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28th August, 2014
We love a bit of foraging here at The Carter Company, and nothing quite beats blackberry season, which is fast approaching! We tend to think the first week of September is the best time for harvesting, when the hedgerows in the countryside are simply brimming with shiny, deep…
14th August, 2014
"Invention, my dear friends, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation and 2% butterscotch ripple" - Willy Wonka If your imagination was captured by the pure inventiveness of Roald Dahl's writing (and who hasn't been captivated by those wonderful books at some point…
7th August, 2014
Here at The Carter Company, we're all about a little bit of indulgence. Most of our cycling holidays and walking tours in Britain offer a choice of 'classic quality' or 'luxury' accommodation, and we'd always recommend choosing the latter! There are some pretty special places…
24th July, 2014
One reason why we love to pedal (yes, we love a pun too!) self-guided cycling holidays and walking tours is because they give you the opportunity to travel at your own pace and to make your own decisions. So if you find yourself freewheeling past a charming Austrian cafe on the…
17th July, 2014
Some of the younger members of The Carter Company team visited Berlin recently. There are many reasons why we think it's a great city (we list a few of our insider tips below), but one thing that really struck us was how bike-friendly it is. Compared to London, it feels streets…