Mr. P's been to Iceland

The Geography Deapartment have been on their travels this half term...

Mrs. M and Miss. S headed South

Mr. P headed North... to Iceland (not the freezer store) - here are a few geographical highlights.

Ron Bartle: a life well lived

If you don't know who Ron Bartle is, this film will tell you everything you need to know... and his philosophy on life....

An inspiration for Mark Beaumont, who we followed on some of his earlier expeditions including cycling around the world in less than 80 days, which is still astonishing to think about.

Michael Palin on Post-corona travel

Michael Palin was on the Andrew Marr Show this morning.


He was asked about what travelling might be like in the future as we come out of lockdown and lose our holidays. How should we cope with that.

"I think you can travel less and travel better.
If we have to be confined to travelling in the UK, it's not a bad place to travel - there are all sorts of wonderful places - and different landscapes and different sorts of atmospheres - Northern Scotland, Cornwall.
Go to places and learn more about them, enjoy them more.
Find out more about your own country.
It's going to be very difficult for people right across the world to actually travel again as we did before until we find a vaccine. Nobody is going to pack people into aeroplanes as they did before.
No cheap and cheerful flights around the world.
It's going to be very difficult to see the rest of the world. So narrow your horizons is not necessarily a bad thing.
Look more carefully
Look more thoroughly
Learn to enjoy your own country. 
Travelling is not necessarily as exotic - it can be local but can still be as interesting and inspirational."