Walks Archive

This family-friendly walk follows the Ceredigion Coast Path south of Aberystwyth through Tanybwlch Local Nature Reserve, which was designated in 1998 to prevent the area being encroached by ongoing development of the town.

Tiny Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog huddles close to the head of one of the northern Welsh Marches’ glorious hidden valleys. The Afon Ceiriog springs from the nearby scarp of the lofty Berwyn Mountains, flowing through what former Prime Minister David Lloyd George called, “a little piece of heaven on earth”.

The finest coastline of south Devon is to be found in the South Hams, an area of land that extends southwards from Dartmoor, stretching from the Tamar in the west to the Dart in the east.

Situated in the Cuckmere Valley at the eastern end of the South Downs is the picturesque old village of Alfriston. Despite its popularity, the village has lost none of its charm, and remains thankfully unspoilt.

St Abbs Head, which lies along the magnificent Berwickshire Coast, is renowned for its dramatic coastal scenery. The sheer cliffs, offshore stacks and narrow gullies are home to the largest colony of cliff-nesting seabirds on the south-east coast of Scotland, including kittiwakes, guillemots, razorbills, shags, herring gulls, fulmars and puffins.

There is something special about combining island walking with climbing mountains. Goat Fell is the obvious mountain to climb when on Arran, but Cir Mhor and Caisteal Abhail also provide a wonderful walk with astounding views of Scotland’s celebrated west coast.

Cocooned in the spectacular chasm of Great Langdale’s enclosed trough of a valley, The Old Dungeon Ghyll’s Hikers Bar has drawn countless walkers to its welcoming room since 1949, when it was converted from a shippon

Contrary to what its name may suggest, the Woolhope Dome is not some large arch-roofed building but instead refers to an area of hills and folds to the east and south-east of Hereford, resulting from the underlying geology of Silurian limestone.

Contrary to what its name may suggest, the Woolhope Dome is not some large arch-roofed building but instead refers to an area of hills and folds to the east and south-east of Hereford, resulting from the underlying geology of Silurian limestone.

Located just to the south of the historic city of Durham this picturesque walk encircles two huge loops of the River Wear. The section of the route just past Shincliffe Hall follows paths that were extensively lobbied for by the Ramblers.