Something For The Weekend #17

We've had a small hiatus from Something For The Weekend over the last week or so, which was mainly down to me heading off to Bruges for a short break. If your running out of ideas for city breaks then I urge you to take a look in it's direction. It's one of those cities you can just wander around aimlessly and discover a new little cafe or square round every corner. Some of the architecture is mind blowing, especially the city's renowned Belfy. There's also a plentiful array of museums, from Hans Miemling's 15th Century works to the Groeninge Museum's collection of art that spans through 6th centuries. Plus the local Belgian Beer is a must, once you go Leffe Bruin, you don't go back!

Anyway back to business, ever considered a walk around Glaramara in the Lakes? 'Glaramara' itself is a fell with a height of 783m at the central point of it's ridge. The fell stretches out a fair bit too, scaling a good 6km all the way from Stonethwaite in Borrowdale up to the mountain pass of Esk House.

The name 'Glaramara' has a bit of a Lord Of The Rings twang to it, but it derives from a series of old Norse words that literally translate as "The mountain with the shieling (mountain hut) by a ravine."

Glaramara also plays host to an annual fell race, starting from the Outdoor Centre around Seatoller and finishing up at the summit of Glaramara itself. It's around 8km and this years winning time was 45 minutes, very impressive!

If your not up to running 8km and let's face it most of us aren't, then there's plenty of other walking routes to take to really get the best out of Glaramara and it's surroundings. There's some brilliant views on this route starting at Seathwaite, or alternatively you could try this route starting at the already mentioned Stonethwaite.

Not into that? Try this...

Now we can't have a Someting For The Weekend post without mentioning some sort of food stuff or beverage and today is no different! With that being the case, why not have a look at 'The Wine Show' at London Olympia? It's dubbed as London's finest Wine experience, with the country's leading wine experts on hand to give advice and some of the world's best wine producer's present. There's even going to be a wine tasting session with TV expert and presenter, Oz Clarke!

If you feel like you need a bit of guidance on your wine journey then the Wine Show even offers a 'Wine Walk' headed by renowned critic Joe Wadsack, who will take you round each exhibition and talk you through his chosen wines.

The show itself starts on Friday and goes through to Sunday, so you've got plenty of time to get in and have a meander around this beverage heaven.

Product Of The Week

This weeks product of the week, to help keep that chilling wind at bay without weighing you down whilst out on Glaramara, The Mountain Equipment Men's Astron Hooded Jacket.