What we learned from moving from the city to the country

What we learned from moving from the city to the country

We both come from small towns and then lived life from university onwards in the now well known, thanks to a dead king and a football team, city of Leicester. Neither of us had ever lived in the country and so not only were we moving house, moving counties, relocating...
Walking Cautley Spout

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

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

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....
Cooking on an Aga

Cooking on an Aga

Knowing we were buying a property with an Aga, we suddenly paid attention to all ours friends that had one and asked for tips on how they go about cooking on an Aga. There were two clear points. One – it’s really easy Two – you will never want to go back...