Rivers, Hills & History
River valleys, walled hills, and old routes with something behind them.
The walks where the landscape comes with a story attached, and where the climbing is not the point.
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A pebble from one sea, carried all the way to the other.
You pick it up on the beach at St Bees, put your boots in the Irish Sea, and turn east. After that it is just England, on foot: Ennerdale and Borrowdale, the pull up to Kidsty Pike and the long shore of Haweswater, limestone and open sky above Shap, the cairns on Nine Standards Rigg where the water changes sides, Swaledale down to Reeth and Richmond, quiet farmland in the middle, and at last the moors with the North Sea somewhere ahead. Three national parks, and then the hill down into Robin Hood's Bay, where the pebble goes into the water. This double-sided ceramic ornament brings that walk home: small enough to hang on a tree, solid enough to keep for decades.
On the front
- Your own picture from the walk, uploaded with your order
- The year you walked it sits below
On the back
A stylized map of the Coast to Coast Path, St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay, with the trail's key stats.
For your own tree, or for whoever came down that last hill beside you.
Iceland's highlands, from the shelf where the mugs live.
Landmannalaugar in the steam, the rhyolite hills going orange and green and grey in the same hour. Black obsidian underfoot. A river crossing that woke you up properly. Then the birch of Thórsmörk at the end, and something green again. This mug carries the Laugavegur right round it, with the dotted line running on over the pass to Skógar — for everyone who kept walking.
Two editions
- Basic — a watercolor view of the Laugavegur, wrapped right round the mug
- My own picture — your own photo from the trail in its place
- Either way the route runs with it: a stylized map of the Laugavegur with the trail's key stats
See the photos and the video for the full design all the way round.
For your own shelf, or for whoever waded the rivers beside you.
Coast to coast along the Wall, back on the kitchen table.
The crags west of Housesteads, where the Wall runs along the cliff line and the whole of Northumberland opens out to the north. Rain sideways across the moor. A Roman fort with the barrack floors still legible under your boots. From the Tyne to the Solway, on a line somebody surveyed nearly two thousand years ago — and this mug carries it right round.
Two editions
- Basic - Steel Rigg — a watercolor view of the Wall at Steel Rigg, wrapped right round the mug
- My own picture — your own photo from the walk in its place
- Either way the route runs with it: a stylized map of Hadrian's Wall Path with the trail's key stats
See the photos and the video for the full design all the way round.
For your own cupboard, or for whoever walked into the wind beside you.
Across a country that is still being built.
Maybe it was Landmannalaugar in the steam, the rhyolite hills going orange and green and grey in the same hour. Maybe it was black obsidian underfoot, a river crossing that woke you up properly, or walking into the birch of Thórsmörk at the end and seeing something green again. The Icelandic highlands, from one hut to the next. This double-sided ceramic ornament brings that walk home: small enough to hang on a tree, solid enough to keep for decades.
On the front
- Basic carries a watercolor view of the Laugavegur — the coloured hills, the snowfields, the black sand
- Customized carries your own picture from the trail instead
- Either way, the year you walked it sits below
On the back
A stylized map of the Laugavegur, from Landmannalaugar south to Thórsmörk, with the trail's key stats.
For your own tree, or for whoever waded the rivers beside you.
Portugal's wild southwest, on the mug you reach for first.
Soft sand that took twice the effort, cliffs dropping straight into the Atlantic, storks nesting on sea stacks — that is the Fishermen's Trail. Inland, the Historic Trail runs through cork oak and rockrose, quiet villages and long open tracks. Both head down the Alentejo and Algarve coast towards the southwest corner of Europe. This mug carries the one you walked, all the way round.
Two editions
- Pick your route first: Fishermen's Trail or Historic Trail
- Basic — a watercolor view of that route, wrapped right round the mug
- My own picture — your own photo from the walk in its place
- Either way the route runs with it: a stylized map of your Rota Vicentina with the trail's key stats
See the photos and the video for the full design all the way round.
