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Happy Days on the Dales Way
By Tara Walker-Rose Having previously enjoyed walks on Hadrian’s Wall, West Highland Way and Herriot Way, I’ve decided this time to walk the 81 mile Dales Way from Ilkley in Yorkshire to Bowness on Windermere in Cumbria. Once again, I’ll be accompanied by my husband Scott. Day 1: Ilkley to Grassington It was a lovely…
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Barley Fields, Beacons and Butterflies
By Sue Williams I recently walked the South Downs Way with the aim of enhancing my knowledge of the route as well as getting to know a handful of our fabulous accommodation providers. I was joined on the walk by my husband Mike. Day 1, Winchester to Exton We arrived in Winchester last night to…
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My Week Walking Hadrian’s Wall
By Tara Walker-Rose Rucksacks were ready, dogs were settled in kennels, parrot dispatched to whatever a parrot-sitter is called, and my husband Scott and I were off to start our walk along Hadrian’s wall. It’s Mickledore’s most popular walk so it was important that I had first hand experience of the route and accommodation. How…
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Katie and Shelley’s Search for Knowledge on the Cotswold Way
By Katie Armitage My colleague Shelley and I recently walked the Cotswold Way with the aim of enhancing our knowledge of the route as well as getting to know a few of our wonderful accommodation providers. Day 1: Chipping Campden to Winchcombe We started our Cotswold Way adventure from Chipping Campden. The trail started with…
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Tara’s Adventure on the West Highland Way
By Mark Wright Tara is out this week walking the West Highland Way with her husband Scott. It’s a bit of a working holiday really with Tara’s aim being to gain further first-hand experience of both the route and some of the accommodation. Yesterday they set off from Milngavie at the official start by the…
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Hadrian’s Wall – My First Long Distance Path
By Sue Williams I recently spent time walking Hadrian’s Wall with my husband Mike. My aim was to enhance my knowledge of the route and get to know some of our fantastic accommodation providers. Hadrian’s wall was my first ever long distance path and a brilliant introduction to multi day walking. From the start we…
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Happy Days on the Herriot Way
By Tara Walker-Rose I recently spent 4 days walking the Herriot Way along with my husband Scott and our dog Molly. Keld to Reeth We started our walk full of cheese omelettes and toast and carrying packed lunches and a little package of sausages for Molly, all courtesy of our lovely hosts. Waterproof jackets were…
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Walking the Cleveland Way
By Lynne Hume On Saturday, along with my husband Jon, I set off on the Cleveland Way and what a beautiful start we had! Helmsley to Osmotherley We began our 109 mile journey in the picturesque market town of Helmsley, After a lovely breakfast at our B&B we were on our way, with around 11…
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My Adventure on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path
By Lynne Hume After a busy few months organising some great walking holidays for our clients, the staff here at Mickledore will be getting away from our desks over the next few weeks and checking out some of the routes you love best. We’ll be spending our days walking so we can tell you first…
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