Are you looking for a Bleaklow circular hike? This circular Peak District hike takes in the Wain Stones, the Hern stones, the site of the B-29 Over Exposed plane crash on Bleaklow, Higher Shelf Stones and Lower Shelf Stones. Bleaklow is one of the peaks on my Peak District peak bagging checklist so I was glad to get it ticked off, as is Higher Shelf Stones. Hooray for two peaks in one day! Here's ... READ MORE »
challenging walks
Black Hill Circular Walk, Holmfirth – Yorkshire Walks
Back in May the husband and I decided to have a day off together and hit the hills. He likes to go to high places so we headed out on a Black Hill circular walk, starting at the parking spot on Greenfield Road. It was also an opportunity to get started with the Peak District trig bagging challenge! This route is quite challenging in places, so isn't really suitable for small children and you need ... READ MORE »
Pendle Hill Walk with Kids
I've wanted to do the Pendle Hill walk ever since we camped in (relatively) nearby Rimington. Pendle Hill has become a bit of an obsession of mine as it's really enigmatic. It stands alone and can be seen for miles around, towering over the little villages that are dotted around it's base, but disappears totally in the mist! At 395m above sea level it's classed as a Marilyn and it's parent peak is ... READ MORE »
Climbing Pen-y-ghent with Kids
Wondering whether you can climb Pen-y-ghent with kids? Hopefully this blog post will help you decide! This was the first of the Yorkshire 3 Peaks with kids for us. Pen-y-ghent is one of the mountains in the Yorkshire Three Peaks and at 694m above sea level it's pretty high! We chose this one as its the smallest of the three so we thought it would be a nice ... READ MORE »
