4rivers called derwent

Yorkshire is a vast and varied county. Historically it had three distinctive Ridings: North, East and West. People from the West Riding come to the East Riding to be near the sea, whereas we live in t

Wet, wild, wonderful walks by lake, river and sea.

MULTI-DAY HIKE

Robert Hardy seeks big trout from a charming Cumbrian river

Discover the joy of ‘messing about on boats’ with some of the UK’s prettiest canal journeys

We set off from our Wiltshire home full of anticipation. Our destination was Cumbria, but not as we had known it. Like many, our trips there in the past had tended to be focused on the stunning lakes