For your own kitchen, or for whoever crossed the sand beside you.
Coast to coast along the edge of an empire.
Maybe it was the crags west of Housesteads, where the Wall runs along the cliff line and the whole of Northumberland opens out to the north. Maybe it was rain sideways across the moor, or a Roman fort with the barrack floors still legible under your boots. From Wallsend on the Tyne to Bowness-on-Solway, nearly two thousand years after somebody surveyed the line. This double-sided ceramic ornament brings that walk home: small enough to hang on a tree, solid enough to keep for decades.
On the front
- Two watercolor views to pick from: Basic - Sycamore Gap or Basic - Steel Rigg
- Customized carries your own picture from the walk instead
- Either way, the year you walked it sits below
On the back
A stylized map of Hadrian's Wall Path, coast to coast across northern England, with the trail's key stats.
For your own tree, or for whoever walked into the wind beside you.
High above the Rhine, castle after castle after castle.
Maybe it was a viewpoint over the Middle Rhine with barges pushing upstream far below. Maybe it was a vineyard path in the heat, or another set of ruins on another crag, or the fact that the trail keeps climbing out of the valley just to drop back into it. Bonn to Wiesbaden along the right bank, the hard side of the river. This double-sided ceramic ornament brings that walk home: small enough to hang on a tree, solid enough to keep for decades.
On the front
- Basic carries a watercolor view of the Rheinsteig — the river bend, the vines, a castle on the height
- Customized carries your own picture from the trail instead
- Either way, the year you walked it sits below
On the back
A stylized map of the Rheinsteig, from Bonn south to Wiesbaden, with the trail's key stats.
For your own tree, or for someone who walked the whole valley with you.
The Highlands, in the cupboard next to the kettle.
The long east shore of Loch Lomond, root and rock underfoot for an entire day. Rannoch Moor opening up empty in every direction. The Devil's Staircase with the wind pushing back, and Ben Nevis waiting at the end of it. A wall map gets looked at twice a year. A mug gets picked up every single morning — and this one carries the West Highland Way right round it.
Two editions
- Basic — a watercolor view of the Way, wrapped right round the mug
- My own picture — your own photo from the walk in its place
- Either way the route runs with it: a stylized map of the West Highland Way with the trail's key stats
See the photos and the video for the full design all the way round.
For your own cupboard, or for whoever walked it in the rain beside you.
FAQs
Everything happens on the product page itself.
On an ornament: choose the variant, then enter the year you walked the trail — or NONE, to leave the year off.
On a mug: three fields, all of them optional, printing as four lines. The labels — distance and elevation gain, the dates, a line of your own — are suggestions; what goes on them is up to you.
On either, choose the photo variant to send a picture of your own instead of the watercolor artwork. Tick the two boxes and add it to the basket.
A photo order is placed in the design by hand, and you get a proof before anything goes to print.
Both mugs and ornaments are ceramic and printed via sublimation (permanent artwork). Mugs handle everyday dishwasher/microwave use; ornaments are durable keepsakes (not meant for dishwashers/microwaves).
Getting your keepsake ready to print usually takes 2 to 6 business days, then printing and post. These are usual times, not a guaranteed arrival date.
Designed in France, printed in the EU, the US or Canada, whichever is closest to you.
It’s calculated at checkout by location and item. Mixed orders (e.g., a mug and an ornament) may ship separately and show separate shipping.
On the day you order, changes are still possible — get in touch straight away. After that the order has gone to production. Made-to-order products aren’t returnable unless there’s a print or transit issue.
Upload your image on the product page. There is nothing to crop or position — it is placed in the design by hand, and you get a proof before anything is printed. Good light and clear colours work best; anything over 1000 px on the long edge is fine. Sublimation has a gently softened look by design.
Yes. We use it only to create your keepsake and don’t share it.