The Features section is an ever so exciting collection of thoughts and stuff on long distance walking.
Alternatively, it is where we shove all the stuff that simply doesn't fit anywhere else, like some sort of horrible leaking bucket.
Take your pick.
Published 18 July 2017
France’s walking routes offer simple technique for telling people they’re going the wrong way.
Published 12 July 2017
Unexpectedly finding a major walking trail going right past your holiday home.
Published 7 June 2017
Put your best foot forward, and enjoy your journey once more.
Published 10 May 2017
When you live not far away, better make the most of it.
Published 8 March 2017
With YHA deciding to withdraw a number of rural bunkhouses and camping barns from its network recently, does it still want to be somewhere supporting the great outdoors?
Published 1 March 2017
We’ve done the calculations, so if you want to know which the most, or indeed least walking route is, you can find out.
Published 22 February 2017
Finding out just how direct – or not – the Thames Path actually is.
Published 15 February 2017
When do you class walking route as “done”? It’s a question that was firmly on my mind as I sat on a train heading home a few hours after arriving at the western end of the Thames Path,
Published 1 January 2017
One can only hope that ‘After Clouds, Sunshine’ stands true for 2017.
Published 21 December 2016
It’s December and that can only mean one thing: a walking related review of the year.
Published 14 December 2016
By pointlessly plotting the number of Wainwrights I have walked per year, I have spotted a link in the years I have bagged the least,
Published 19 October 2016
Links, buses, pubs, shops and more; everything gets a full check in the annual review of the Rambling Man ‘Planning a Walk’ section.
Published 12 October 2016
There’s a campaign to upgrade the Coast to Coast to National Trail status, and it probably can’t come too soon.
Published 21 September 2016
It’s a question that gets asked a lot. Is it safe to go walking on your own? The answer is an absolute emphatic yes!
Published 14 September 2016
Sometimes you just want to rest on a bench. But are all benches actually designed for sitting on?
Published 7 September 2016
What will greet you when you arrive at the start of the Pennine Way in Edale.
Published 20 July 2016
There’s not going to be much happening here over the summer of 2016, and this is why…
Published 1 June 2016
If you see someone hobbling down the street, it might be be after a recent trip on the Trespass Trail.
Published 18 May 2016
A walk on the London LOOP gives an excuse to pay homage to Grange Hill.
Published 27 April 2016
Because the Pennine Way is an amazing walk, and this is a list of reasons why.
Published 24 February 2016
Or, when going on a walk allows you to randomly discover something utterly magical that you wouldn’t otherwise have seen.
Published 17 February 2016
It’s easy to think of the Pennine Way as 268 miles of drudgery, yet there are some fine moments on the walk and some great memories. Memories such as these…
Published 23 December 2015
Christmas is almost here, so let us celebrate with a photo of snow.
Published 16 December 2015
It’s December and that can only mean one thing: the compulsory ‘review of the year’ post.
Published 8 November 2015
In the highlands of Scotland stands a statue dedicated to the Commandos.
Published 7 October 2015
With a summer of hill climbing, it’s time to do some charts and find out the Wainwright bagging stats.
Published 24 June 2015
It’s been ten years since I purchased a digital camera, and uploaded the results online.
Published 17 June 2015
Ditch the pre-made plastic triangles sandwiches, and over-cooled shrinkrapped rolls, and make your own tasty lunch!
Published 24 April 2015
Get out the party hats and balloons, for the Pennine Way is 50 years old.
Published 21 January 2015
Sometimes people ask why I named this website Rambling Man. Time to make a musical tour to find out.
Published 17 December 2014
The year is almost over, so it’s time for the Rambling Man Review of Walking.
Published 26 November 2014
Need some Christmas inspiration? Here’s five superb walking related books handpicked by the Rambling Man team
Published 19 November 2014
No idea where you are? Enter OS Locate – the smartphone app that gives you your grid reference
Published 29 October 2014
A lunchtime stroll in a place to think in the heart of the capital
Published 22 October 2014
Three years after the idea was originally mooted, it was finally time to head up to the highest point in Wales.
Published 8 October 2014
It’s well known and much loved, but which Kendal Mint Cake is the best?