It’s hard to know where to start. It’s been eight months since I’ve posted on my blog and I feel very sad that I’ve not been able to keep it going during 2021. Work has been relentless for so long … Continue reading
A long weekend in Sheffield
Category Archives: Travel
A Kinder Scout circuit [Peak District 2020]
I’ve saved our favourite day in the Peak District for my final post about the trip. We’d been carefully watching the weather forecast for a clear, dry day so we could really stretch our legs – and we were thrilled … Continue reading
Scrambling on Burbage Rocks [Peak District 2020]
Whenever we explore somewhere new, we usually try and visit as many different sights as possible. But on our trip up to the Peak District, we loved one location so much, we visited twice. We knew the kids enjoyed a … Continue reading
A week in the Peaks
Those giddy days of August when we could travel across the country and spend time indoors with other people seem like a lifetime ago (!), but I’m remembering what a pleasure it was to travel by sorting out the masses … Continue reading
Escape to the country – part 2 [Sussex 2020]
I’m running training on blogging to a load of PhD students on Friday and realise I’m no longer a model blogger! I just remembered I didn’t finish writing about our Sussex holiday, so here is another photo laden post to … Continue reading
Escape to the country – part 1 [Sussex 2020]
After months and months stuck in SE London for lockdown, we finally escaped the capital for a tentative holiday in early August. We booked a cottage in a Sussex village just over an hour from home with our friend Katharine … Continue reading
A long weekend on the Forth and the Tay
I’m sitting in a cottage at Coombe Mill in Cornwall at the end of a wonderful Christmas week away with my family. It’s been a peaceful, much-needed week away from the bustle of London and work. I’ve been thinking about … Continue reading
Three days in the Pyrenees [French Roadtrip 2019]
We kept heading south for our final road trip destination of 2019. Longing for some mountain air, we ventured into the foothills of the Pyrenees to stay in a completely different campsite to the rest of our trip. The Sunelia … Continue reading
Exploring the Dordogne [French Roadtrip 2019]
Our third camping destination of our French road trip was in the Dordogne region in south west France. We chose another Huttopia campsite, this time in Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne. On its own little island in the Dordogne, it was a wonderful location. … Continue reading
The lovely Loire Valley [French Roadtrip 2019]
Sorry for the interruption in my summer roadtrip write up. I’ve been busy launching another website at work and celebrating a certain young man’s 9th birthday (more on that soon…) After our flying visit to the Normandy coast, we began … Continue reading
Remembering D-Day in Normandy [French roadtrip 2019]
After last year’s successful European camping roadtrip, I found myself to agreeing to another camping adventure this summer. And unlike last year, where we spent part of our trip either staying with friends or in an Airbnb, I somehow suggested … Continue reading
Yr Eifl, Aber Falls and Aberystwyth [Snowdonia 2019]
You’ve made it to the final post of our Welsh adventure! During our week in North Wales, we squeezed in one final walk before heading South. On our final full day, the weather was terrible across Snowdonia and Anglesey, but … Continue reading
Summiting Snowdon [Snowdonia 2019]
We couldn’t visit Snowdonia without attempting to climb to the summit of Snowdon – the highest point in England and Wales. We packed a picnic and waterproofs and set off early for Llanberis. We parked the car there and squeezed … Continue reading
Anglesey adventures [Snowdonia 2019]
With the weather a bit ropey during our trip to North Wales, I found myself spending quite a bit of time carefully scanning the Met Office satellite maps tracking rain showers and looking for locations that were looking less cloudy! … Continue reading
A beautiful hike from Beddgelert [Snowdonia 2019]
I’m back! It is so nice to get back to the blog after a bit of a break. Since Christmas, I’ve been overwhelmed with work and have had to devote pretty much all my spare time to it. And so, … Continue reading
Diary of a Herne Hill mum 