Walking the Lake District: Top 5 walking routes
A true haven for walkers, the picture-perfect mountains, rolling hills and glass-like waters of the Lake District are not to be missed. If you’re planning your next walking holiday, take a look at Shoetique’s guide to the best Lake District…
Yorkshire Dales – A Family Visit and a Walk from Halton Gill to Hubberholme
On a recent trip to visit relatives to the Yorkshire Dales and discovering that they live literally in the heart of the Dales, we set about doing a nice easy route up and over a hill behind their house in…
Hiking Socks from British Sock Maker HJ Hall – Review
Having a decent pair of hiking socks is as important as getting the right pair of hiking shoes, the sock is your barrier to protecting your feet from rubs and blisters. Normally when I go hiking I tend to wear…
Hiking through Cares Gorge in Picos De Europa – Asturias
On our final day in Asturias in Spain we headed into the National Park Picos de Europa to hike through the Cares Gorge starting at Puente Poncebos and ending in Caín (Ruta de Cares) with Birdwatching guide Javier from Birding…
Hiking in Parque Natural De Redes – Asturias
Day 2 of our trip to Asturias in Spain saw us preparing to hike through Parque Natural De Redes. Parque Natural De Redes is included by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve along with other parks in Asturias (Picos De Europa…
What to Pack for an All Day Walk In Wales?
Wales is a place I’ve visited on many occasions, mostly to go walking in Snowdonia. I was asked by Visit Wales and Berghaus what I would pack for Wales. To keep it fairly straight forward, I’m keeping this focused on…
