GO APE | MALLARDS PIKE, FOREST OF DEAN
Towards the back end of last year, my friends at Go Ape sent me a moving present in the form of a voucher for a Tree Top Adventure at my new local Go Ape course – the one at Mallards … Continued
FOREST OF DEAN SCULPTURE TRAIL
I’m always looking for good places to get One Hour Outside or more, and recently headed over to Beechenhurst for the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail. Cathedral, Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail The trail is a unique collection of contemporary … Continued
PADDLEBOARDING ON THE RIVER WYE WITH INSPIRE2ADVENTURE
I love nothing more than having a little adventure to look forward to at the weekend. I find real joy in heading to work on a Monday morning knowing there is something happening at the weekend I can get excited … Continued
GLAMPING WITH HIDDEN VALLEY YURTS
My holidays come in varying types. Sometimes I will camp. This will involve a tent, a camp stove (or maybe just a pub), a communal ablutions block, and being outdoors for pretty much 24 hours a day. Sometimes I will … Continued
CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING WITH DCB LEISURE
The third and final activity the team at Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Tourism chose for me at our activity weekend earlier in March was clay pigeon shooting. It might not be quite as adrenaline fuelled as mountain biking or caving, … Continued
CAVING AT CLEARWELL CAVES
Back when I was a kid, around 10 or 11 or there abouts, I went on an outward bounds week with School. I had an absolute blast; it was right up my street and almost certainly helped nurture my adventure … Continued
MOUNTAIN BIKING IN THE FOREST OF DEAN
As soon as I mentioned that I was heading sown to the Forest of Dean for an activities weekend, two friends tweeted me to ask if I would be going mountain biking. The place is pretty famous for the sport, … Continued
A FOOD TOUR OF THE FOREST OF DEAN
I don’t know about you, but a travel experience for me isn’t complete without sampling at least one example of local cuisine. Thankfully the organisers of the Forest of Dean & Wye Valley bloggers weekend agree with me, and with … Continued
GETTING LOST IN NATURE AT PUZZLEWOOD
If you follow me on any kind of social media then you are sure to have noticed me use the #DeanWyeBloggers hashtag recently. A couple of weekends ago I was invited to join some fellow Outdoor Bloggers in the Forest … Continued