To Helvellyn and back… 600 times! Man, 57, scales the same Lake District peak over and over again – to check weather Man climbs England’s third highest mountain 600 times to check the weather Jon Bennett is one of three fell-top assessors on Lake District’s Helvellyn peak He scaled the peak, one of the district’s … Read more
Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellows’ new drama Belgravia kicked off on ITV last night – providing us all with a much-needed sense of escapism from the escalating coronavirus crisis. The series follows the lives of the Trenchard family and their ascent to the aristocratic society of London’s Belgravia. Two decades earlier, their daughter Sophia became embroiled in … Read more
Camping that’s out of this world: The Lake District tents suspended in trees 10ft up that appear to float like UFOs Two tents are suspended in trees at the Low Wray camp site close to the shores of Lake Windermere, Cumbria A stay in one of the tents starts from £100 per night and guests … Read more
Some people really do live the high life – because they call extremely lofty settlements home. Here MailOnline Travel reveals, in ascending order, the world’s highest hamlets, towns and cities. Some are accessible only by dangerous hairpin-laden roads, some are snowed in for half the year and some are so remote the only TripAdvisor reviews … Read more
The night terrors came often but Harry Olmer remembers only one of his dreams. ‘I was standing facing my mother. We did not talk to each other, we just looked. There was a brick wall being built between us and it got higher and higher until… until I could no longer see her.’ The image … Read more
Lock-ins guaranteed! Rent this pub-turned-holiday-home and you can pull pints at your leisure (and stays cost just £17 per person a night) The Poachers Arms is a former pub in the Peak District and many of the original features remain Guests at the quirky holiday home can pre-order any booze they’d like on tap and … Read more