Author Archives: Martin Moorman

My seemingly uneventful afternoon in mid November had started with Tip’s first trip out. It was to end with one soggy doggy and his dog sitter literally ‘in the dog house!’ Up to this moment I had never realised that dog sitting was so complicated or difficult. I had always presumed that dog walking wasContinue reading “Tip’s First Trip …….. and First Dip”

We have a brand new resident in our new home in North Yorkshire. In late October, ‘Tip’ came to live with us. Tip is an 8 week old, border collie puppy.  For this particular ‘dog-sceptic’ it has amazed me just how much I have bonded with him already. As my daughter said earlier today, “ItContinue reading “Man’s Best Friend”

It is now 8 weeks since I tried to track down the Northern Lights in our new neighbourhood in North Yorkshire. Part of the fun of that particular search was the ‘near miss’ of course. Whilst those pesky lights failed to show up on that occasion, I had reassured myself that they will one dayContinue reading “When the wheels fell off: a hot 27km walk to Stump Cross Caverns and back”

Last Sunday afternoon (25 April 2021) an amber Aurora alert pinged up on my phone. For the uninitiated an amber alert is very good news. It means that the famous Aurora Borealis, better known to many of us as the Northern Lights, could be visible to the eye in Scotland and the north of England.Continue reading “A 7km night walk in The Yorkshire Dales to try to find the Northern Lights and truly appreciate our ‘Northern Delights’”

There’s a wise saying that has been around for as long as I remember: ‘Save the best till last’.  It’s a saying I’ve often resorted too and smiled at in doing so. An example: as a child, I clearly remember saving the best part of my tea till last. So, it was at the startContinue reading “Long Strides towards ‘Freedom’. A 44 km walk from Holmfirth to ‘The Yorkshire Sculpture Park’ ……. and back!”

Last week I enjoyed the pleasure of meeting Terence the Turkey as I headed out on my latest walk in the hill country made famous by the BBC in it’s ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ series of yesteryear. This week I met ‘Laurence’. ‘Laurence’ is probably not this rooster’s name, but it is the nameContinue reading “Derbyshire and Back: A 33 km Circular Walk in the Holme Valley”

11 days after my last big walk and blog, it was wonderful to get back outdoors and into the superb landscape that is known as ‘Summer Wine Country’. The scenery is simply stunning in these parts. I knew it was going to be a fabulous day of walking. My start gave an immediate endorsement toContinue reading “‘Terence and the Daffodils’ A 16 mile circular walk in the Holme Valley”

‘The Accidental Tourist’ was a 1988 film release by Warner Brothers and starred William Hurt and Kathleen Turner. I’ve never watched it. Maybe I will. It was only after a Google search that I knew it even existed.  I only mention it because I really like the title particularly as it seemed to neatly sumContinue reading “Home from Holme A 38km circular walk in the Holme Valley”

After a self-enforced 3 week absence from the hills of West Yorkshire, it was time to once again lace up my boots and head out: this time into a new landscape and from a new direction. The reason for all this novelty? Last Friday, we moved out of our much loved house of 26 yearsContinue reading “A Slip and a Slide with the Snowdrops: a 16 mile walk from Holmfirth to Greetland”