Activities

Why Not Alpacas

If we had your interest in the title of Why Not Alpacas, then you are going to love this blog post. In our early days of driving back to the house in Cautley, Joanne was sure she had seen alpacas in a field and then what do you know, she came across local company Why...

Beach Life

When you come from Leicester, which is 2 hours minimum from any coast, you really miss a beach life. So moving to Cumbria and being only 40 minutes, or an hour away from the seaside, it is wonderful. We had previously stayed in Morecambe and been treated to a stunning...

Walking Cautley Spout

We have an absolute luxury here at St Marks Stays in that we have a walking route to Cautley Spout Waterfall right here on our doorstep. The highest waterfall in England is worth a visit and whether you take Damian as your walking guide, or simply visit the bottom of...

Sedbergh Cycling Festival

When we first heard that Sedbergh was having a cycling festival we were not sure it was for us, as we are not exactly keen cyclists. However, after cycling friends stayed with us at St Marks Stays, we realised there is a lot more to it, so Joanne took the opportunity...

Walking Cautley to Sedbergh

What are summers for, but to take advantage of the sunny weather when we get it in the UK and the evenings being light enough to hang outside in. We recently decided to take advantage of this and head out on a Sunday evening to go walking from Cautley to Sedbergh....

Yorkshire Dales Cycling

We knew the Yorkshire Dales National Park was a haven for cycling due to a sticker in the window when we moved in saying, ‘Cyclists Welcome’, but with our limited knowledge and only having one mountain bike between us, we needed our cyclist friends from the Isle of...