Every few years there comes another anniversary of the Kinder Scout trespass, attended by walks, rallies, exhibitions, speeches and like festivity…

It was a day jam-packed with celebrations to mark the 80th anniversary of the Kinder Scout Mass Trespass, an iconic event which captured the desire for better outdoor access…

In this previously-unheard interview,  Benny Rothman – leader of the 1932 Mass Trespass on Kinder Scout – recounts the events leading up to the trespass in his own words…

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Kinder Trespass, the iconic act of defiance that provides an emotional core to much of the work of outdoor movement. The trespass was a pivotal moment in a movement that has given us National Parks, secured our ancient rights in Scotland and most recently the All Wales Coast Path…

A while ago, as we headed south down the M6 and crested the summit of Shap Fell at 69mph (officer), we noticed with some pleasure and surprise that we had several hours of weekend left and that it had turned [...]

With the 80th anniversary of the Kinder Scout mass trespass approaching, the Ramblers is calling for a ‘virtual mass trespass’ to highlight the many places that remain off limits to walkers and others…

In a previously-unseen interview with Benny Rothman, leader of the 1932 Mass Trespass on Kinder Scout, Rothman regretted that the trespassers did not unite with the official ramblers’ federations…

Not surprisingly, the recollection of the mass trespass by John Watson, head gamekeeper and estate manager on James Watts’s Kinder estate, was quite different from that of the trespassers. He claimed it was an “over-publicised and grossly-exaggerated disturbance”

As part of our series about the 80th anniversary of the Kinder Scout mass trespass, walk presents a series of images from that day in 1932…

It’s been described as the most significant event in the century-old battle for the right to roam on Britain’s mountains and moors…