Article · 10 Jul 2019
Cartoon of the Month: July
Cicerone's Clare Crooke, a talented designer and cartoonist, will be helping us celebrate our 50th anniversary by sharing some of her creations with us. Here is July's cartoon.
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Feature · 3 Jul 2019
Walk in the valleys to get to know Snowdonia
Alex Kendall, author of Snowdonia: Low-level and easy walks – North, says to really experience the mountains, forget bagging summits and head to the valleys.
Feature · 22 Jun 2019
The Great Outdoors Challenge: A first-timer reflects
In the second of his two articles, Peter Aylmer looks back on his first TGO Challenge experience. Would the landscape, the camaraderie and the weather live up to expectations?
Article · 19 Jun 2019
Frame packs or panniers: what’s right for you?
Almost all cycle luggage manufacturers offer a range of frame packs alongside more traditional panniers. Richard Barrett explores the different choices and matches the optimal...
Article · 15 Jun 2019
Classic Galloway: from Loch Trool over Merrick and Craignaw
If you like your wild landscapes really wild, if you like your lakes to have whooper swans in the middle and no ice-cream vans around the edge, if you like to have one foot on...
Article · 12 Jun 2019
Cartoon of the Month: June
Cicerone's Clare Crooke, a talented designer and cartoonist, will be helping us celebrate our 50th anniversary by sharing some of her creations with us. Here is June's cartoon.
Feature · 8 Jun 2019
5 reasons to choose Wales for your next cycle tour
For many, Wales is close by and easily accessible, particularly by train. So why look further afield for your next cycle touring when you’ve got such wonderful riding country on...
Video · 26 May 2019
Discover trail running routes with a Cicerone guidebook
Discover the thrill of trail and fell running with a Cicerone guidebook, with routes for all abilities from novice to seasoned ultra-trail runner. This beautiful video from our...
Article · 22 May 2019
Cycling in the Yorkshire Dales: Five years on
It is five years since Cycling in the Yorkshire Dales was first published. Its author, Harry Dowdell, considers what changes have taken place in the Dales and the world of cycling...
Article · 12 May 2019
Hidden Gem – the southernmost tip of the New Forest is not what you might expect
Dipping a long sinuous finger into the Solent, the southernmost tip of the New Forest National Park forms part of the Solent Way, with Hurst Spit, an impressive shingle spit with...
Article · 10 May 2019
Cartoon of the Month: May
Cicerone's Clare Crooke, a talented designer and cartoonist, will be helping us celebrate our 50th anniversary by sharing some of her creations with us. Here is May's cartoon.
Article · 17 Apr 2019
Cartoon of the Month: April
Cicerone's Clare Crooke, a talented designer and cartoonist, will be helping us celebrate our 50th anniversary by sharing some of her creations with us. Here is April's cartoon.
Article · 13 Apr 2019
The first fells for children – six of the best Lakeland summits for all the family
Rachel Crolla and Carl McKeating are co-authors of Cicerone’s Outdoor Adventures with Children – Lake District. Here, they describe a selection of their favourite routes to...
Feature · 6 Apr 2019
Walking the Essex Way: from Epping to the coast
It’s a land of tranquil river valleys, ancient green lanes, an undiscovered coastline and some of the prettiest villages in the nation. It can only be, says author Peter Aylmer,...
Article · 30 Mar 2019
How do you decide on your favourite run?
Everyone has a favourite run, right? And surely that question is easy to answer for Pete Ellwood, who has just written a running guide, Trail and Fell Running in the Yorkshire Dales. Actually, it’s not.
Article · 24 Mar 2019
Hidden Gem – Towers, barrows and Iron Age hill forts on the Cotswold Way
The Cotswold Way is a wonderful national trail, covering 102 glorious miles along the Cotswold escarpment between Chipping Campden and Bath. On the ridge the views are superb and...
Article · 20 Mar 2019
Cartoon of the Month: March
Cicerone's Clare Crooke, a talented designer and cartoonist, will be helping us celebrate our 50th anniversary by sharing some of her creations with us. Here is the latest cartoon on those sneaky snorers that follow us around.
News · 27 Feb 2019
Bendrigg Trust: A family have a fun weekend
Cicerone are delighted to be fundraising for the Bendrigg Trust as part of our 50th Year celebrations. Here we have an update of how this money can help families like the Eykyn...
Feature · 23 Feb 2019
Has England's trail system lost its way?
In little more than half a century Britain has developed a remarkable long-distance trail network that now numbers around 1500 paths and ways of all description. Like Scotland's 29 Great Trails, the 15 National Trails in England and Wales are held...
Article · 20 Feb 2019
The Great Outdoors Challenge: Prep and planning
Peter Aylmer prepares for the annual event that stretches coast-to-coast across the Scottish Highlands, where one of the first challenges is to make it into the ballot. Here he...