Whinlatter Forest Wander
And I’ve another route in the latest issue of BBC Countryfile magazine – a 3.5 mile wander around Whinlatter’s new WOW Trail. For more details of the route description, check …
Landscape/British Travel
Cannock Chase Circular
Check out my latest route in BBC Countryfile magazine. IT’s 6.5 miles exploring Cannock Chase. Detailed route description can be found on my BBC Countryfile page here: https://www.countryfile.com/go-outdoors/walks/cannock-chase-staffordshire
Gorgeous Grasmere
My feature about Grasmere and its delights can be found in the latest issue of The People’s Friend magazine (dated 14th October 2023). In it, I explore this delightful Lake …
Beauty Secrets in Wroxeter
“Claudius, your skin looks great! Been busy with the tweezers again, have you?” That might not be what you’d expect one Roman soldier to say to another, but the big, …
Marvellous Milford Haven
“Years ago,” says Jan, “the fishing industry was so big here, you could walk across from one side of the harbour to the other just by stepping across fishing boats.” …
Haystacks – BBC Countryfile
My circular route around Buttermere, with its diversion up to the summit of Haystacks and back, makes the September issue of BBC Countryfile magazine. (For the full route description, check …
Transforming Our Skyline
I rub the back of my neck. I’ve only been standing here for five minutes looking up at this amazing building and already I have a crick in it. But …
Picturesque Porthmadog
At three o’clock, on Saturday 29th March 2003, a driver paid the last five-pence toll to cross the Cob and reach the delightful town of Porthmadog.Before then, drivers wishing to …
Walking Weekend – Ludlow
Check out my two routes in the June 2023 issue of Country Walking Magazine. The two routes are designed to be perfect to do across a weekend if staying in …
Ironbridge Gorge-ous
There’s a lovely walk exploring Ironbridge in the June 2023 issue of Countryfile Magazine. It may ‘only’ be 4.7 miles, but you could easily take all day, if you stop …