from the magazine
Compensation for good Samaritan
Friday, August 27th, 2010
The founder of the Samaritans Way South West path has been awarded £500 compensation, after Somerset County Council requested Ordnance Survey remove the LDP from their maps without consultation…
My Perfect Day: Matt Baker
Friday, August 27th, 2010
Having cut his teeth as a Blue Peter presenter, Matt Baker now fronts BBC One’s Countryfile with Ramblers president, Julia Bradbury. He shares some of his favourite things with walk…
Highland Challenge
Friday, August 27th, 2010
Committed public transport user Paul Lamarra goes head-to-head with his car-driving friend in a race to climb two peaks around Loch Lomond in one day…
Phone on, walk off
Friday, August 27th, 2010
Ramblers Cymru has been pioneering new technology that turns your mobile phone into a state-of-the-art walking guide, and aims to get 10% more people walking in Wales over the next four years. Andrew McCloy takes a look at the future of walking…
Scene Stealers
Friday, August 27th, 2010
From Hollywood blockbusters to homegrown cult comedies, Britain’s stunning landscapes have been the uncredited stars of many a hit film. Walk asked film critic Jonathan Crocker to tell us the best walks to some of the silver screen’s most iconic locations…
Walk & Talk with Jane Davidson
Friday, August 27th, 2010
For more than a decade, Jane Davidson has been lobbying for the interests of walkers in Wales. Here, she tells Dominic Bates about her fears over devastating budget cuts and the progress of the all-Wales coast path…
A fell apart
Friday, August 27th, 2010
Eighty years ago, the legendary walking author Alfred Wainwright took his first trip to the Lakes and spent the rest of his life there. David Atkinson took a walk up Haystacks to find out why it was Wainwright’s favourite peak and chosen final resting place…
Small island, big heart
Friday, August 27th, 2010
Beneath Gozo’s diminutive Mediterranean charm, Dominic Bates discovers an island bursting with history, culture and ambition. The island has always sold itself as Malta’s quieter, more rural neighbour, but look closer…
Witnesses needed for Bayham Abbey dispute
Friday, August 27th, 2010
Ramblers is appealing for new witnesses for an upcoming inquiry into two disputed rights of way over the notorious Bayham Abbey estate, on the Kent-East Sussex border…
The Burning Leg
Friday, August 27th, 2010
A collation of literary nuggets about walking in one handy book…



