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Tales from the Trails – Ann tackles our Dales and Moors holiday
By Alex Greenwood Ann Hudson from Cheshire completed our Coast to Coast: Dales and Moors holiday which follows the famous long distance trail 110 miles from Kirkby Stephen to Robin Hoods Bay in May of this year. It was her, and her friend Lesley’s, very first long distance trail. Ann took a lot of fabulous…
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Tara’s Coast to Coast – Dales and Moors
By Tara Walker-Rose Part one of my Coast to Coast story covered the Lakes and Mountains stage from St Bees to Kirby Stephen. Here in part two I’ll be sharing my story of the Dales and Moors as I walk on to Robin Hood’s Bay. Day 7: Kirkby Stephen to Keld We started today by…
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Tara’s Coast to Coast – Lakes and Mountains
By Tara Walker-Rose I’m really excited to be walking the Coast to Coast and sharing this with you! A lot has happened since this trip was booked last year and I’m really happy to be back out on the trail and supporting our hard working accommodation hosts and other service providers. Part one of my…
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Tales from the Trails – Northumberland Coast Path
By Tara Walker-Rose In the first week of August 2020 regular client Jim Mattinson blazed a trail along the Northumberland Coast Path as our very first walker to hit the trails since March. Jim and his walking companion chose the hardest itinerary, completing the Coast Path in just 4 days of walking. He kindly took the…
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Family Time on the North Devon Coast
By Katie Armitage Last August my sister Bethany and I walked from Minehead to Woolacombe on the first section of the South West Coast Path. We’d just launched our North Devon holidays and I was very excited to share my adventures with you all … let’s dive in! Day 1: Minehead to Porlock We arrived…
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Striding Out on St Oswald’s Way
By Gill Atkinson At the end of September I had the opportunity to get out on my first staff familiarisation trip. I chose St Oswald’s Way. I was joined by my husband Stan, and we simply loved every minute of it. We are lucky enough to live in the Lake District and love walking on…
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Uncovering UK History on Walking Holidays
By James Taylor There is Nothing Like Being There There are some beautiful history books out there, some stunning documentaries and artwork that can evoke a sense of wonder, terror or nostalgia, but there is nothing that exhilarates the history buff quite as vividly as actually setting foot on the places where historical events actually…
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Bruce’s Big Adventure on Hadrian’s Wall
By Charlotte Briggs This was my first walk with Mickledore! Living in the Lakes, my husband (Jack), 3-year-old black lab (Bruce), and myself were really excited to walk the trail along Hadrian’s Wall. Bruce (and Jack and myself) are used to the mileage undertaken having lived in the Lakes most our lives. However, we didn’t…
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In the Footsteps of a 7th Century Saint
By Tara Walker-Rose A fabulous part of my job at Mickledore is walking the routes to get to know them, visit our accommodations, and share my experience with you. Last summer I chose St Cuthberts Way, a 62 mile walk from Melrose in the Scottish Borders to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, which celebrates St…
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Putting in the Miles on the Dorset Coast
By Steve Jones Last summer, in order to further familiarise myself with both the route and some of our accommodation providers, I walked, well actually I ran, the 81 mile Dorset section of the South West Coast Path. Well actually, I ran more than that. All will be explained! Before the Off After leaving an…
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