As you know by now, I am a little bit obsessed with castles and if there is an opportunity to go and see one, I will. We were lucky with Raglan Castle as it wasn't too far from where we were staying and they allowed dogs to enter. It also transpired that we were first ones there, which gave me carte blanche to take the best photos I could in the morning light, it was brilliant! I found medieval Raglan Castell to have a poetic beauty and the moated tower at the front magnificent to climb and survey all of Monmouthshire around you. It was built by a welshman who defeated the Lancastrians in the ..read more

It's the annual Mum and Daughter holiday times and this time we wanted to head to the Wye Valley. Joining us was my mum's best friend also. We were staying in a lovely Air BnB on the Kymin in Monmouth called the Long Barn. The views were vast overlooking the Black Mountains and we got to witness the most beautiful sunsets and it was dog welcoming so Digby came with me this week. Before getting to our cottage we went to the shops in nearby Monmouth in the Wye Valley, incidentally crossing the border in to Wales, famous for Monnow Bridge, a 13th Century gatehouse bridge where the River Monnow r ..read more

Our last two days in Exmoor couldn't be more different. We had done a lot of coastal activities and I now wanted to take a walk on the moors. We had the added bonus on this day to meet up with friends who were holidaying nearby, so we booked dinner at The Exmoor Forest Inn and planned a walk nearby so we could finish here and have some tea. The walk in Exmoor took us around the farming estates in Simonsbath, as such this is definitely a lead walk for Digby as there are lots of roaming sheep. It has its beauty in a way that moors do but when the clouds came in it did cast the bleakness that is ..read more

I had been to Porlock Weir before without my family and I really wanted to take them there. I noticed there was a walk nearby in Bossington that takes you up to Hurlstone Point and you can look back over Porlock Marshes and the beach there, so thought this was an ideal activity before heading to the pub after in Porlock Weir for refreshments. The walk starts and ends by a river which gave our Lab Digby infinite joy, so this walk was a winner from the off. Starting from Horner Water, you make your way through woodland onto the cliff hillside to make your way up to Hurlstone Point. As you ascen ..read more

Half term is here again and this time we are spending the week at the fabulous Lynmouth Holiday Retreat that is perched high on the cliffs with sea views and overlooking the valley that leads to Lynton and Lynmouth. This holiday park has amazing facilities and are so dog friendly with an entire field for Digby to run in and a dog shower to boot so Digby was as happy as we were with his home from home for a week. There is also a shop, a fantastic permanent food truck that opens in the evenings and you can order fresh bread and croissants for the morning. There are also lots of walks you can tak ..read more

After a typical deluge of a May Bank Holiday, the first chance I got this week for a long walk in glorious weather was Wednesday. My Mum was visiting so we decided a new sniffs Digby Day and walk and a lunch it was. As the heat cranked up a notch (not complaining!) I thought a river walk would be good to cool Digby down in, plus he's my water fur baby. Starting out in Whitchurch by the cemetery, you cross the road under the rail bridge and take the path through the fields opposite. When you get to the bottom of that field you turn right through 2 more field until you reach a style then a pat ..read more

Spring is finally in the air after an extremely wet March/April. The bluebells have sprung slightly earlier this year so we didn't want to miss the fantastic display at Micheldever Woods, so it was a fabulous opportunity for a dog walk and lunch with my mum and her friend. There are lots of different walking routes in Micheldever Woods, with ancient woodland to fir trees, and an archeological trail highlighting Bronze Age burial mounds and Iron Age farm steads, but it is Spring when it is at its most glorious. Blanketed in the most fragrant bluebells, it's a heady walk, especially on a bright ..read more

Another reason we stayed at Bredon Vale Campsite was its proximity to Straftord-Upon-Avon as well as the Malvern Hills. My son has just learnt his first Shakespeare text 'The Tempest' and really enjoyed it so an educational outing was on the cards for today. Whats more Shakespeare's Birthplace Trust and the three sites your ticket gives you entry to are all dog friendly, which was a bonus for us as we've not left Digby for a whole day and didn't want to. Our ticket got us entry into Shakespeare's Birthplace, His 'New Place' and Ann Hathaway's Cottage a short drive away. All three are interes ..read more

It's the second week of the Easter Holidays and we are staying at Bredon Vale Camping and Caravanning in Norton, Worcester. We chose this site as it was ideally situated between the Malvern Hills and Stratford Upon Avon to visit Shakespeares Birthplace as my son has just studied at school his first piece of Shakespeare text. The campsite is intimate and peaceful with stunning views of Bredon Hill and The Malverns a bit further in the distance. It also has lovely clean amenities and a small shop with essentials, croissant orders for the morning and some carefully curated walks from the campsit ..read more

We have just upgraded to a caravan, primarily as our boys are getting bigger and we now have the dog, but we have kept our camper van for towing for now as I couldn't bear to part with him! Ahead of our holiday later in half term we wanted a quick test run to tow the van before we head off further afield later on. Sadly our first campsite in Dorset called to cancel as the weather in March in the UK has been pretty much constant rain and it was waterlogged so we had a day to find an alternative, which was difficult. Lo and behold Farway Countryside Park came to our rescue, and after our very ..read more