill and cutting around the foot of the Howgills, not the official route but […]
After an enormous breakfast at the Old Hill Inn we headed off up Whernside. I can’t remember ever previously being asked if I needed more cooked breakfast, more toast yes but not more bacon and sausage! Another chilly but bright […]
Today, Wednesday 10th April, we left the Crown Hotel in Horton in Ribblesdale after a good breakfast in bright sunshine, but it was cold and breezy. We only saw 3 other people on the track from Horton, all fell runners. […]
We thought to make the Dales Way a bit more interesting we’d divert over the 3 Peaks. Today, Tuesday 9th April, we walked from Kettlewell to Horton in Ribblesdale via Pen-y-Ghent. It stayed dry all day but cold, especially in […]
After a good nights sleep and a good breakfast at the Red Lion in Burnsall we continued on the Dales Way to Kettlewell along the River Wharfe. The water level was quite low, surprising since the Dales area had serious […]
I’m walking a variation of the Dales Way with good friend Al from Gloucester. It’s about 80 miles and we’re taking 7 days. To add a bit of extra interest we’re diverting over the 3 Peaks between Kettlewell and Dent. […]
I have walked a lot of long distance routes over the years, both in the UK and abroad. Some are official trails and others I just pull the maps out and link together paths and tracks. While reviewing some of […]
I’m giving my Snow Light lecture to Warrington Photo Society tonight and Deepings Camera Club tomorrow night. A mix of snowy landscapes, coastal and other landscapes as well as city shots. All taken on medium format Ilford film using Mamiya […]
Friday 1st March in the Lake District was a dull day all day. I didn’t take any photos with my proper camera just a few phone photos when I remembered. We intended to catch the 10.45am ferry from Ambleside to […]
Thursday 28th February and the weather has turned. It was cloudy and threatening to rain, a bit chilly to start with too. No brightness at all but a few reflections photos, a bit of mist at times and a waterfall. […]
Wednesday 27th February 2019, another warm blue sky day. Chilly start then temperature rose to 12°C, warm work walking the couple of thousands of feet over Heron Pike to Great Rigg. Chilly breeze on top. Then via Alcock Tarn to […]
Today, Tuesday 26th February 2019, was forecast to be another warm blue sky day. We decided to make the most of the weather and go high, from Ambleside to Dove Crag in fact. Of the 3 ridges running north from […]
We’re in the Lake District for a few days. As it’s February we expected snowy mountains requiring axe and crampons but temperatures of 15°C for a few days and mild weather for a couple of weeks means everything is looking […]
The snow finally arrived, this year as an even covering of several inches around here and Buxton. Last winter it was so windy there was no snow on the hillsides but 7 foot drifts on the roads! These are all […]
Friday 18th January, our last day skiing at Obergurgl. The weather was a bit mixed, sometimes we were skiing in low cloud with very limited visibility, sometimes in sunshine with fantastic views. We planned to ski Hochgurgl but there was […]
Thursday 17th January, we caught the ski bus to the nearby ski town of Solden, about 20 minutes away. We had skied here before but not for 26 years so we were interested to see what we could remember. It […]
Wednesday 16th January we went to the top of the Roßkar lift and then the one that went even higher, all for the views and the photos. It was a blue sky day and perfect for both skiing and photography. […]
There’s been a huge amount of snow in the Austrian Alps over the last few days. This has fallen on ice and pastures with no freeze thaw to stabilise it, so an enormous amount of work for the ski areas […]
We’re in the Austrian village of Obergurgl but there’s too much snow for skiing! The slopes are avalanching and it’s still snowing. There are winter walking trails here as well as skiing but everything is closed. The walking trails have […]
There’s lots of snow in the Austrian Alps, even at Innsbruck Airport. Even more in the mountains. Here’s a few phone photos to give you an idea of what it’s like.
We are all set up and ready to go for the 2018 RHS Wisley Christmas Contemporary Craft and Art Fair, run by Craft in Focus. Our stand is D30. It’s open from Wednesday 21st to Sunday 25th November 2018. Here’s […]
Jan and I had a short trip to Budapest in November 2018, flying out from London Heathrow on a Saturday, returning on a Monday. That gave me one full day plus late afternoon/early evening on our arrival day and the […]
It’s the ‘world premiere’ of my new lecture Snow Light tonight. All images were taken on film with over 80 hand printed darkroom prints. Lots of landscapes with and without snow, as well as cities. I’ll have copies of my […]
We’re doing the Great peak District Fair this weekend in Buxton Pavilion Gardens. After an absence of 3 years the show returns into the newly restored Octagon building. The first thing you notice is how light it now is, much […]
Friday 28th September 2018, the last day of our trek through our local Peak District hills. Yet another sunny day but thankfully several degrees cooler than yesterday. It was quite a familiar route to finish with. From Castleton we headed […]
It was the warmest day of the trek today with temperatures around 20°C. Lots of sunshine too. Huge breakfast at the Little John in Hathersage. Somehow we managed to move after it and headed uphill towards Stanage Edge then Bamford. […]
Yet another warm sunny day, not at all Autumnal. We left the Monsal Head Hotel after a good hearty breakfast for Little Longstone then headed up over the gently rolling hillside. At the top we were met with fantastic views […]
My back was really painful through the night. The long distance and awkward stiles yesterday took their toll on my back. I ended up taking a tablet at 5am to ease the pain. Jan had to put my socks on […]
We left the Stanley Arms at the crack of 10.30am as breakfast didn’t start until 9am. Our breakfasts were very generous and tasty so we didn’t need anything else until dinner. No lunch stops on our route today. We started […]
Today Jan and I walked from Tunstead Milton through the Goyt Valley, up Stakeside over the Cat and Fiddle road to the Stanley Arms in Wildboarclough. A few days ago we expected gales and driving rain all day but what […]
I’m giving my City Light lecture to Cambridge Camera Club tonight, Monday 10th September 2018. Illust with lots of my hand printed darkroom prints. KO 7.30pm, venue Cambridge Rugby Club. Visitors welcome!
We are exhibiting at the Craft in Focus Contemporary Craft and Design Fair at Brooklands Museum near Weybridge in Surrey. It is open every day from 10am to 5pm today, Friday 17th until Sunday 19th August 2018. Lots of top […]
We spent the whole day in Cambridge taking more photos with my Mamiya 7 camera and Jan took shots with her Fuji XE3. As usual it was sunny and warm! I have new photos of Magdalene, Gonville and Caius, Emmanuel, […]
Jan and I have come down to Cambridge for a few days prompted by an invitation to a garden party at Churchill College, my old college while I did my PhD at the University Chemistry Department. I have hardly returned […]
I met an old friend a couple of weeks ago to have a catch-up while we walked the hills near Longnor. We chose a good day at the start of this spell of nice weather, but not hot like it […]
Today, Wednesday 23rd May 2018 we travelled from Trondheim to Oslo on the train. This was a journey time of almost 7 hours but at least I could wander around and not just sit there. I took a few phone […]
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