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27th October, 2014
Whenever The Carter Company team heads to travel trade conventions, either home or abroad, to meet with other like-minded people and organisations to discuss all things cycling and walking related, we are always struck by how many foreigners mention the stunning English countryside…
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…
31st July, 2014
Earlier this year, a study conducted at Stanford University found that walking can boost creative thinking. A lot of people, especially those in the creative industries, writers and philosophers, have had a hunch about this for a long time, but now it's official. A person's creative…
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…