Peak District Hikes
Vango Spectre 600 XL review We recently had our last trip in our beloved Vango Vista 800 - she leaked like a sieve on our Lake District trip and as we have no space to put her up and rewaterproof her, we gifted her to someone who could. We had to buy a new tent, so after a bit of a search about we settled on the Vango Spectre 600 XL. The Vango Spectre 600 XL is a no-nonsense 6-person poled ... READ MORE »
This is a Peak District trig point walk which will bag Flask Edge trig point and White Edge trig point, and take you on a circular walk around Big Moor. Starting from Curbar Gap car park, this 7.6 mile walk is relatively level with only one or two steep climbs, but the views from White Edge make it worthwhile. ... READ MORE »
This Scafell Pike route starts from Wast Water and climbs up Lingmell, then Scafell Pike and along to Scafell before heading back down the fells to the car park. This is a challenging 6.5 miles walk - Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England, with Scafell being the second. ... READ MORE »
Looking for a Croker Hill walk? Try this 5.4 mile walk from Bosley Reservoir up to the summit of Croker Hill. ... READ MORE »
This Musden Low short walk is just over a mile and is a quick there and back walk to bag the Musden Low trig point and Ethel. ... READ MORE »
This Baslow Edge short walk starts from Curbar Gap car park and is a relatively level 1.5 miles walk to see the Highland Cows of Baslow Fold, as well as the Eagle Stone. We did this walk after the Flask Edge and White Edge trig point walk. I'd promised Holly we'd look for the Baslow Edge highland cows. The cows are famous on Facebook, even having their own Facebook group! Unfortunately they ... READ MORE »
This Peak District walk starts in the pretty village of Monyash before heading over the beautiful countryside to explore the ruins of Magpie Mine, a 19th Century lead mine. As we're ticking off those Peak District Ethels, we also headed to Bole Hill before returning back to Monyash. This is a lovely 5.5 mile walk, perfect for early summer when the wildflowers are blooming in the meadows. ... READ MORE »
This Peak District walk takes in Minninglow, Bonsall Moor, Stanton Moor and Harthill Moor and is a challenging 17.7 miles. This is a great walk if you are taking part in the Peak District Ethels challenge, and also bags the Stanton Moor trig point and takes you as near as you can get to the Harthill Moor, Slipper Low, Blake Low and Bonsall Moor trig points. Our walk took us along part of the ... READ MORE »
Who doesn't need a load of the best family adventure quotes for Instagram? Here's a quick round up of the best family adventure quotes for you to get you motivated to get out there with your family (or to use, maybe on your Instagram posts or blog posts!). These are quotes that reflect the joy (or not so much!) of family adventuring and adventuring with kids. Family adventures are ... READ MORE »
Looking for a short walk to The Cloud? This is a perfect Peak District walk for kids as it's relatively short at 2.2 miles, there's not much climbing and there is a fabulous woodland to explore on the way to the summit. Here's a quick walk we did to The Cloud. ... READ MORE »
