When I was little, I was convinced that fairies live in bluebell woods. My parents (and grandparents) would take us walking in the stunning bluebell woods in Devon, and I was always blown away by how magical woodlands can look when covered in a pretty purple carpet of flowers. I still think walking through gorgeous bluebell-covered woodland walks is one of the best possible things to do in spring. Over a quarter of the planet’s bluebells are located around the…
I fell in love. Seriously, the whole of the North Downs Way is nice, but this last section to Dover is simply SPECTACULAR! If you live in London, or anywhere in the South East then it is so easy to get to this amazing walk. You HAVE to jump on a train and try it. We actually walked it several weeks ago on a perfect sunny Sunday in May. But since then I have been crazily busy getting ready to…
Wow. We’ve nearly finished the North Downs Way! This is the second to last section of the walk; it goes from Wye to Etchinghill. It has been a gorgeous walk so far, but now the spring has truly sprung it is just getting better and better. We saw our first bluebells at the beginning of April. Now, over a month later, the blue flowers are starting to wilt. But they have been joined by a whole range of bright wild flowers…
This is another pleasant section along the North Downs Way from Lenham to Wye. We walked along here on the same day as Section 8 (from Detling to Lenham) so we were glad to find that this was the easiest walk so far. The route is around 18km, but it is is pretty flat the whole way so you can manage it even if you are feeling a little tired. Although you don’t get to climb to the top of…