What time do people arrive on Saturday?

People arrive after 3.30pm and before 6.30pm – dinner is served at 7pm.

How long can I stay?

Any length on time from 1 night to 2 weeks – over 90% of our guests stay for a week commencing on Saturday afternoon and leaving after breakfast on the following Saturday.

When is the best time to come?

What colours do you like, they change all the time:

January – we are not open

February – possible snowy tops, cold, rusty coloured fells, very clear air

March – snow drops and rusty coloured fells

April – daffodils and first signs of Spring

May – bluebells, May tree blossom, lovely early morning shots & sunsets, fresh bracken begins to appear

June – fields of buttercups, lovely early morning shots & sunsets

July – very green & warm, lovely early morning shots & sunsets

August - very green & warm, early morning mists

September – purple fell tops from the heather

October – colours starting to change, lovely oranges – better later in month

November – colours changed, rusty fells, orange & red trees

December – we are not open

What is included in the price?

Full board, en-suite accommodation, excursions, photographic coaching & tuition, superior quality surroundings. The only things not included are film development and any alcoholic drinks.

Do you take animals - especially dogs?

No – however, they can be boarded at the local kennels which is also the local vet.

How long are the walks?

The walks are generally no longer than 4 miles, sometimes much less, but taken at photographers pace of under 1 mile per hour.

How difficult are the walks?

We balance the walks on 3 main criteria, the fitness of the guests in any week, the weather and the season. We do not take people on the fells unless they are capable of doing so.

Do I need walking boots?

All of the walks are done on footpaths, which may be uneven, and therefore we always recommend walking boots to protect ankles and for their water resistance.

What days do you walk?

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, the other days i.e. Sunday, Tuesdays and Thursdays are left to the guests own discretion, but we can provide recommendations as to where to go for great photographs. The walking days can be changed should the weather be unsuitable for walking.

I have a strange diet, can I be catered for?

Gail will cater for the majority of diets; all food is home cooked and therefore can be modified accordingly. Will cook for vegetarians, coeliacs, low fat, low cholesterol, diabetics. We do not currently cater for vegans.

My partner is not a photographer – can they come to?

Yes, we get a number of non-photographic partners; they are very welcome but pay the same as the photographer.

Do you develop films?

We develop E6 every evening – John views colour slide films on a nightly basis and provides constructive feedback.

What about Black & White?

John’s first photographic love is black and white and we can develop films, with prior agreement with John. Guests are welcome to use our darkroom to do printing – but John needs it daily at 5.45pm to develop slides.

What about Digital?

We fully support Digital Photography at all our holiday workshops. We have digital download facilities, an excellent digital projector which is used nightly to project the images and provide constructive feedback. We also run a couple of specific workshops - Getting to Grips with Digital and Photoshop.