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Walking in winter: the best UK long-distance routes
By Lesley Williams 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, the...
Walking through history: 7 ancient long-distance routes in the UK
The British Isles are packed with history, from ancient medieval abbeys to neolithic stone circles, from the finest surviving frontier work from any part of the classical Roman empire to...
Walking the Northern Trek: a conversation with Ken Heptonstall
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 Northern Trek linking...
Everything you need to know about the England Coast Path
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...
Walking the King Charles III England Coast Path: North West — what you need to know
Ange Harker is the author of the Cicerone guidebook to the King Charles III England Coast Path: North West. In her day job, she has been part of Natural England's...
Cycling coast-to-coast: The Reivers Cycle Route
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...
What is a GR route?
By Joe Williams Grande Randonnée (French), Grote Routepaden or Lange-afstand-wandelpaden (Dutch), Grande Rota (Portuguese) or Gran Recorrido (Spanish)... Put simply, the GR routes are an immense network of long distance...
The Coast to Coast Cycle Route – essential facts & top tips
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...
Hadrian's Wall Cycle Route – what you need to know
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 World Heritage...
A trail of two cities: A cycle route from London to Paris
By Mike Wells There are two long-distance cycle routes between London and Paris: the 'classic route' and the Avenue Verte. Cicerone author Mike Wells tells us more. Both routes are...
Walking in Cumbria's Eden Valley: a complete planning guide
If Cumbria's beautiful Eden Valley were anywhere but right next to the Lake District, it would be full of tourists. In reality, few venture this far from Cumbria's best-known National...
Coast to Coast Path: a complete planning guide
The Coast to Coast Path is a tantalising and inspiring excursion across northern England, running from the pebbled shores of St Bees on the Irish Sea to Robin Hood's Bay...
Walking in the North York Moors: a complete planning guide
The moors of the North York Moors National Park are of no great height, yet they offer a wonderful sense of spaciousness, with extensive views opening out under a big...
Discover the Via Francigena — everything you need to know
The Via Francigena is one of Europe’s great pilgrimage routes — a journey through landscapes rich in history, culture and natural beauty. From Canterbury Cathedral to Rome, then beyond to...
Five of the best short walks in and around Keswick
Keswick, a lively market town in the Lake District, sits on the northern edge of Derwentwater and is located just 20 minutes from the M6. It’s the perfect base for...
What’s the difference between walking, trekking, hiking and backpacking?
By Joe Williams Cicerone’s Joe Williams answers the question you’ve always been afraid to ask: just what is the difference between walking and trekking? Read on to become a pro...
Walking in the North Pennines: a complete planning guide
This is a region of superlatives: once the world's greatest producer of lead, home to England's most powerful waterfalls, and holder of several records for extreme weather. For years the...
75 years of Britain's national parks: how to explore them on foot
In 1949 the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act created something that had never existed before in Britain: publicly protected landscapes, preserved in perpetuity for the benefit of...
Walking in the Cotswolds: a complete planning guide
Quintessential England. Chocolate-box pretty. Gentle, undulating hills. It's almost as if there's a law against describing the Cotswolds without the clichés. But get to know these stout, gutsy hills and...
The Lea Valley Walk: a complete planning guide
The Lea Valley Walk is a 91km (56-mile) long-distance walking route in southeast England, tracing the River Lea from Leagrave near Luton in Bedfordshire to East India Dock on the...
Walking in the Yorkshire Dales North and East: a complete planning guide
The Yorkshire Dales is like nowhere else in England. Bestriding the central Pennines, the backbone of the country, this compact upland world of interwoven horizons rewards the walker with something...
Five of the best short walks in Northumberland
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 with some of...
Walking on Jersey: everything you need to know
By Paddy Dillon Victor Hugo charmingly referred to the Channel Islands and ‘Pieces of France fallen into the sea and picked up by England.’ Paddy Dillon, only slightly less charmingly,...
Walking in the Lune Valley and Howgills: a complete planning guide
Set between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales, the Lune Valley "begs discovery," and this planning guide will help you find the right walk among the 40 circular day...