Everyday Walking (Getting More Steps into the Day-to-Day)
Active Travel, on Everyday Journeys Shouldn’t all the walks we take to work, school or the shops be as enjoyable and accessible as the walks we take for pleasure? It sounds Utopian, but there’s no denying that this is an issu...
Share your Steps | Heather Walks the Great Glen Way
(This is an excerpt from a recent blog posted by one of our Walkers on The Great Glen Way, read the unabridged version here) Great Glen Way Stage 4: Fort Augustus to Invermoriston I believe I may never have explained what exactly...
Walking Japan: Q&A w/Geoff Buck
In October 2018 we’ll be running a guided walking holiday in Japan through our sister brand Langdale Walking Holidays. This week I caught up with our Nakasendo and Kumano Kodo Trails tour leader Geoff Buck to answer some questions ...
Autumn Walks to Lift the Spirits
Over in the states, greeting the arrival of fall is a long-held tradition, and the turning of the seasons often means a mass exodus to some of the nations ‘leafer’ hotspots. Unlike the US, there’s nothing quite as close...
Walk Yourself Healthy
The Shape We’re In Research from Public Health England suggests that a large number of the population do not manage to fit in 10 minutes of walking, once a month. The NHS has come back and stated that “we walk an average of 1...
The Art of Going it Alone
I understand the wariness, you reach a fork in the road and, map clasped in hand all you need is a little reassurance. Yet, being out on the hoof, negotiating you’re way through somewhere new, it feels that as you’re trying t...
Share Your Steps | Laura Walks the St Cuthbert’s Way
(This is an excerpt from a recent blog posted by one of our Walkers along the St Cuthbert’s Way, the unabridged version can be found here) A St. Cuthbert’s cross key chain for our backpacks and so we are all set. According to the O...
How Can Sustainable Tourism Be a Force for Change?
When it comes to conservation, we’re all eager for solutions. Our hearts are in the right place, but its difficult to get within reach of any answers without a clear look at what’s involved. This is further frustrated by the ...
Aragon: Walking the Rio Vero
You can find itineraries, route guides and walking holidays in the Spanish Pyrenees (Sierra de Guara National Park) here. Off the beaten track, but well worth the journey is the medieval hilltop town of Alquézar. Everyone was indoors tak...
Why Birdwatching and Walking Go Hand in Hand
At their heart, birdwatching and walking have a lot in common with the ideals and aims of slow travel. Birdwatching and walking somewhere with a destination in mind encourages you to see parts of the country you may have not even been a...