DAYS OUT | COTSWOLD WILDLIFE PARK AND GARDENS
Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens is another one of those places that makes for an ideal outdoors focused day out. I’ve said many times that One Hour Outside doesn’t have to be a hike or a cycle ride or anything … Continued
REVIEW | GIFTS TO GROW FROM FIND ME A GIFT
Spending time outside in nature is a hugely important thing to me. I often quote the outdoors as being the place where I feel most alive, make my best decisions, de-stress, and generally reset and recharge. But when we struggle … Continued
HIKING THE COTSWOLDS | NIBLEY, STINCHCOMBE AND COOMBE HILLS
I love finding “half way points” to meet friends for a hike and a catch-up, it’s an excellent way to spend a Saturday and probably the best way, in my opinion, to explore and area and have a natter. Just … Continued
DAYS OUT | COTSWOLD COUNTRY PARK AND BEACH
Located within Cotswold Water Park and close to Cirencester, Cotswold Country Park and Beach is a facility with two lakes, a beach, and a whole host of activities – a place to spend a whole day as a family or … Continued
TEN BUCKET LIST VIEWS ON MY LIST
Ask me why I love to hike, or why I like to ride a motorbike, or why I like to go on a road trip in a car, or camping, and my answer is almost always the same – for … Continued
THE SPLODZ BLOGZ FEBRUARY PHOTO CHALLENGE
Back in 2016 and 2017 I ran regular weekly and monthly photo challenges here on Splodz Blogz, the idea being to encourage you to look at the world around you in a slightly different way each day. And by popular … Continued
HIKING THE STIPERSTONES
The Stipertones is a jagged ridge of bare stone tors in the Shropshire hills that come with enough myth and legend to keep any walker happy. I’m told it’s where Shropshire witches meet to sup with the devil as he … Continued
IT WAS ALL ABOUT ME AT THE MALVERN
There is nothing more exciting than when a company you love (and spend a lot of money with) gets in touch to say they’d like to help you tick off something from your bucket list. I admit I squealed just … Continued
DRINKING TEA WITH THE KLEAN KANTEEN TKPRO
I think drinking tea is probably one of my favourite things to do in the world. I mean, give me a sofa, or a patch of grass, or a seat at your breakfast table and my first thought will always … Continued
EVERYTHING I TOOK ON MY TWO-DAY HIKE | GEAR LIST
Back in the autumn I took myself on a little adventure. The view from my new desk at work offers tempting glimpses of the Cotswold hills that surround Cheltenham. The highest point in this AONB is Cleeve Hill, just a … Continued