Layers of Fells- A “Guess the fell” Special As many of you will know, we have been really busy recently at a variety of shows and events across the north of England. It has been great to meet many of you who follow me either through this website or via…
The new Teesdale 2022 Calendar by Andy Beck is now in stock Once again Andy has produced a calendar of his recent photographs taken around his “local patch” of Teesdale. This year he has chosen to support his local volunteer search and rescue team, Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain…
A simple circular route over this Wainwright Outlying fell On Location: 16th August 2021 Parking: A good free car park in Mitredale near the banks of the river. GR: NY146 011 Route map: click on the arrow to play the route. GPX route available by clicking in the Plotaroute.com link…
The Best of June 2021. Summer is really here. Apologies for the delay in posting this blog but recent weeks have been hectic. Behind the scenes we have been really busy preparing for a season of summer shows and events. Sadly this meant that my trips out have been curtailed…
Almost like “Andy Beck Images On Tour” 2020 was a very difficult year for us business-wise. All shows, talks and events were cancelled and small companies like mine fell through the government assistance net. No furlough or grants for us, we just had to live with it. There were many…
The Best of May 2021. The tail end of Spring. May can normally bring a spell of dry settled, warmer weather. Not so much in 2021. It was one of the wettest Mays on record across the country and it certainly wasn’t warm. In fact, we had some snow showers…
A look at my sketching paintbox. Those that have been watching my Youtube videos or other social media posts may have spotted me using a small and compact painting kit whilst out and about. Several viewers have asked me about it. So in response to that I have just posted…
The Best of April 2021. The seasons are changing. April was a very odd month weather wise. With the longer days it could be expected that the cold winter weather was behind us. Not a bit of it. Many of the nights came crisp and clear with hard frosts. We…
A visit to the waterfalls of Low Force on the river Tees. On Location: 29th April 2021 Photographic location: This outing to these fine waterfalls requires a short distance of easy walking. Low Force is a popular location for visitors and photographers. Here I show just a couple of examples…
A short wander over Cotherstone Moor to visit Lamb Hill and the old tank wreck. On Location: 27th April 2021 Please Note: This route is over “Open Access” land and uses public footpaths as much as possible. Dogs should be kept under close control and due to the ground nesting…
