moel a mynydd – hill & mountain

moel a mynydd

a personal blog

The lower slopes of Moel Famau, Clwydian Range in evening sunlight, taken from Foel FEnlli

walking and hiking in the hills & mountains of the clwydian, llantysilio & berwyn ranges of north east wales

… and sometimes beyond

Category: Yorkshire

  • National Treasures

    National Treasures

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    Phil Rees
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    National Trust areas of Natural Beauty – Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge and Brean Down, Somerset Even though I’ve renewed my membership this week, I have very mixed feelings about the National Trust. I’m not a fan of the over-emphasis on grand houses, mainly because the real story behind many of them, of land grabs and the…

  • Malham and Moor

    Malham and Moor

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    Phil Rees
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    A chance to discover more of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Or that was the plan at least, until a 4 day break was cut to 2 and a bit, with an early exit to get home safely before the forecast 20cm or more of snow had chance to trap me in the narrow cobbled…

  • A week in the Dales

    A week in the Dales

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    Phil Rees
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    … a beautiful area of course, with a distinctive mix of natural and man-made features – the rivers and waterfalls, villages like Dent and Hawes with their cobbled streets and their time capsule kind of vibe, and Upper Swaledale with its trademark stone ‘cowusses’ (cowhouses or barns)