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  • My Real Life - Hanna Kinsella's May column

    This month Real Housewife of Cheshire and multi-business owner Hanna Kinsella shares her learnings on life with two toddlers It’s so nice to see how well Max and Kimia are getting on now that they are slightly older and interacting a lot more,

  • A circular walk to Furness Abbey

    A circular walk to Furness Abbey Following in the footsteps of the Cistercian monks, The Cistercian Way, takes in Piel and Roa islands, culminating at Cartmel Priory. It covers 25 miles and takes two or three days to complete. Although it is hugely

  • The top 10 dog walking routes to explore around Hampshire

    Finding a decent dog walk to embark upon can sometimes be a tricky task, with there being plenty around Hampshire to choose from. Especially in warmer weather when conditions are drier you want to make the most of it, whether you're planning a

  • A 268-mile cycle weekender along the Yorkshire Coast

    Have you got a good bike, a spare weekend and spirit of adventure? This 268-mile cycle weekender is the ‘heart’ of new Route YC trails on the Yorkshire Coast between Whitby and Spurn Point OFF YOU GO STARTING POINT Start the ride at

  • 3 of the best skyline walks to enjoy in the Peak District

    Helen Moat explores some of the Peak’s most scenic skyline walks, rambles guaranteed to raise the spirit. Bamford Edge and Stanage Edge This almost eight-mile ramble on the skyline of Bamford Edge is simply stunning, taking in views of

  • 5 Wonderful West Dorset Walkies

    Tried and tested, and much loved, by Irish terrier Chutney from Charmouth and his humans. Charmouth to Seatown via Golden Cap This challenging 4-mile trek involves a steep climb up to Golden Cap, the highest point on England’s south coast

  • A five mile circular walk around Corfe Castle and Kingston

    Turning off the Swanage road after Corfe Castle village, the high level B3069 road to Swanage crosses Corfe Common which exists because of the underlying Wealden grit and sandstone geology. The B3069 then continues as a meandering and steep climb up

  • Explore the sand dunes and shipwreck of Berrow

    This easy walk has fantastic open coastal views and the only section of sand dunes in Somerset, as well as shaded woodland paths, the wreck of the Nornen and church cream teas in the summer. Berrow beach sits in the middle of seven miles of sandy

  • Spending a great day out walking on the Norfolk Broads

    A day out on the Broads - what fun, what larks! This was going to be an awfully big adventure. When I say ‘big’, I’m thinking more Enid Blyton than Bear Grylls because I’m not massive when it comes to adventure. People often assume that because

  • Original photographs of 1939 dig go on display at Sutton Hoo

    Original photographs of the 1939 archaeological dig at Sutton Hoo have gone on display at the site, thought to be the final resting place of King Raedwald who ruled in the seventh century. The Anglo-Saxon treasures unearthed at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk

  • Adam Garcia shines on stage in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

    I don’t think I have ever clapped throughout a musical number quite as much as I did last night, but from start to finish, as soon as that: ‘Chitty Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ rhythm starts up from the orchestra pit, you can’t help but to join