https://www.baldhiker.com Travel, Walks, Retreats & Experiences Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:49:17 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://www.baldhiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-FAV-512X512-3-32x32.png https://www.baldhiker.com 32 32 https://www.baldhiker.com/the-pretty-and-everlasting-daisy-flower/ https://www.baldhiker.com/the-pretty-and-everlasting-daisy-flower/#respond Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:49:15 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=60652 One of my favourite sights at the beginning of summer is the emergence of the daisies, as they pop up on lawns and cover the fields. I think they signify that things are starting to...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/the-pretty-and-everlasting-daisy-flower/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/a-fizzy-berry-snowball-cocktail/ https://www.baldhiker.com/a-fizzy-berry-snowball-cocktail/#respond Fri, 23 Dec 2022 17:32:07 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=56609 This variation on the snowball cocktail which is usually consumed over the festive period. It is based on the classic retro Snowball Cocktail, which was one of my grandma’s favourites. The fizz and the cherry...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/a-fizzy-berry-snowball-cocktail/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/the-harvey-wallbanger-an-old-favourite/ https://www.baldhiker.com/the-harvey-wallbanger-an-old-favourite/#respond Sun, 26 Jun 2022 15:55:27 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=53064 The Harvey Wallbanger is a simple cocktail that includes a few basic ingredients which are vodka, orange and Galliano liqueur. The Galliano liqueur most certainly gives this cocktail its distinctive taste though. Galliano Galliano has...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/the-harvey-wallbanger-an-old-favourite/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/peel-tower-of-holcombe-hill-ramsbottom/ https://www.baldhiker.com/peel-tower-of-holcombe-hill-ramsbottom/#respond Wed, 23 Feb 2022 19:42:15 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=51646 Peel Tower, also known as Peel Monument, sits high on Holcombe Hill above Ramsbottom. The tower is a memorial to Sir Rober Peel and erected in 1852. Walk with me on my journey up to...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/peel-tower-of-holcombe-hill-ramsbottom/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/east-riddlesden-hall-keighley-west-yorkshire/ https://www.baldhiker.com/east-riddlesden-hall-keighley-west-yorkshire/#respond Sun, 21 Nov 2021 17:42:59 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=51024 We first visited this Hall about 13 years ago and really enjoyed it back then. My daughter recently requested a return visit as it was her Birthday, so another visit was in order. Location East...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/east-riddlesden-hall-keighley-west-yorkshire/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/a-walk-up-to-alcock-tarn-from-grasmere/ https://www.baldhiker.com/a-walk-up-to-alcock-tarn-from-grasmere/#respond Fri, 06 Aug 2021 11:35:56 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=50260 Even in the low cloud it was a day for a walk up to Alcock Tarn from the lovely village of Grasmere in the Lake District. We were recently very fortunate to have a short...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/a-walk-up-to-alcock-tarn-from-grasmere/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/the-piece-hall-in-halifax-a-snippet-of-yorkshire-history/ https://www.baldhiker.com/the-piece-hall-in-halifax-a-snippet-of-yorkshire-history/#respond Thu, 10 Jun 2021 10:42:56 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=49663 We’ve visited the Piece Hall, in Halifax, Yorkshire, on a number of occasions over the past couple of years. It’s always been a pleasant day out as it’s a very interesting place to visit.  Even...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/the-piece-hall-in-halifax-a-snippet-of-yorkshire-history/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/besom-hill-to-bishops-park-in-search-of-fossils-and-fairies/ https://www.baldhiker.com/besom-hill-to-bishops-park-in-search-of-fossils-and-fairies/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2021 13:24:22 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=48600 From our kitchen window we can see Besom Hill quite clearly in the distance. Therefore, we have done this little walk quite a few times and especially over the last 12 months or so. Route...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/besom-hill-to-bishops-park-in-search-of-fossils-and-fairies/feed/ 2 https://www.baldhiker.com/castleshaw-oldhams-roman-fort/ https://www.baldhiker.com/castleshaw-oldhams-roman-fort/#respond Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:34:17 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=45223 The small hamlet of Castleshaw is situated in Saddleworth which is one of the parishes of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It is set amongst the Pennines, north of Uppermill and west, south-west of Marsden, West...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/castleshaw-oldhams-roman-fort/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/simple-apple-traybake-recipe-a-sweet-treat/ https://www.baldhiker.com/simple-apple-traybake-recipe-a-sweet-treat/#respond Wed, 16 Dec 2020 11:58:14 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=45005 Our apple tree has produced an abundance of apples this year, probably due to all the good weather we have had over the summer. My go to dish with apples is apple crumble or apple...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/simple-apple-traybake-recipe-a-sweet-treat/feed/ 0