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Anne-Marie’s Cotswold Way Adventure
By Anne-Marie Wilson Any of you that are regular readers of our Mickledore blogs will know that last year on my familiarisation trip, my friend Sarah and I got rather wet on the West Highland Way. So, this year, I requested to head south in the hope of getting some warmer, dryer weather on the…
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Five Reasons Why Hiking Benefits Health
By Tara Walker-Rose There are many reasons why people enjoy hiking outdoors, and once you are bitten by the trail-bug it can be hard to resist your next outdoor adventure. Hiking is great exercise, but did you know there are more to the health benefits of exercise than meets the eye? Here are five ways…
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Red Kites are a Ridgeway Delight
By Matt Speak Last year, for my first fam trip here at Mickledore, my partner Damien and I enjoyed our first long distance walk together, along the western section of the Thames Path from Kemble to Oxford. We loved every second of it, so we were incredibly excited as to what we might get to…
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A walk through James Herriot’s Yorkshire Dales
By Gill Atkinson This year I chose the Herriot Way for my Mickledore staff fam trip. One of the main reasons for this decision was that although the Yorkshire Dales are really not very far away from home, I’m ashamed to say that it’s an area that I just don’t know, so I was looking…
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Lynne’s A-Z of the Coast to Coast: Dales and Moors
By Lynne Batey Having completed the Lakes and Mountains section of Wainwright’s Coast to Coast ourselves – taking it in day and weekend walks over the past year – Steven and I were delighted to have the chance to finish this iconic route by tackling the Dales and Moors section in one go as my…
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Notes from the Cornwall Coast
By Mark Wright Having walked sections of the Thames Path on my two previous familiarisation trips, I thought I’d try something a little different this year and headed for the South West Coast Path. I chose to walk the 65 miles from St Ives to Lizard on the Cornwall coast. Once again I was accompanied…
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Kofi the Beagle’s Amazing Lake District Adventure
By Hayley Finn Fans of my previous work will know I usually walk with my wife and, last year, also my parents-in-law. This year, I have chosen one of Mickledore’s most challenging walks: the Inn Way to the Lake District, a circular route around the entire national park that includes 42 traditional Lakeland inns and…
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Walking the Pembrokeshire Coast Path with my Mum
By Shelley Watson This year I fancied something different. I have previously walked the Cotswold Way and Dales High Way so this time I was drawn to a walk by the sea. I therefore chose to walk the second half of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path from Marloes to St Dogmaels. After my friend Hana sadly…
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A tale of two halves on the Cleveland Way
By Sarah Hodgson After walking the Northumberland Coast Path last Summer, and thoroughly enjoying it, we had high expectations for our chosen 2024 walk, the Cleveland Way. With over 40 routes to choose from we really were spoilt for choice – everything from Lake District hills, rolling Yorkshire countryside, Scottish Glens and sunny coastal paths….
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CEO explores the Cleveland Way
By Ashley Toft – CEO KE Adventure and Mickledore Travel Why the Cleveland Way, and why in April? Our kids have (almost!) left home, so my wife Louise and I thought we’d take the opportunity to visit a part of the UK that we don’t know at all well, and test our walking fitness over…
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