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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The Majestic Trees of Cliveden Woods in Taplow, Buckinghamshire make up the lion’s share of the grounds that belong to Cliveden House (made famous by the Profumo affair back in the 60’s) and roughly 300 of the 375 acres of grounds are open to dogs. Cliveden House is a 350 …
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I had a meeting this morning with a client who lives in Henley, so Hooves and I used it as an excuse to go down to the banks of the River Thames for an amble throughMill Meadows & Marsh Meadows in Henley-on-Thames.
We parked in the pay & display car park at Mill Meadows, which is on the …
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Nearly 800 years ago, King John met with a group of barons on the water meadows at Runnymede. This was the site where he sealed the Magna Carta, seen by many as the symbolic first step on the road to modern democracy. Today Runnymede has several memorials to the ongoing struggle for liberty, and I have always …
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