What are your favourite outdoor places? Do you hanker after wild areas, hills, rivers, specific mountains or “just so” spots? I am thinking specifically about the UK and certainly in terms of my top five places. Everyone will have a different view of what constitutes their favourite places and why. For some theirs is due to a memory, for others a beautiful view, for others still a place far from the madding crowd. For me, my list is as follows
1. Carnedd Llewellyn – North Wales
The highest and best wildcamp I have ever done, in great company with fabulous weather
2. Kirk Fell – Lake District
A great spot in a superb area. Cant fail to find something to like in this area whether it is high wildcamping, challenging climbs or just scenery gazing
3. Twmpa – Brecon Beacons
A quiet and often overlooked area of the Brecon Beacons (in fact the Black Mountains in general). Miles of stunning escarpment with opportunities for ridge walking and wildcamping
4. Nun’s Cross – Dartmoor
Solitude and dramatic landscapes abound around Nun’s Cross just dont get lost on the moors in the fog…..!
5. Nant y Moch – Mid Wales
The most remote, lonely and yet brilliantly uplifting place in Wales. A truly inspiring landscape now under threat from windfarms
All the above are places I have obviously visited and grown to love in the course of walking and camping. A lot of you will comment that I have no places in Scotland in my list. Quite simply I haven’t been beyond a few small hills in Scotland. I am hoping to change that as soon as I can re Scotland and then maybe I will have other places to add to my favourite list.
That’s my list, what’s yours?
Saddlebags and Backpacks - a brewer's outdoor adventures 
All these places look superb backpackbrewer (what is your real name???)!
I would have real difficulty choosing my own favourite place, there are so many. Lots of these are in the Lakes, and I think mood, time of year, weather and so on all make a difference. So I go off to Scotland this August and September, or to the Berwyns last week or Shropshire this week and I am reminded just how many beautiful places there are in the UK and what variety there is. I suppose if pushed I would have to say that a read of my blog post of a year ago would give the game away
http://fellbound.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/love-at-first-sight.html
David (www.fellbound.co.uk)
Hi David, my real name is Dave 🙂
You get around a bit by the looks of things! Thanks for the link to the blog btw, I’ll add it to my blogroll
Everyone has a different special place or places and that’s the beauty of it. We all attach special meaning to what we see or experience. The UK is such a big place in terms of what there is to see. It still amazes me even now! I just hope I get to see more of Scotland as I know I will end up adding a favourite place or two from there to my list
Scotland’s easy, just wake up three hours earlier than you would for a trip to North Wales and be prepared to get back a bit late. An extra day does help admittedly! :o)
thanks Rocky! Easy for you to say you live nearer!!! 😀
I get the sentiment and you’re right, just get up earlier. Scotland does need to be done properly in my eyes though. I would need 2 full days + travel either side to make it reasonably worthwhile and preferably 3 full days
One day……..
Always SW Shropshire. I like my hills reasonable, my weather mild (mostly), and the natives friendly.
Well SW Shropshire is practically Wales so cant be bad 😀
No, no. You’ve got that wrong. Wales is practically SW Shropshire :0)
It’s handy for a good bike ride from home and Arriva trains run through it and Powys for getting back.
Well whichever way you look at it, a nice part of the country to be in 😀
If you can ever get to Assynt when the sun is shining, it’s a stunning place. Loads of potential for wild camps, some challenging hills, a rocky coastline and masses of photogenic scenery. Must get back soon.
I’ve heard others mention Assynt as a good place to visit. Its on the list!
Some great views here, it jsut reminds me that i need to get out with my camera more…