Before we start, I shall quote from the Exmoor National Park Facebook page. Leave footprints – NOT litter. Make memories – NOT fires. Take pictures – NOT risks. Bring home smiles – NOT ticks. England, Wales and Scotland (so far). I have collected numerous suggestions for you to use as resources (rescue) if you […]
Wales My father, Grandfather and Great Uncle were in the Royal Welch Fusiliers, as was. Some of my first memories were of the Regimental Goat. (The RWF museum is in Caernarfon.) When was younger we lived near Oswestry, Shropshire, just across the border. I remember trips to Wales to see friends, over the years. Picnicing
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Grab Bag On our boat we have a grab bag from which nothing can be taken – not a sneaky chocolate bar or battery. If we have to abandon the boat, this bag is literally a life saver. Along this line of thinking comes the All-for-One (and One for All bag). All for One, and One
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Right to Roam or Open Access Land. “It is possible to walk on land which includes mountains, moors, heaths and down that are privately owned”. I am quoting the Government Guidelines, because it is important to get this right. It is best not to cross the land of an unwelcoming land owner (or their game
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This is Shell Bay, Studland Peninsular, Dorset. (One of my favourite beaches, in the world). This is what the Dorset Guide says. https://www.dorsetguide.com/shell-bay-beach/ This is what the beach guide says about Shell Bay: https://www.thebeachguide.co.uk/south-west-england/dorset/studland-shell-bay.htm Christmas Day, Avonmouth Beach, Near Christchurch, Dorset. (Not Avon Mouth, Bristol). One of our sons, along with many others,
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Traveller Ralf Potts wrote,: “Walk until your day becomes interesting’. Walking with children, your have to make the interesting. If you need inspiration, near and far, have a “recce” below. Above, the River Hamble, Burseldon, Hampshire. (Above) https://www.hants.gov.uk/thingstodo/countryparks/rhcp This blog is spring-board blog for everyone to add their favourites. If you would prefer to start
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Every year Joel, Lucy, Billie and Daisy go to the Isle of Wight in mid July. Lucy remembers. ‘It was my Mum’s Birthday in July, just after we broke up from school, and we always rented a cottage near Freshwater or Totland. My parents, my brother and I walked up on the cliffs overlooking the
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PLOTTING How sophisticated or simple is your escapism? One end of the scale being a field next to a remote farm, or, be one of scores in a massive camp site with facilities galore. It gives your family the opportunity to experience the sounds and silences of the nature, if not the wild. The remote controls
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Traveller Ralf Potts wrote, “Walk until your day become interesting’. With children you have to make the interesting. I was seriously ambivalent about being the mother of teenagers. In the weeks running up to my youngest become a teenager, I found it a stretch. I know other mothers feel the same. Both
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Encouraging children to walk from a young age sets up good habits for later life. How far and how long, of course depends on age, fitness and ‘goodies’. Fit parents will be more likely to encourage children to be fit, and those who are less keen on exercise, will find encouraging everyone off the sofa,
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