Whether you’re a hardcore cycling commuter (like me, screw you lorry drivers!), a muddy mountain bike enthusiast or just fancy knowing a fixie from a foldup, these are the best bike books around.
My pick of the best camping books
My pick of the top camping titles just in time for a summer of sleeping under stars and canvas, including essential info on where to&…
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Surfdome’s festival essentials
It’s allllllmost festival season! I know, I can’t wait either. In the meantime, check out my pick of festie essentials from surf/ski/…
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Sunshine yellow Hunter wellingtons
I took my favourite Hunters to Cornwall with me last weekend for sea paddling purposes.
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Places to stay: The Scarlet Hotel review
The Scarlet Hotel review: Magnificent coastlines, bubbling hot tubs and Cornish cream teas are some of my all-time favourite things, so the delightfully grown-up and&…
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Review: Target Dry Olivia jacket
I’m a sucker for a nice little waterproof number, and it doesn’t get much more cheerful than the bright spotty lining and cheery …
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Cycling from Bristol to Oxford with PedalFolk
It all got a bit Famous Five last weekend, when I hit the road with PedalFolk, a band of travelling folk musicians bent on cycling&…
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Review: Target Dry Elle Mac in a Sac
It’s all springlike and sunshiney suddenly! I feel very happy indeed. The only issue I seem to be having is that I can’t …
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Ten best international festivals
Missed out on a Glasto ticket? Eschew mud and rain in favour of beaches, sunshine and some seriously good tunes at one of the world’…
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MandMDirect’s Reward a Runner competition
If your lovely dad is training hard or your best mate’s in need of some shiny new lycra to motivate her to victory, I’…
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Five best accessories for summer gardens
Spring is finally here! Dust down your flipflops, crack out the Pimms and get out in the garden – it may have been a little…
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Lazy days in Dorset
It was my birthday a few weeks ago, and some friends and I headed down to Dorset to stay in a gorgeous little cottage in&…
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How to: have a little garden party
We spent last weekend at a cottage on the Dorset coast enjoying the sunshine, and gorgeous gift website www.dotcomgiftshop.com sent me the loveliest …
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Review: Sealskinz grey cable knit waterproof beanie hat
This lovely little beanie is the newest addition to my hat collection, thanks to the fab outdoorsy kids over at Sealskinz. I’ve always been …
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Interview with Bee Watson of The Cocktail Caravan
Bee Watson and Kate Norman are my new girl heroes. This awesome entrepreneurial twosome who once ‘dreamed a little dream of buying a caravan and&…
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Interview with foraging expert Fergus Drennan
We chat to Fergus Drennan, of fantastic foraging blog Wild Man Wild food, about eating frogspawn, living off the fat of the land and life&…
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