When the Government announced they were relaxing the Covid rules for 5 days over Christmas I made plans to squeeze as much activity as possible into those 5 days. Two and a half days with my family and one day driving my mum home on the 27th. That left the 23rd and half of theContinue reading “A night on Meldon Hill”
Category Archives: North Pennines
Fendrith Hill and Chapel Fell Top
Lockdown v2 is giving me an excellent excuse to explore my local hills a bit more. I’m ashamed to say that although I know the Lakes like the back of my hand, I rarely visit the remote hills in Teesdale and the North Pennines. There is a good reason for this – long walks overContinue reading “Fendrith Hill and Chapel Fell Top”
Flowers of the North Pennines
A walk up High Cup Nick with Hannah as she wanted to see the flowers I saw yesterday. Hannah is my 9 year old daughter and my cheerful companion in many of my easier exploits. We approached from Dufton over open access land via Stud Gill and onto the west side of High Cup Gill. Continue reading “Flowers of the North Pennines”
Return to the hills
It was time to venture back into the hills and for the first trip I chose High Cup Nick, only 45 minutes’ drive away. I was not disappointed. The joy of being back in the hills, the rain, the wind, the grass beneath my feet, the wide open skies and the feeling of being aliveContinue reading “Return to the hills”
