Cumbria – Farmers Praised for Agri-Environment Schemes

Living on a Cumbrian farm I see first hand how agriculture and countryside can live side by side, complimenting each other but it takes hard work and money to keep our countryside in such good condition. In Cumbria, a large rural area, we have miles of dry stone walling, with men still skilled in dry [...]

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5 Fell Walking Safety Tips

Cumbria, including the Lake District National Park, has a number of mountain rescue teams who are often called out to find inexperienced fell walkers who still insist on having a stroll up a mountain wearing sandals and carrying a cheese sandwich. Call it what you like, fell walking, rambling, hiking or mountaineering, whether you plan [...]

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Welcome to Cumbria

I love living in Cumbria and feel very lucky to be able to do so, hence the new category in my blog where I shall support Cumbria and shamelessly plug rural business ventures here. Cumbria receives millions of visitors from all over the world each year, just last week on the London Underground I met [...]

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Cumbria Dating Site Reviews

Dating in Cumbria and the Borders can be difficult due to the villages and towns being so spread out, so I have reviewed some online dating websites that display in Google for the search term ‘Cumbria Dating’. Firstly you need to understand that virtually all the websites you see when you search for Cumbria Dating [...]

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