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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

(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...

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 ...

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...

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...

This article is part of our ‘Great books for great walks’ series which aims to inspire you with the best fiction and non-fiction books to read both during your walk and before it. In this list we’re exploring England, a land full of worl...