Offa's Dyke – Classic Walks

Walking on Offa's Dyke

Offa’s Dyke: A Classic Walk along the Anglo Welsh Border: Britain’s Offa’s Dyke Walk is one of the most historic walks in Britain. This walk takes you along the ancient Anglo-Welsh border. The track begins in Chepstow, passes through scenery of beauty and variety, ranging from the woodlands of the Wye gorge to the windswept [...]

Cotswold Way – Classic Walks Itinerary

The ruins of Hailes Abbey on the Cotswold Way

Cotswold Way: Itinerary: England’s classic Cotswold Way walk is a 164 km route that takes walkers along the limestone ridge, the scarp of the Cotswold Edge. It’s a wonderful walking holiday that will take you through England’s heart. The walk can be done in as little as 8 days, but for a more pleasurable walking [...]

Cotswold Way – Classic Walks

The Jacobean Gatehouse for Stanway House

Cotswold Way: A Classic Walk through middle England: Britain’s Cotswold Way Walk is one of the best loved walks in England. This walk takes you along the limestone ridge, the scarp of the Cotswold Edge. The Way begins in Bath, passes villages and towns of Hawkesbury, Wooten-under-edge, Dursley, Randwick, Painswick, Cheltenham, Winchcombe and Stanton before [...]

Coast to Coast – Classic Walks Itinerary

Noran Bank Farm near Patterdale

Coast to Coast Itinerary: England’s classic Coast to Coast walk is a 307 km route that takes walkers across farmlands, through the idyllic, yet challenging Lake District, the famous Yorkshire Dales, and the wild North York Moors.  A wonderful walking holiday The walk can be done in as little as 12 days, but for a [...]

The English Coast to Coast Walk – Classic Walks

Ennerdale Water, at the edge of the Lake District, UK

Coast to Coast: A Classic Walk across the North of England: Britain’s Coast to Coast Walk is one of the best known walks in England. This walking route across the northern part of England takes walkers through three of the country’s most famous and scenic national parks: the Lake District National Park, the Yorkshire Dales [...]

Cornwall Coast Path – St. Piran, Poldark and surfers

The surprising surfing beach at Perranporth

Newquay to Perranporth – 11 miles about 6 hours It was May and I was in Cornwall, Britain. I arrived at the charming Cornish seaside village of Newquay in the afternoon. Very popular with visitors. One of Newquay’s beaches is home to ‘The Cribber’ a wave of up to 9 metres high that attracts the [...]

Santiago Compostela – escorted tour: Leon to Santiago

Leon's marvellous Cathedral

Leon’s marvellous Cathedral Life provides some fine opportunities, and it’s up to us to accept them and enjoy! I will be returning to the Camino in March 2010 and lead a comfortable group of walkers and pilgrims along the fabled and historic Camino de Santiago. We have the minimum amount of members booked in already, [...]

Cotswold Way – a new Walks Course for you

Your guide to the Cotswold Way

Your guide to the Cotswold Way We are pleased to have released our Cotswold Way Walks Course for your enjoyment and information. . This is probably the quintessentially English walk that most walkers have heard of. So, a little bit about it. . First, I tell you about the Cotswold Way walking experience as we travel [...]

To Santiago

Pilgrims through the ages

For over a thousand years people have found their way to the Camino and followed it to Santiago de Compostela. The fascination with this medieval journey continues. Many who undertake it do not know why they feel drawn to it. I didn’t for a long time after. The main questions are: am I capable of [...]

Walking in Britain and Europe

On the GR 65.

Britain and Europe must be the favourite parts of the world to walk in. There is a range of great day walks and long distance trails for all classes of walkers. History trails, French vineyard paths, Italian coastal walks. For example, the GR 65 from Le Puy to Conques in France. The GR65 is one of the traditional [...]