"Walks" Blogs & Blog Posts

The prospect from Belfast Castle was splendid on New Year's Day, 2017. I donned the sturdy walking shoes, stuffed a few items in the little haversack, and drove across Belfast to Cave Hill in the north of the city. As I drove along the Antrim Road,...

This morning, Sunday, April 23rd, 2023, I parked the car at Upper Crescent and walked a short distance to the adjacent Mount Charles.Mount Charles, Belfast, runs from 36 University Road to 57 Botanic Avenue.This street has a distinct air of privacy a...

College Gardens, Belfast (Timothy Ferres, 2021)I motored over to Belfast's University Quarter in a sunny February day in 2017. There were spaces on Elmwood Avenue, so I parked, ambled towards Lisburn Road and turned in to College Gardens,...

Historic Map of Mount Collyer ca 1870Having been to see the Belfast film at Cineworld for the very first time at the weekend, my curiosity was aroused about that famous actor, Sir Kenneth Branagh.I've known about him since his acting role in the "Bil...

Have you ever tripped, or been tripped up, in a field or footpath? I'm quite sure it has happened to most of us.Yesterday I was on my way home from a four or five mile walk, striding briskly along the footpath near St Mark's parish church.The footpat...

Hillsborough Fort. Image: Timothy Ferres, 2020Hillsborough, County Down, is undoubtedly one of the pleasantest and most interesting villages in Northern Ireland.It has been ages since I last paid Hillsborough Forest a visit, so I wasn't disappointed...

The Hare's Gap in the distanceWhy do some people dump litter? I'm a great believer in the Leave No Trace principle. You'd hardly know I'd been.I even get irritated if, in a gale or gust, a tissue or plastic wrapper inadvertently blows away from me.Pl...