At last the weather is improving, it is set to be a warm sunny day. This a real bonus because the cold overcast weather of recent weeks has made it…
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Category: Travel
Take Me Back to the Ochils
One of my favourite films is Calamity Jane it has many wonderful songs including “Black Hills of Dakota”. Just before they burst into song Calamity (Doris Day) comes out with…
Read MoreA Stroll Around Stirling
Yesterday was cold and miserable, but it did mean that I could focus on doing some work and popping out a couple off times to the woods opposite our site…
Read MoreKing’s Seat Hill and Castle Campbell
Since arriving at Carr's Hill CL I have seen the distant Ochil Hills everyday on my early morning walk. They look a cracking range of hills and Lynnie has already…
Read MoreFalkirk Wheel and the Kelpies
One of my favourite songs is “My Girl” by The Temptations, it has cracking lyrics for an old romantic like me, including the line “I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy…
Read MoreLindisfarne
When we stayed at Paxton House in 2014 we took a walk across the causeway to Holy Island. It was a memorable day out but our plans of visiting Lindisfarne…
Read MoreA Stroll Around Duns
Yesterday was another day of rest from walking. When I returned from my early stroll with the boys I was immediately reaching for the painkillers. I am beginning to think…
Read MoreRing of Bright Water
If I am honest one of the reasons for returning to Paxton House was that I was eager to re-visit the Chain Bridge Honey Farm it was one of the…
Read MoreCarey Burn Bridge to Hedgehope Hill
Nearing the banks of the River Tweed on my early morning walk around the grounds of Paxton House, I spied eight Goosanders on the water. The first time I knowingly…
Read MoreSeahouses to Benthall
When we visited Northumberland in 2014 we had a number of enjoyable walks along the coast. The dogs particularly enjoyed chasing after a tennis ball on the expansive sands and…
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