Fell Foodie

10/07/2026

Happy to accept either so long as its not written as Scarfell Pike or just Scar Fell 😅 but only one is right 😅

06/06/2026

10 YEARS SOBER TODAY! 🎉🎊

Wow! This day was impossible to visualise at many points on this journey and unthinkable in those early days, weeks and months.

I cant imagine where I would be right now if I had carried on drinking, it doesnt bear thinking about but my life has been immeasurably better since I stopped looking for answers in the bottom of a pint glass.

The 6th June 2016 was the day I came to terms with the fact that I was an alcoholic, putting it ahead of everything and everyone in my life.

I vowed to leave it behind and attempt to rebuild and seek forgiveness from those that I had hurt with my inebriated actions.

Not a drop has passed my lips since that moment, the same milestone since I last picked up a cigarette and last put sugar in my coffee 😅

I would never have made it past those early initial weeks without the support I received from family and friends after I came clean about my struggles.

Subsequently, many interactions via this page have added to that support to see me to this point.

There has been temptation along the way and moments I felt like pushing fast forward on life and turning off my thoughts for an evening would help but ultimately I know deep down where that would take me again.

This past few years have been a different challenge all together. But I know my old man would be proud of another milestone reached and the route life has taken me since.

Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me to this point and for those struggling, know there is hope, always someone to speak to and help available.

I promise not to say "when in Rome!" tonight as I peruse a trattoria menu celebrating with watching the Italian sun shine.

Might be a Peromi zero or due though*

*orders a lemon soda

10/04/2026

High praise from the outdoor legend that is Paul Messner 🥰

What a fantastic winning combination. One of the nicest camp stove meals I’ve ever had. Kedgeree courtesy of Fell Foodie - Outdoor Cooking | Mental Health Speaker📍UK and his brilliant outdoor cookbook, perfectly knocked up in the Jetboil Trailcook.

01/04/2026

Windermere Outdoor Adventure Centre are having an activity weekend at their site on Rayrigg Road on 11th-12th April. No need to book, just turn up and have fun! Some of our World Jamboree unit will also be there with a stand.

Join us at Windermere Outdoor Adventure Centre for a fun-filled Open Weekend on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th April, open from 9.30am-4.30pm both days!

We’re inviting you down to experience everything we have to offer - with activities running on the water and on land, making it a fantastic day out for individuals, friends and families alike.

💷 Special Open Weekend prices:
• £10 per adult
• £5 per child
(All weekend!)
This cost covers all activities on offer for the entire weekend!

🌊 Water-based activities: (Sessions every 45 minuets)
• Paddleboarding
• Kayaking
• Sailing taster sessions
• Splash sessions
• Staff and customer paddle race (prize for the winner)

🌳 Land-based activities:
• Treasure hunt
• Face painting
• Land based led seminars about sailing and paddling
• Captain social media photo station

It’s the perfect opportunity to try something new, meet the team, explore the centre, and kick off the season with some adventure.

One off exclusive discounts are available all weekend for the 2026 season!

31/03/2026

Hope I did it right 🤣🫣🇳🇴

Was chuffed snowshoeing to the top of this fjell, Høgevarde (1,459m) when in Norway recently.

It was something id not done before, navigation was testing and even managed to cook up some lunch at the top.

Hiking skis to the top is definitely the way to do it next time though but found shoeshoeing a far less taxing way to do a snowy hike like this than just having boots on.

We wanted to make sure we were down before 3pm as we had been invited to Tempelseter Skisenter by the proprietors Irene & Sølve to enjoy a traditional Norwegian Waffle (I said pancake by mistake in the video)

Thankfully they stayed open for us 🤣 Takk!

One of many highlights from this recent trip to Norway with .banfield

Loved that my had a showshoe setting too 😍 (gifted)

19/03/2026

Big news for Cumbria Scouts! 🙌

We’re proud to welcome Harrison Ward, better known as Fell Foodie, as our latest County Ambassador.

From cooking incredible meals in the fells to championing mental wellbeing, Harrison’s journey shows just what’s possible when you get outdoors and give it a go. 🌄🔥

He’ll be joining us this June at Great Tower to judge our county cooking competition and meet our amazing young people from across Cumbria.

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