by laurelsbb | Aug 6, 2022 | Uncategorised
Monkey Forest These Barbary Macaques are the same animals that run amok in Gibraltar. The main difference between those aggressive little buggers and the cuties that inhabit Monkey Forest, is that the latter are fed by the keepers in a controlled fashion and aren’t... 
by laurelsbb | Feb 5, 2022 | Blog, Days out, walking
Where to Park We started our walk from the Miller’s Dale car park. ///serves.vibrate.ribcage If you use the postcode you’ll end up in the wrong place, so we always like to use what3words, a fabulously simple navigator that will take you to any spot on... 
by laurelsbb | Aug 11, 2021 | Blog, Cycling, Days out
Most of our cycling routes are easily manageable, but this one is a bit more extreme. Suited mostly to those nutters that can cycle up 40 degree muddy slopes and down hills at serious speed. If that sounds like you. Read on! As per the ViewRanger map above, we parked... 
by laurelsbb | May 17, 2021 | Blog, Cycling, Days out
Where is the Manifold Way? If you have your own bikes, the best place to park is in the Peak District Waterhouses Car Park. This is just behind Ye Olde Crown Hotel on the A523. If you use the what3words app, you can’t fail to find it, or anything else for that... 
by laurelsbb | Mar 3, 2021 | Blog, Days out
2021 sees the long-awaited opening of the Gangsta Granny ride at Alton Towers. This ride is based on the best selling book by David Walliams, he of “I’m a lady!” fame, swimming down the Thames and a bunch of other stuff. Oh, I forgot X Factor. Yeah,...
