HF Holidays Blog
With over 100 years experience, HF Holidays knows the best ingredients for holidays in the great outdoors.
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How to identify trees by their leaves
Trees are an impressive feature of the British landscape. Use these top tips from HF Nature Leader Russell Hedley to help you identify trees by their leaves when out walking.
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Experience the Seefeld Plateau, Austria's Alpine summer playground
Waltz into Seefeld, in Austria's Tyrol region to sample Alpine walking and living. Watch our drone film footage to discover where you could be exploring on a guided walking holiday in Austria.
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Recipes from our chefs - Carrot Cake Swiss Roll
Try this at home - Head Chef Sean from Dolserau Hall in Southern Snowdonia shows us how to make Swiss Roll with a twist, using carrot cake. Follow the recipe and watch his video, then give the dish a go!
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6 of the best travel books about mountains
Not all great books about mountains have to be about scaling them heroically or surviving seemingly impossible odds. that challenge and inspire you simply by telling the story of mountains and mountaineering, of people fascinated with high places and of those who walk among them. Here we’ve collated some of our favourites for you to seek out and enjoy.
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UK National Trails - An HF Quiz
The National Trails are some of the most beautiful walks through the varied countryside of England and Wales. See how well you know these and Scotland's Great Trails in our quiz.
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Experience the tranquillity of Lake Bled and the Julian Alps
Watch Now: Get a taste of what it is like to explore Lake Bled and the Julian Alps on a guided walking holiday with our aerial drone footage and discover what you could be doing on your next adventure.
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Unnoticed and Unappreciated? Common wild plants to see in a different light
When you are out walking in the countryside, how often do you look down and see wild plants growing but not really give them a second thought? Here, HF Leaders share a few of the ones they come across on spring walks that might make you see them in a different light.
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6 ways to plan and prepare for your next travel adventure
If travel seems a long way off at the moment, here's how to use the time to plan and prepare for your next adventure in the great outdoors. Don't miss the opportunity to get ready - here's how!
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Where in the World - an HF Quiz
Test your knowledge of Europe and destinations overseas to see how well you know the world - there are 21 questions for some of the places that HF will explore in 2021...
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National Parks of the World - An HF Quiz
The world has many wild and beautiful areas that are protected by national park status. They are havens for wildlife and fantastic places to explore. Here we’ve selected some of our favourites around the world and invite you to test your knowledge in our travel quiz.
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Recipes from our chefs - the ultimate KFC (Korean Fried Chicken)
If you love fried chicken but are looking for an alternative to make at home, follow Head Chef Sean's recipe for KFC - the ultimate Korean Fried Chicken, served with a homemade barbeque sauce...finger lickin' good!
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Experience the landscapes of Lanzarote from the air
Lanzarote rocks. Watch our new aerial footage of Lanzarote and discover where you could be exploring as part of a guided walking holiday in Lanzarote with HF holidays.
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How to travel to the Lake District - without leaving home
While there are superb destinations all around the United Kingdom that hold a special place in our heart, we keep straying back to the Lake District. And when we can't visit, we travel there in our heads. Here are the books, films and trips to research in order to pretend you're in the Lakes.
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Recipes from our chefs - sweet potato, spinach & goats' cheese pie
Jao, Head Chef at Derwent Bank in the Northern Lake District gives us his take on a vegetarian sweet potato, spinach and goats' cheese pie - follow the steps and give his delicious dish a go.
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Travel Trivia - An HF Quiz
Take our Travel Trivia quiz to see how well you know the worlds of travel, adventure and geography, just for fun!
