Feature · 13 Dec 2020
Walking in Kent: no second best
Kev Reynolds was winding up a lecture on trekking in the Himalaya when a member of the audience asked: ‘If you’re so passionate about mountains, why do you live in Kent?’ Here is his response…
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Article · 24 Mar 2020
Living among trees
Kev Reynolds describes life in his old home in Kent, where the trees surrounding the house obscured the view of Ashdown Forest, but that was just fine. Illustrations by Clare Crooke.
Feature · 11 Mar 2020
A walk through history on The Vanguard Way
Ali Rowsell follows in the footsteps of The Vanguards to discover an easily accessible, high-quality route through open countryside and woodland. With far-reaching views across...
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...
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 · 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...
Feature · 21 Nov 2018
Hidden gem – following a 200 year-old transport route in southern England
The Kennet and Avon Canal passes through a varied landscape, including the chalk hills of the North Wessex Downs in the east, and the southern edge of the Cotswolds in the west...
Article · 18 Jul 2018
In sunlight and in shadow: walking the Ridgeway long-distance trail
Nigel Kemp fulfils a long-held ambition to walk the Ridgeway long-distance trail from Avebury to Ivinghoe Beacon in this remote part of southern central England.
Article · 7 Jul 2018
Chalk hills and watermills along Hampshire's Test Way
Malcolm Leatherdale, author of the Cicerone guidebook to the Test Way, explores the River Test and its important economic history. He visits plenty of mills along the way,...
Feature · 13 Oct 2017
Re-imagining the city: quiet ways along London’s ‘other’ rivers
Imagine a land of forgotten tributaries, hidden history and resurgent nature, where a fox might be spied far from any hen-coop, or a pair of coots build their nest with cast-offs...
Article · 12 Jul 2017
Walking in Suffolk - three easy week long trails
Suffolk is the ideal place for a quick and easy long-distance walking holiday on the Suffolk Coast Path, the Stour and Orwell Walk, or the Sandlings Walk. Here's what you need to...
Article · 1 Jul 2017
An introduction to the North Downs Way
Would you like to try an easy long-distance walk that showcases the best of the Surrey Hills and Kent Downs National Landscapes? The 130-mile (208km) North Downs Way may be the trail for you. Tracing the high chalk ridge of downland between Farnham...
Feature · 6 Feb 2017
The Pilgrims' Way or England's Camino
The Pilgrims' Way traces the authentic ancient pilgrimage route from Winchester to Canterbury, with a link of equal historical importance from London. Geoffrey Chaucer in The Canterbury Tales suggests that April is the time to go on pilgrimage to...
Article · 15 Nov 2016
The Ridgeway National Trail: Did you know?
The Ridgeway is a fantastic long-distance walking route through the south of England. Here are 8 things you may not know about this wonderful National Trail.
Article · 29 Jun 2016
The Kennet and Avon Canal: essential facts and top tips
Have you ever wanted to walk the Kennet and Avon Canal? Here's a very quick introduction to this fascinating long distance walk.
News · 31 May 2016
Damian Hall breaks South West Coast Path record
The speed record for running the South West Coast Path was recently broken by Cicerone author Damian Hall, setting a new time of 10 days 15 hours and 18 minutes. We were so...
Article · 17 Jul 2015
10 reasons to visit the North Wessex Downs
The North Wessex Downs is the third largest area of outstanding natural beauty in the UK. If that one fact on its own is not enough to tempt you to visit this quintessentially...
Article · 19 Jun 2015
The Making of the Jurassic Coast
Enjoyed Jurassic Park? Want to see a slightly more realistic representation of geology and paleontology? Then head to the Jurassic Coast - with a little insight from Ronald Turnbull's guidebook you will find the landscape tells an equally (if not...
Article · 5 Jun 2015
It's a great time to go to Jersey
In an extract from his guidebook to Walking on Jersey, Paddy Dillon explains why It's a great time to go to Jersey; an ideal destination for walking.