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Where there’s a castle there’s a view
Carreg Cennen, built at the end of the 13th century, did not disappoint. Sitting up on a limestone crag, with views for miles over the Carmarthenshire countryside. The castle walk was recommended by our hosts seemed like the best idea for our first day in the area. We packed our bags (picnics for us and Basil, waterproofs, gloves, hats, PACMATs and head torches) and set off on foot from the door of our cottage. After an hour or so we were ready for a snack. Grabbing a brief moment of sunshine we sat down to have our picnic. Happy to have...
South Downs Sunday
We were heading to start our walk at Ditchling Beacon. It's a very popular trail and being a glorious Sunday and with our late start, we figured the parking would be full. We found a little place to park at the bottom of the hill. A good starting point for a steep climb up the grassy banks, quickly reaching the breathtaking views. (Ditchling Beacon is one of the highest points in East Sussex and offers breathtaking panoramic views of the South Downs National Park.) Once we reached the top, we we joined the chalky path and headed along towards Devil's Dyke....
A perfect autumn day for a picnic hike
Cader Idris via the Minffordd Path As the vibrant foliage of autumn embraces the Welsh landscape, there's no better time to embark on an adventure up the legendary Cader Idris, one of Eryri's most captivating peaks. We woke early and set off from our B+B to the Minffordd Path car park. It was a beautiful day, inevitably quite a few others had the same idea. The car park was buzzing with people preparing their bags and footwear for a day out on the mountain. Once ready, we headed off from the car park, crossing a river, past a closed tea room and followed...
Essential festive gift guide
Over the moon to have our Signature Family PACMAT featured in Your Essential Festive Gift Guide alongside Kate Space, Poppy Treffry and Sophie Conran amongst other lovely gifts under £40 for the outdoorsy types. See page 88, December issue, yourhomestyle.uk on sale now. Thank you Sarah Trevor, Your Home Style.
Italian picnic walk
Enjoying their time together, (before the rest of the family arrived), Basil and Guy went for a 20km jaunt up from the small commune of La Palud where the old Funivie Monte Bianco station used to be just outside Courmeyeur. They worked their way up steep winding paths to join the TMB and joined the trail in peak season. Not so busy they couldn’t keep a nice distance from other travellers they followed the path to the Refugio Bonatti, stopping for a picnic lunch on a small grassy knoll with spectacular views views of Mont Blanc and the Grande Jorrasses. As they came...
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