Dec 24 2012

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Xmas greetings

Seasons greetings from all of the Rambling Badgers.

Dec 01 2012

Fox House – Nr Carlecotes

Fox House

After yet another delightful walk, we found ourselves in an unusual, but not totally new situation, of finishing in a village without a pub. No drama though, we simply had a quick chat as to the routes we would all be taking home, checked the map, then set off following my nose to sniff out the nearest hostelry. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 01 2012

Walk 57 – Been There, Dun That!

Been There Dun That

route: south nab from dunford bridge
Date: 1st december 2012
distance: 7.9 miles
ascent: 737 feet
time: 4 hrs 05 mins
walkers: dave, jane, joseph, lucy, marc, roger, ryan, sandra & simon

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Nov 09 2012

Murder In The Lakes

Joanne Bailey, Jonas Boucher, Simon Henshaw, Ruth Brandon & Teresa Parker

The opportunity to visit the Lake District is always one that I look forward to, but on this occasion it turned out that circumstances dictated there would be no walking involved. We arrived at the Hydro Hotel in Bowness where we were hoping to enjoy a nice evening meal with a few drinks and conversations that ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 03 2012

Walk 56: Wild West?

route:  black hill & west nab from wessenden head
Date: 3rd november 2012
distance: 6.1 miles
ascent: 1061 feet
time: 3 hrs 10 mins
walkers: dave, jane, lewis, lucy, marc, roger, ryan, sandra & simon

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