I’ve put this list of family friendly walks around Chamonix together because it’s the guide that I wish I had when we started walking here as a family. I’ve got a similar blog post about Family Friendly Walks around Briancon too.. I have ended up writing up 16 hikes around in Chamonix in total. They … Read more
Champex-Lac is a beautiful place for visit. Here is a short child / family friendly walk around Champex-Lac – although alot more exciting than just walking around the lake. We have two 7 and 9 year old girls and it took around 2hrs with a picnic lunch. It’s around 4.5km with 250m accent. The northside … Read more
If you are thinking of going walking with your kids in Briancon then hopefully this short guide will help you. I tried to find some child / family friendly walks on other website but it was quite hard. If you find others yourself then please let me know and I’ll pop them up on here … Read more
I’ve been trying to find places to wild camp in the Brecon Beacons. I found this lovely wild camping blog post which was really inspiring. There are a number of good places to wild camp on the Black Mountain which is on the west side of the Brecon Beacons. The Black Mountains are quite wild … Read more
Here are the notes for my first overnight canoeing trip down the Thames. I thought it might be useful for someone else doing a similar trip. Day 1: Bablock Hythe To Pinkhill Campsite – 3.7km We launched on the east side of the river opposite the Ferryman Inn at Bablock Hythe (51.735252, -1.371328). It took … Read more
I’ve started to research campsites which I can visit with a canoe or kayak along the Thames. I haven’t found a good website with a map and list. I thought it might interest other people and so I’m putting it on this blog. I’ve started a new category called microadventures. I’m based in Oxford and … Read more
I have an inflatable canoe which I love to take the kids out on. There doesn’t seem to be very much information on locations to canoe in Oxford. Most of the places to kayak around Oxford are commercial -i.e. kayaks for hire etc… So if you want to use your own boat it is hard … Read more