Musings

Give yourself a chuffing break

Life isn’t a piece of cake all the time, so at this mid point of the year, give yourself a chuffing break! I thought I would share this today, because I know there will be people out there, like me, currently saying, “Oh it is already the longest day of...

What is it like to go on a retreat?

These days, retreats are all over social media and I’m guessing a lot of you who like the idea are wondering what is it like to go on a retreat? Well we see a lot of them here and we have been on day retreats and workshops, but for the first time, last December,...

How to create demand

Now if we ran our own retreats and had a fully booked diary we could tell you how to create demand. Full disclosure – we don’t! What we do know however, is that we constantly watch how groups do book their holidays, how music artists sell out their tours...

A Day in the Lake District : These are a few of my favourite things

Sunday mornings are never about lie ins these days and the morning light on the drive away from Cautley, immediately proved the alarm call was going to be worth it. Yeah there is a, very quiet and empty, motorway drive up to Penrith, but then the lake side road that...

50 Mini Ways to be Happy

In celebration of Damian’s 50th birthday this month, we have created a list of 50 mini ways to be happy. Please do enjoy and share with anyone you think may find a few things to do on here. 1 Live in the moment 2 Get outdoors 3 Blast out some music 4 Treat...

Films and documentaries relating to the natural world

If you are looking for something to watch whilst staying at home and patiently waiting to properly get back out to the wider outdoor world, we have rounded up our recommendations on films and documentaries relating to the natural world. We both watch a lot of films...