The Helpful Hiker

If you love walking holidays, you don’t need to wait for the height of summer to experience the best of Europe’s great trails. In fact, booking off-season might just make your next hiking trip considerably more enjoyable.

Here’s a look at how a shoulder-season break can offer a refreshing alternative to a traditional summer holiday.

Autumn can be a lovely time to go camping. The heat of midsummer has passed, some campsites quieten down once the school holiday rush is over, and cooler walks through trees beginning to change colour are reason enough to get outside.

But taking the same summer camping plan into September or October and simply throwing a couple of extra fleeces into the bag is n...

For full disclosure, I was sent a review sample for the purposes of this post. All words are my own.

We’ve recently returned from a long hike in the Peak District where we covered 12 miles over Kinder Scout and down into Edale, so I was able to give the

Nothing beats the excitement of packing your backpack, grabbing your walking boots and heading off for a weekend in the great outdoors. Whether you’re booking off to the Lake District or discovering the secret ways of the Peak District, it’s your vehicle that gets you there. There are many hikers that will spend a lot of time thinking about the best walking poles, but we ofte...

We’re lucky to have 3 parkruns in Northampton: Northampton, Sixfields Upton and University of Northampton.

They are all very different beasts, so if you’re thinking of heading to Northampton for some parkrun tourism, here’s a roundup of the options so you can choose wisely.

Northampton (and Northampton Racecourse Junior Parkrun)

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