Article · 21 Aug 2021
Discovering the Isle of Rum
Ester Carlomagno spent two months living on the Isle of Rum, volunteering at the Rum National Nature Reserve, where she went walking whenever the weather allowed
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Article · 17 Jul 2021
The Stour and Orwell Walk in a day
During lockdown, Stephen Dunnett set himself the challenge of keeping it local by exploring the long-distance routes in his home county of Suffolk. He suggests that this is a quiet part of the country worthy of consideration for a walking trip.
Article · 26 Jun 2021
A question of stiles: rural ingenuity or hazardous obstacle?
They come in all shapes and sizes and few walks in the British countryside can avoid them. Often historic and frequently inventive, they are as much a part of our rural landscape...
Article · 26 Jun 2021
Joss Naylor's lakes, meres and waters
In 1983, the legendary Joss Naylor completed the little-known 105-mile Lakes, Meres and Waters route in a staggering 19hr 14min. This Cicerone book, written by Vivienne Crow, interweaves tales of past and present as Naylor regales his epic...
Article · 19 Jun 2021
Walkers and livestock: how to behave around animals
Natalie Simpson explains how best to minimise the potential risks - to yourself and the animals - when out walking around livestock
Article · 12 Jun 2021
The beauty and the trials of Glyndŵr's Way
Emma Sawyer and a friend were walking the whole of Glyndŵr’s Way National Trail with the help of the Cicerone guidebook. And despite the after effects of several bottles of...
Article · 9 May 2021
How to get hill-fit and train for long-distance walking
Here are some top tips to build distance and strength to help you prepare your body for the hills, mountains and trails. If you're relatively new to walking, we hope that these...
Article · 8 May 2021
(Not) finishing the Wainwrights
While the Covid pandemic has put the brakes on Cicerone's Natalie Simpson's attempts to finish the Wainwrights, the welcome addition of the Fellrangers to her list has led to isolated tops on out-of-the-way summits - amazing views for minimal effort
Article · 20 Mar 2021
The Sandlings Walk in a day
Stephen Dunnett returned from a trip to New Zealand and a country in lockdown. All events were cancelled and the challenge became staying motivated. Here he suggests that planning for the future is a positive way to prepare for the freedom that will...
Article · 22 Nov 2020
Hidden Gem – family-friendly walking in the North Wessex Downs AONB
Lesley Williams looks back on childhood walks around Wallingford and explores a walk between Shillingford, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell and Dorchester on Thames with all the ingredients...
Article · 19 Sep 2020
Hidden Gem – Pembrokeshire's Marloes Sands, Martin’s Haven and offshore islands
Boasting the popular Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and the Pembrokeshire Coast Path National Trail, Pembrokeshire may not strike you as a ‘hidden’ area. There is plenty to...
Article · 22 Aug 2020
Scottish Borders – attracting walkers for over 3000 years
Away from the crowds, the Scottish Borders offer a wide variety of walking, from gentle riverbanks to wild moorland above the 600m mark. Cicerone author Ronald Turnbull follows...
Article · 25 Jul 2020
War walks in East Sussex
Following on from 2018’s moving events commemorating 100 years since the end of World War I, and with the recent 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the World War II, Ali Rowsell decided to go and explore her local area to see what remains of East...
Article · 18 Jul 2020
In a spin - a poem by Kev Reynolds
Even with a guidebook in your hand you can still get lost, or think you are, as Kev Reynolds bemoans in this poem
Article · 17 Jun 2020
The Lost Garden: discovering Kent's Himalayan garden
Kev Reynolds, author of Walking in Kent, reminisces about taking a walking holiday group to visit a 19th century Himalayan garden in the grounds of a Kent estate.
Article · 6 Jun 2020
Respite in the North Pennines
Amid a growing level of cabin-fever, Cumbria-based outdoor writer Vivienne Crow finds respite and a much-needed sense of perspective in the North Pennines.
Article · 16 May 2020
County Durham – land of the Prince Bishops
Paddy Dillon explains why he returns to walk in County Durham again and again, and why each time is different.
Article · 29 Apr 2020
Whinge along with me
Kev Reynolds is famous among walkers and trekkers as one of the most prolific guidebook writers of all time (maybe). As a 'vulnerable' person he is limited to walking around his small garden and he's gone completely stir-crazy. Here he expresses his...
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.
Article · 19 Mar 2020
Walking from home
During this time of self-isolation and social distancing Paddy Dillon is making the most of his local area with walks from his front door.