Why Walk on Barden Moor
You may not find Barden on any top ten lists of places to walk in Yorkshire, but it’s a hidden gem, and an ideal place to get away from it all. You should try it …
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The Outdoor Guide September Competition!
This is a chance to win some fabulous gear from Wilderness Wear, Klean Kanteen, Mobile Solar Chargers and Julia Bradbury.
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11 year old Lauren makes radio contact from all 214 Wainwright Fells!
Lauren is 11 and is set to the youngest radio amateur operator to successfully make radio contacts from all 214 Wainwright summits in the lake district. Throughout 2016, 11 year old radio ham Lauren will be attempting to reach the the summit of all 214 Lake district summits immortalised in the 7 books written by…
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Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize
The decision has been made. The waiting begins. The judging panel – chaired by The Outdoor Guide’s own Julia Bradbury – had made its choice …
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Walk Together with Bowel Cancer UK
Julia is a patron of Bowel Cancer UK and is supporting Walk Together! A new five mile sponsored walk to bring people together so that they can show their support for those undergoing treatment …
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Rutland Water Review
Rutland Water is a large, horseshoe-shaped reservoir set within three thousand acres …
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Settle, Yorkshire Dales, and the Three Waterfalls
We began our walk by taking the Dales High Way along the shallow River Ribble, which meanders through fields and meadows for a few miles until you reach the hamlet of Stackhouse. Our intended target was Stainforth Force, the first of three waterfalls to be encountered on our journey. The clement weather and adjoining campsite…
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Dog Pub Crawl in the Lake District
Labelled by walkers and residents as the ‘best beer garden in the world’, Langdale in the Lake District is leading the way for walkers who want to taste …
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Mobile Solar Charger Review
It is your worst nightmare! An enjoyable day walking on the fells suddenly goes wrong when you find yourself engulfed in driving rain or rapidly descending mist. You need to call for help but the battery on your mobile is flat …
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The kids are alright…and loving the countryside
Young folk often get a bad press these days but volunteering on the Duke of Edinburgh scheme has shown me that it’s just not true …
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Something About Our Dear Friend Jay Appleton
The The Outdoor Guide team were invited to film Julia Bradbury officially open Jay Appleton’s joint exhibition of his work at the Royal Geographical Society. The exhibition was called Image, Instinct and Imagination: Landscape as Sign Language. We hear how his friendship with Julia blossomed and how his work has inspired others and how it…
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Find It, Share It, Live It
As part of our research for our Lake Pass Trail, we came across four lovely ladies. They were so interested in what we were doing in creating accessible high level, adventurous treks for wheelchair users. A few days ago I received the following email from one of the ladies which has really touched my heart.…
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