How to become a world champion

Becoming the leading competitor in your chosen sport sprint necessarily require rich parents investing in lessons and world class equipment. It might not even include all that much talent on your behalf. It all depends what your chosen event is. A few years ago I entered the World Conker Championship in England and wasn’t all

Around the Coast in 80 Days – Silloth and 10,000 Toy Soldiers

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Days Out Underground – Victoria Tunnel

https://audioboom.com/posts/7615209-days-out-underground-victoria-tunnel

Underground Days Out – Creswell Crags

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Around the Coast in 80 Days – Grange-over-Sands

My travel blogs continue this week and I’ll be focussing on the wonderful British coastline in the coming summer months – looking at the places I’ve selected for my Around the Coast in 80 Days book, which is now out through Bloomsbury. There’s a podcast linked to this blog, featuring an interview with Beth Pipe

Around the Coast in 80 Days – Grange-over-Sands

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Wookey Hole

We’re heading down to the south west of England for my latest travel blog – visiting the underground world of Wookey Hole and discovering the incredible historical treasures it houses. Wookey Hole – one of the country’s top attractions – is one of 50 brilliant days out in my new book, Days Out Underground: 50

National Coal Mining Museum

It’s time for another journey beneath the surface of Britain to discover another cracking day out for people of all ages. The National Coal Mining Museum, not far from junction 38 of the M1, is awesome place to go – not least because it’s free to get in and even the brilliant underground tour only

Standedge Tunnel

Time for another blog about a day out underground, featured in my book that contains 50 great things to do beneath Britain. If you would like a signed copy for yourself, or a gift for somebody you don’t like, then please get in touch via my website and I’ll get one sent out. The Pennines

Western Approaches

Liverpool is a city on the rise and visitors flock to the city to enjoy the redeveloped waterfront, Beatles history and Premier League football. One of the less-known attractions in Liverpool is beneath the city’s streets and is the third chapter in my Days Out Underground book. The Western Approaches is a fabulous way to