Last weekend's first ever Brasherand Black Sheep Boots and Beer Festival in the Yorkshire Dales was abig success with a top mix of walking and drinking in perfectsunshine.Around 80 walkers rolled up in Hawes where they were greeted withbanner

The guys over at Brasher have gone into partnership with Mashambrewer of very nice beer, Black Sheep, to bring you the first ever'Boots and Beer Walking Festival' in the Dales.The event takes place on the weekend of 13th-15th September at

Here's an early, early advance date for your beer diary - Brasherand Black Sheep are once again running the annual Boots and BeerWalking Festival in Wensleydale this September.A long way off you might say, and you'd be right, but with only250 pre

Brasher's 'Boots and Beer' walking weekend in association withBlack Sheep Brewery is back for a third time this September and it'spromised to be 'bigger and better than ever'.The dates for this year's event are 10-12 September and thelocation

The YHA has announced a new 25-year lease for Black Sail Youth Hostel, which welcomes weary walkers to the head of the Ennerdale Valley in the Lake District. There were some doubts over its future but fortunately for Lakeland ramblers, they’ve been

, or is that Torres? Anyway, there are five of them, I think.Cinque Torre by Cath SullivanMore scrambly mountains, but this time closer to home. This is Richard Rowarth's moody black and white shot of classic Welsh scrambling Peak, Tryfan.Tryfan by Richard Rowarth

If you pop into outdoors shop Whites in Ramsbottom, you might get a bit of a surprise courtesy of resident black micro pig, Patrick...As we told you recently, he's currently being fitted out with a range of custom-made outdoors clothing by Sprayway

tight, grey Lycra shorts. It is hard to tellwhich is more frightening13:36 The sheep leg it, the man in Lycra is definitely morefrightening14.00 The majestic summit of Black Hill (GR: 078047) loomsahead, its trig point rearing up like an eroded molar

If you're off walking in the Black Mountains on the Welsh Borders,don't go dressed as a large moggy unless you have a death wish...According to last Sunday's Observer, armed police were combing thearea after sightings of a selection of big cat paw

and no mistake.We're bred hard though, us Todgers, and I finally arrived inMuckthwaite two days back now. And what a grand time to return home.Now, Christmas in Muckthwaite is unforgettable. First sign were theChristmas lights on the sheep as I made my way across