News
From canals to the coast, good news for walkers
The last seven days have brought a number of great announcements for ramblers and other outdoor enthusiasts – with waterways and coasts set to be improved and opened up…
Historic route back on the map
A much-loved path for Lake District walkers has finally been repaired and restored after 2009’s record-breaking floods washed it away. The historical route, which Alfred Wainwright described as “one of the pleasantest of foot passes”, was regularly climbed by walkers heading for Haystacks…
Bringing a native woodland back to life
Six years on from a public appeal to raise funds, the Woodland Trust has completed the first stage of the restoration of Wentwood Forest – including thinning almost all the areas previously planted with conifers to provide space and light for native oak, beech and hazel to take their place…
Visit walk at The Outdoors Show 2012!
Get ready for the year ahead with a visit to The Outdoors Show, where walk will be awarding our prestigious and highly anticipated reader awards – as voted for by you!
Dream views of a winter wonderland
The New Forest National Park’s popular ‘Dream View’ exhibition is on show over the holidays at the Moors Valley Country Park’s Visitor Centre…
Archive for Get Walking Day
Ramblers pledges to nudge the nation to its feet
Friday, May 27th, 2011
The Ramblers has reaffirmed its commitment to helping Britain get healthier…
Ramblers unlimited
Friday, May 27th, 2011
Can the Ramblers be all things to all people with the kinds of walks it offers? With the Government looking to the charity sector to take on its Walking for Health scheme, the Ramblers’ Des de Moor thinks it not only can, but should…
New walkers hot for Get Walking Day
Friday, August 27th, 2010
Over 4,000 people joined Ramblers-led walks across Britain on 22-23 May for Get Walking Day, on what was the hottest weekend of the year…
A bumper weekend
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
Get your friends and family up and walking this Saturday and Sunday with Ramblers Get Walking Day and the United Nations’ International Day for Biological Diversity. From urban strolls to countryside adventures, there’s bound to be something great near you…
Britain gets walking!
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
More than 3,000 people across Britain went strolling in the sun on 30 May 2009 as part of the Ramblers’ second national Get Walking Day…
Walking Class Hero: Cake Walk
Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Doesn’t the world seem a better place when the sun shines? It just makes you want to get out and go walking – provided of course you’ve slapped on your sun screen, plonked your hat on your head and perched your sunnies on your nose.
Walking Class Hero – Slowing Down London
Friday, May 8th, 2009
Not much further on is the street skateboarding park situated beneath the Queen Elizabeth Hall. At first sight this seems all frenetic motion accompanied by wooden clacks, raucous cheers and high fives… It’s a great part of London full of verve and life and owes everything to enthusiastic people and nothing to local government who keep trying to close it or strangle it with rules and regulations.
Walking Class Hero: Going Loopy
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Just before reaching Banstead you cross a 25 acre field of organically grown lavender. Mayfield Lavender helpfully provide display boards that highlight the many and varied properties of this plant. At one point they say: “Physically, it is ‘first-aid in a bottle’” – which is funny because I always think of lager that way.
Walking Class Hero: Up the Junction
Friday, April 17th, 2009
Walking brings with it significant health benefits and more people walking more places makes for a better environment. Women make more trips than men (but I don’t know whether that means they walk further) and it is estimated that 20% of walking trips are made for leisure. Oh yes, and as well as it being fun, it’s free.
Get Walking Day 2009
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Ramblers calls Britain to its feet for FREE walks festival…
