Feature · 20 Feb 2021
9 days fell walking in the Lake District
Lesley and Jonathan Williams walked the entire 9-stage route of Lesley's book, The Tour of the Lake District, which explores the very best of the Lake District’s valleys and fells
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Feature · 19 Dec 2020
Office to author via a tour of the Lake District
In a reversal of her role, Cicerone marketing director Lesley Williams stepped out from behind her office desk and into the world of being an author for her guidebook, Tour of the...
Feature · 6 Dec 2020
Walking in winter: the best UK long-distance routes
Although it has seasonal challenges of poor weather and limited daylight, walkers can still enjoy long-distance routes in winter months. With its network of long-distance trails,...
Feature · 4 Oct 2020
Fastpacking in the Cheviots: A baptism of fire (and rain)
When Cress Allwood was seeking a new challenge during lockdown, she called a friend, hoping she’d be up for an adventure. Having to resort to their Plan B, that adventure was...
Feature · 3 Oct 2020
The UK's best wilderness walks
Wilderness walking routes crossing remote and pathless terrain can be an antidote to modern life and keep you safely away from crowded environments. True wilderness (entirely untouched by mankind) is hard to find, however these suggestions provide...
Feature · 27 Sep 2020
How to walk across Scotland
The best walks go all the way across, says Cicerone author Ronald Turnbull. Having crossed Highland Scotland nine times, he offers a few suggestions for a successful and enjoyable trip.
Feature · 20 Sep 2020
630 Miles Braver on the South West Coast Path
In this exclusive chapter from 'The Biggest Book of Yes: 49 Short Adventure Stories', Zoe Langley-Wathen relives stepping out of her comfort zone and facing her fears on her first...
Feature · 6 Sep 2020
The Pennine Way: is it really a slog through bog?
Having discovered the Pennine Way from a signpost pointing towards a desolate landscape and then being warned that the walk was a slog, Tarjei Næss Skrede set out on England’s...
Feature · 8 Aug 2020
Walking the Cambrian Way in day trips and weekends
Always lacking three weeks to tackle the full route from Cardiff to Conwy in one go, Mark Charlton was surprised to discover how much of the Cambrian Way he had walked in day...
Feature · 13 Jun 2020
Guidebooks: a source of inspiration and memory
Mark Charlton reflects on his love of guidebooks and the memories of walking and trekking around the world that each contains.
Feature · 3 Jun 2020
Self-isolating on the North Kent Marshes
In strange times, Julian Stray was heeding current advice from Public Health England. The weekend called for a break from the week's working from home and to distance himself from four walls if possible. Where better than to enjoy the wide open...
Feature · 27 May 2020
How to write a guidebook: Jack or Jill of all trades – and master of... guidebook writing
Ronald Turnbull explains how writing is a rather small part of being a guidebook writer as well as dismissing once and for all some popular misconceptions about his chosen career.
Feature · 12 May 2020
A Very British Bog
Ronald Turnbull remembers encounters with quagmires, morasses, bogs, fens, flows, sloughs and other soggy bits of Britain. He is doing his best to help you avoid yearning for the hills and perhaps make you slightly happier about being stuck at home...
Feature · 8 May 2020
Meet our Cicerone Connect members: "Oh the places we have been!"
Cicerone Connect, our new Facebook community, has become a brilliant place to share your trip photos, planning questions and bucket-list ideas. We thought we'd share a few...
Feature · 6 May 2020
The beginning of a long walking career
Theresa May famously gave Angela Merkel a copy of one of Terry Marsh's guidebooks. Terry is one of Cicerone's longest-running authors and here he looks back at where his love of walking came from.
Feature · 4 May 2020
The joy of walking
Kev Reynolds has been reflecting on why he fell in love with walking many, many years ago and, despite only being allowed to walk circuits of his miniature garden, he is still daydreaming of walking holidays.
Feature · 22 Mar 2020
The Yorkshire Three Peaks – with added challenge
Having taken on the Yorkshire Three Peaks, Cicerone sales rep James Benson found he was running out of light and time. At least he had his map… oh. Luckily, help was to hand.
Feature · 18 Mar 2020
UK ideas – stay safe, and stay wild
When fear of transmission of disease is all around us, how can we consider taking short breaks and holidays responsibly? The answer is, for the time being, we can't. This article sets out some suggestions for activities that might, in the future, be...
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...
Feature · 9 Feb 2020
A wee tour of Ben Nevis: A multi-day hike around 'the Ben'
The Annapurna Circuit and the tours of Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa are just a few of the routes that journey around those high mountains and draw the adventurous...