Category Archives: countryside

Walking With The Wind At My Back: Part Five #coasttocoast #walking

Posted on Jan 26, 2019 by TanGental

Richmond to Robin Hood’s Bay This was the last section of our grand adventure. You can find the earlier sections of the walk from the Cumbrian coast at St Bees Head, here. Spread over four days we traversed the dull … Continue reading →

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Walking With The Wind At My Back: Part One

Posted on Dec 20, 2018 by TanGental

‘Let’s do something a bit different next year.’ I should have known this would mean redefining the words ‘a bit’. Dad and I and a couple of his friends had just finished the fourth of our summer walking holidays. Dad … Continue reading →

Posted in countryside, miscellany, walking | Tagged Coast to Coast, dad, long distance footpaths, memories, north downs way, walking | 48 Comments

And The Winner Is….

Posted on May 15, 2018 by TanGental

Serendipity. What do you need for this sort of lexicographical magic to occur? Take an impending invasion, avian displacement and a geeky army officer and you end up with a social construct that benefits millions. Minsmere in Suffolk is … Continue reading →

Posted in countryside, miscellany, nature, suffolk | Tagged Avocet, birds, Minsmere, RSPB, Suffolk | 15 Comments

A winter walk #cuckfield

Posted on Dec 4, 2017 by TanGental

My birthday rarely passes without the Vet proposing a family get together. This year we found ourselves in the heart of the Sussex countryside, in Cuckfield. This place is what gives the word ‘quaint’ it’s reason to exist. Every buildings … Continue reading →