Wetheral on a spring evening

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Train crossing Wetheral viaduct

With the birds singing and the sun starting to set on another week we headed over to Wetheral for some sniffs and a good walk.

Kingmoor Nature Reserve visited, Carlisle

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Kingmoor Nature Reserve

To the woods near Carlisle today for our big walk of the week. The Kingmoor Nature Reserve to the north of the City was to be our destination as dad didn’t fancy going to far with rain clouds circling overhead.  He thought that at least the trees would provide a bit of cover if it [...]

King Edward monument – Burgh by Sands

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King Edward 1 monument sign

Yesterday our update ended after our walk in Finglandrigg Wood  however, we managed to get a second walk done as we visited the King Edward 1 Monument at Burgh by Sands. Burgh, pronounced brough as in woof, is on the Solway plain between Scotland and England and is the site possibly for the remotest monument for [...]

We visit Finglandrigg Wood near Kirkbride

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Buster and Charlie on the boardwalk

With the dry weather continuing we managed once again to get in to the big world for another adventure this week and our travels took us to a place where we could have so much fun. Finglandrigg Wood was until now unknown to any of us and was another one of those places you would [...]

Soggy doggies and no sausages …

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I can see for miles ...

The Great British Weather strikes again  - and we get wet. Traditionally Sunday is a day for taking a stroll, having a nice sunday roast and then falling asleep in front of the fire whilst dad watches yet another film repeat. All started well, the overnight rain seemed to have passed over and the clouds [...]

Christmas gifts – for the boys

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As promised just before Christmas  here are a few pictures from our Christmas Day. We both got some lovely gifts, so thank you to everyone. The weather stayed fine but a little cold, so as yet Charlie has not seen a White Christmas. Maybe you would like to share your pictures or let us know what you [...]

A walk from Glasson Dock, Lancaster

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With the coast to our left we left Glasson Dock near Lancaster behind and started along the coastal path towards the City of Lancaster. Mum and Dad visited here a few weeks ago whilst researching an article for our other site Heritage and History and they thought it would be worth revisiting with us. We parked [...]

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