7 Stunning Locations Harry and Aggie Recently Explored

Spring is coming (we hope…) and, weather permitting, there’s probably no better season to explore more and wander further.

I’m hugely passionate about the Great Outdoors (Harry speaking here…) and Aggie and I have experienced quite a few sleepovers in The Van - capital letters, it’s part of our family and we absolutely love it - sunrise-ready, INDUR-clad (me) and holding tight to our snack of choice.

If our advice can help with choosing the perfect location for your next trip, here are our 7 of dedicated team’s very favourite locations…Lace up your walking boots and enjoy – but get in touch to let us know how you liked these beauty spots! And maybe take INDUR with you when you go? You won’t regret it…

Here we go, we hope you enjoy our list!

1.     Tryfan, North Ridge Scramble – Snowdonia, North Wales

This is by far one of the finest scrambling routes in Wales, and what an incredible day out this will be!

It’s a tough climb for beginners and a demanding route, so please make sure you check all details beforehand if you are undertaking this, and don’t stray…the gullies are steep.

The route is difficult but hugely rewarding (with the due preparations) – offering perfect photo opportunities along the way – and the view over Lake Owgen from the top is truly breath taking.

2.     Thornwick Bay – Flamborough, East Yorkshire

We are at home here, and beautiful Thornwick Bay is an incredibly picturesque spot and one of four beaches in Flamborough on the coast of East Yorkshire.

From stunning high cliffs and nesting birds to rock pooling (and so much more), check the latest news for the area and, all being well, take your doggie with you – they are allowed all year around and they will LOVE it.

It’s much quieter than other coves in the area and, if you are lucky and you are visiting during the right season, you’ll be able to enjoy watching seals going about their day too!

3.     Priest’s Hole - Dove Crag, Lake District

One of the best-known secrets in the stunning Lake District and a naturally formed space, carved in volcanic rock, this is a cave with a difference, as it overhangs on the side of the crag and shields you from the weather too. It can get very busy, so check your route beforehand, depending on the time of the year you’re choosing to visit.

Dove Crag sits perched above Brother Water in the Hartsop Valley, and it's about 5.4-mile walk from arrival. And from the top...a180-degree panorama of the northern Lake District. Well worth the hike and one of Aggie's favourites! Send us some pictures...

4.     Pavey Ark – Langdale, Cumbria

The largest cliff of the Langdale Pikes, to the north of Great Langdale and in the heart of the incredible Lake District, Pavey Ark offers both an option for an easier hike to the top of a 700m height and a far more challenging route up Jack's Rake (or Jake’s Rake, depending on whom you’re asking!), the most famous ascent of the Pavey Ark precipice, classified as a Grade 1 scramble and considerably harder in bad weather.

To give you an idea, the word 'rake' refers to a path across major precipices, originally used by climbers for access to rock climbs…please check all details thoroughly before taking this on if you are new to hiking and climbing.

Either way, the summit offers one hell of a dramatic view, looking over the mountains of the world-famous Lake District!

5.     Yordas Cave -  Kingsdale, North Yorkshire

Renowned since the eighteenth century as a natural curiosity and used as a show cave throughout the nineteenth, this destination is popular with cavers, walkers, and all those who love being outdoors, so expect a few others to have had the same idea if you visit.

There’s a wonderful waterfall inside the cave (we really like waterfalls…) and beautiful views can be explored before entering, with the entrance located at the base of a small cliff, at the bottom of a (little) gorge.

And, for a little extra touch of notoriety to add to the already considerable ‘vibe’ of this beautiful sight, Romantic poet William Wandsworth also visited Yordas Cave. If it’s good enough for a Poet Laureate…

6.     Malham Cove - Malham, North Yorkshire

A huge curving amphitheatre-shaped cliff formation of limestone rock, with a vertical face is about 260 feet high, this place is truly majestic and presents a. strange pattern rarely seen in England.

Looking over the lovely village of Malham, the Cove has attracted visitors for centuries, it’s open all year-around and, and from the top, it affords brilliant views down the dale towards Malham and beyond.

There’s a beautiful waterfall, peregrine falcons and owls make this place their home, and it has been a source of inspiration for art, literature and movies for a very long time…With one of the most famous ‘guest appearances’ in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

There’s no car park on-site, so check out your options first if driving. You won’t regret a visit – the view is picture-perfect!

7.     Crib Goch – Snowdonia, North Wales

Crib Goch is one of my very favourite places IN THE WORLD, but it’s not just a ridge walk, it’s also a grade 1 scramble and should definitely not be underestimated, and not the one to start with if you are a bit of a novice – we’ve all been there before! This "knife-edged" arête -  in the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales – goes in part along a narrow, exposed knife-edge ridge with 1,000 feet of drop on either side and traversing the Pinnacles afterwards is also a challenge – this is definitely one to take with caution.

The ‘Knife-Edged’ Ridge is certainly an adrenaline-fuelled 11.5 Km and – to note – once you embark on the traverse of the ridge you cannot get off until you have reached the other side…

But if you are up to the challenge (and safety is always paramount with us) the views from the top are not just stunning, they are epic! The magnificent peak of Snowdon will be fully visible across your horizon.