When we were planning our weekend in the Peak District National Park we asked our friends at Accessible Derbyshire to recommend a wheelchair walk. A few ideas were put forward and the one that caught my attention was the Monsal trail. I think the best way to experience a destination is on foot. There is … Read more
On a recent trip to Dartmoor in Devon, we had a few hours to fill between activities, so we went for a wheelchair walk on the English Riviera. As you know, Bridget and I are partial to a coastal walk, so we set off for a short bimble in Torquay. We knew we wouldn’t have … Read more
I recently wrote a guest post for Disability Horizons, where I shared our top 10 favourite coastal walks of 2015. On from there and because I enjoyed writing the post so much, I want to expand on our favourite wheelchair friendly walks from our first year as bimblers. I want to share twenty-five walks we’ve … Read more
Since winning the accolade of the capital of culture in 2008, millions have visited Liverpool. But how many have ventured outside the city centre to walk the Sefton Coastal Path? On the outskirts of Liverpool, this underrated coast path is 21 miles long. It hugs the stunning coastline, skirts a prehistoric forest, passes through a … Read more
It’s hard to imagine only 30 years ago most of Liverpool’s waterfront was derelict. The iconic Liver birds presided over the Three Graces which stood among run-down warehouses and on top of a dirty river. Fast forward to today and the transformation is nothing short of spectacular. Since Liverpool’s resurrection in 2008 when the city … Read more
What do you do when it’s blowing a gale outside, and the sky is full of something sinister? That’s right; you go for a walk around the seaside town of Southport… We had a few hours to kill the other day, so I wrapped Bridget up warm and set off for Southport. Southport is a … Read more