Out and about in the UK with Ali and Hoover Page. Also known as Out With Hooves!
It was a sunny January afternoon when Hooves and I walked this section of The Thames Path – from Maidenhead to Bray Lock. The riverside at Maidenhead is a lovely place for a wander, and weather permitting, an ice cream, however if you wish to go for a decent walk to exercise your pooch then following the Thames Path …
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It was one of those perfect January mornings when Hoover and I walked this section of The Thames Path – from Hurley Lock towards Marlow: everything was white with frost but the sun was rising fast and promised to shine brightly on the sparkly landscape. The river was like a millpond in places, and in others it was …
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If it’s a walk in an English woodland that you’re looking for then a visit to meet the remarkable trees of Swinley Forest in Berkshire is for you. Situated to the south-west of Windsor Great Park the forest stretches from Bracknell, in the north, to Bagshot, in the south. It is owned and managed by the Crown Estate and …
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I had a meeting with a client over in the Warfield direction this morning so Hooves and I used it as an excuse to explore some reasonably local yet unchartered territory, and so we headed for a dog walk in Warfield Woods, Hare Hatch. It was one of those early Autumn mornings that look most unappealing when you look …
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We found Firkin Point, Loch Lomond a year or so ago when we were looking for somewhere to stop and stretch our legs while traveling north. Sitting on the west bank of Loch Lomond about halfway between Inverbeg and Tarbet on the A82 this is an ideal place to take a break from driving and have a breather. (Map) Clearly …
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