Why walking is important at every stage of your life.

‘Congratulations, it’s twins!’ I remember smiling enthusiastically back at the doctor, there was some nodding, more smiling, not many words and then I found myself walking through London. I remember Baker Street, it seemed so noisy.As a ...

2020 has been quite a year! Please let us take this opportunity to express how grateful we are to those adventurous travellers who began to take walking holidays again as soon as they could after the national lockdown in spring 2020. You...

On 23 March 2020, the UK began the Coronavirus National Lockdown which would affect all businesses on a scale that no one could have predicted. As one of the oldest walking companies in the UK, we had witnessed difficult times in th...

1. Reduced Blood Pressure Studies from the University of Queensland, in Australia, demonstrate that being outside in nature for just thirty minutes a week can result in a blood pressure reduction of up to nine percent. This is simply the...

Explore Our New Gilpin Tour in the Wye Valley, the true birthplace of British Tourism 2020 marks 250 years since the ‘birth of British tourism’ thanks to Reverend William Gilpin, an 18th Century traveller who took a boat trip down the Ri...

Have you ever noticed that you felt happier after spending time in nature? There’s no doubt that the natural environment has a positive impact on our mental well-being. When you’re surrounded by natural scenery and wide-open space, it ca...

This is a guest article written by one of our walkers on the Offa’s Dyke Path, Suzanne Schlosberg. Off the Beaten Footpath in Wales An intimate encounter with Welsh country life on the 177-mile Offa’s Dyke Path A while back I becam...

“I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees” – Henry David Thoreau Have you come back from a day outdoors, in nature, feeling like it’s done you good? It probably won’t come as a surprise to find you&...

Julia Bradbury and Ore Oduba present a guide to the British public’s favourite 100 walks, showcasing the  results of a survey taken from over 8,000 British walking enthusiasts to find the nation’s favourite. As the countdown began,...

We’ve heard of yoga retreats and wellbeing spas, but have you ever thought about how a walking holiday might provide the perfect restorative opportunity for your mental health? Walking holidays are the pinnacle of escapism. Not only are ...