10 country walks less than an hour from central London
Yearning to escape the capital? Grab your hiking boots and go searching for bracing sea air, secret bluebell woods and trails steeped in history on…
View PostYearning to escape the capital? Grab your hiking boots and go searching for bracing sea air, secret bluebell woods and trails steeped in history on…
View PostMontane trail running kit review Montane‘s innovative, hard-wearing outdoor clothing has always been designed with lightweight endurance adventures in mind, and their Via Trail collection…
View PostDesperate for a dip? Head to one of my five favourite wild swimming spots less than an hour away from Bristol. From tranquil river swims…
View PostSwim in safety in rivers, pools and the ocean safely by following some key advice in my new wild swimming safety tips video. Whenever summer…
View PostSpray painting a surfboard is simple and lets you create infinitely customisable designs – no more plain white board! Here’s my guide to cleaning and…
View PostIf there’s one silver lining to being at home right now, it’s having plenty of time to plan all the cross-country hikes, long-distance cycles and…
View PostPack your swimsuit and swap the real world for a cabin on the water. Ditchling Cabin, set on the edge of its own lake in…
View PostLet’s escape to Neverland. “A wild rocky romantic island it is too”, J.M Barrie wrote of it. “it almost taketh the breath away to find…
View PostWelcome to the great indoors. Ready to get busy? My list of 101 outdoor and adventure-inspired activities that you can do at home is here…
View PostGrab your trainers – it’s time to make tracks. If you’ve never run for anything more than a bus before, marathon runner and all-round amazing…
View PostSocial distancing – it’s here, and it’s weird, especially if, like me, what makes you happiest is being in open spaces, among tall mountains or…
View PostWhy start running? I’m totally addicted to sweaty-faced, jelly-legged, all-weather running. From massive mental health benefits and city mapping to living out Taylor Swift fantasies,…
View Post‘Walk through life as though you have something new to learn, and you will’ wrote American philosopher Vernon Howard. There’s a simple happiness in the…
View Post“Gower is a very beautiful peninsula… as a matter of fact, it is one of the loveliest sea-coast stretches in the whole of Britain.” Dylan…
View PostHeading for a day in the great outdoors or exploring a new city? Make sure you know where you’re going to stash all your kit…
View PostThis is perhaps the closest you’ll come to Narnia. Welcome to Finnish Lapland, the wilderness high above the Arctic Circle where snow thickly coats the…
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