12 articles found
Article · 30 Apr 2026
The Dales Way is every bit as beautiful, charming and agreeable as it has ever been. This picturesque 79-mile (128km) long-distance walk threads from the spa town of Ilkley through the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, crosses the Pennine...
Article · 24 Mar 2026
Whether you're based in Wooler for a Cheviot Hills escape, exploring the coast near Alnwick, or heading out from Rothbury into the Simonside Hills, Northumberland rewards walkers...
Article · 13 Nov 2025
Long-distance walker and route creator Ken Heptonstall has spent a lifetime exploring the great outdoors. From his first alpine adventures in the 1970s to founding the 900km...
Article · 26 Aug 2025
The Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail officially opened in 2003, stretching a total of 84 miles (135km). It follows Hadrian's Wall, which was built by Emperor Hadrian Aelius, who had the startling idea to build a wall from coast to coast. And so,...
Article · 10 May 2024
The 139 mile C2C route is the most well-loved short cycle tour in the UK, and for good reason. Taking you from the Irish sea at Whitehaven or Workington to the North Sea at...
Article · 9 May 2024
The Reivers Cycle Route is easily the least ridden of the six northern coast-to-coast routes on the National Cycle Network, yet there is much to be said for the road less...
Article · 16 Apr 2024
Are you looking for your next cycling adventure? Hadrian’s Cycleway makes a perfect short cycle tour. Including both the Lake District and Northumberland as well as the UNESCO...
Article · 6 Sept 2023
St Cuthbert’s Way is a long-distance trail that leads the walker through a series of beautiful, diverse and at times remote landscapes as it winds its way from the historic abbeys of the Scottish Borders, across the remote uplands of the...
Article · 7 Jul 2023
Here are eighteen suggestions for some of the best week-long walking holidays. Suitable for beginners, and also more experienced walkers, these hikes cover all parts of the UK.
Article · 19 Jun 2023
Although Lancastrians might like to claim it as their own, the River Ribble actually springs from limestone high on Cam Fell in the heart of Three Peaks country, in the Yorkshire...
Article · 27 Aug 2022
The England Coast Path is VERY, VERY LONG by any measure. In the UK it will dwarf all the existing National Trails, long distance paths and established long distance walking...
Article · 7 Nov 2016
Britain’s oldest and most famous long-distance trail celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2025, but in the early days the sheer popularity of the Pennine Way became a problem...