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Spirit of Scotland travel pass diary - day one
Spirit of Scotland travel pass diary - day one

The Spirit of Scotland travel pass is one of the great bargains of British rail travel. In November 2023 I bought a pass and headed out to explore…

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December in Madeira
December in Madeira

A few tasters via my Instagram reels of some of the things I got up to on my December visit to Madeira.

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Ballincollig parkrun - straight from the airport!
Ballincollig parkrun - straight from the airport!

Back in September, I made a flying visit to Cork - in both the literal and metaphorical sense. My first stop was the parkrun at Ballincollig Regional Park, followed by a more relaxing few hours on the Cobh waterfront.

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Sunset at the Standing Stones of Stenness
Sunset at the Standing Stones of Stenness

One of my favourite photographs is this image of the Standing Stones of Stenness in Orkney at sunset. I thought I would write a few words to tell the story behind the image.

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Walking the Faulhornweg: Schynige Platte to First via the Faulhorn
Walking the Faulhornweg: Schynige Platte to First via the Faulhorn

The trail from Schynige Platte to First via the Faulhorn is known as the “best day hike in Switzerland”. In September 2022 I set out to find out if this was true.

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12 wonderful walks straight from the railway station
12 wonderful walks straight from the railway station

As I write, we're approaching the end of the first week of the Community Rail Network's 2023 "days out by rail" campaign. The theme for week one is "wonderful walks", so I thought I would share 12 of my favourite walks that you can do straight from the station platform.

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IAIN WALKS

Welcome to my “Iain Walks” website!

On this site you can find my stories about walking in the Lake District and exploring green spaces near to my home in Greater Manchester and far beyond!

You can get started by reading my latest stories on the Iain Walks blog.

WAINWRIGHTS

Alfred Wainwright's wonderful Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells listed 214 summits, and I'm slowly heading towards climbing all 214.

Here's a handy cut-out-and-keep guide to how I'm getting along so far...

ABOUT IAIN

Communications professional and writer; fell walker; table-tennis player; pop-punk listener; fruit beer drinker; ice hockey fan; West Wing watcher; over-user of semicolons. Find out more or follow me on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.