Walking with Norsemen on Orkney’s St Magnus Way | Scotland holidays
I thought it would be easier to get the seals to sing to me. My great granny Mhairi used to sing to them in Stromness…
‘Gold mist lingers over frozen marshes’: eight great UK winter walks | Walking holidays
Arty walk Penzance, CornwallIt’s tipping towards sunset on a November afternoon and St Michael’s Mount shimmers on the horizon, reflected in the high tide that…
‘Dark days are a time to replenish’: how to walk well in winter | Walking holidays
I want to love winter walking, but I have two problems. One, I’m not very keen on winter: it makes me lazy, and probably gives…
James McAlloon fulfils dream of walking across Australia, treks 5,100km in total from coast to coast
James McAlloon has always dreamed of a great adventure. He has done mountain expeditions and running challenges, but has always asked himself, "How far can you go if…
I did the English leg of the Camino de Santiago – starting in Reading | Walking holidays
The man hammering a roundel to a fingerpost between an ancient wood and an electricity substation just outside Silchester was deep in concentration. He seemed…
A North Sea coast walk to a unique pub: the Marsden Grotto, South Shields | Walking holidays
I have lived and worked in the north-east of England for almost three decades and explored just about every mile of its coastline. The stretch…