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.
BarbicanPublished 29 October 2014
A lunchtime stroll in a place to think in the heart of the capital
SnowdonPublished 22 October 2014
Three years after the idea was originally mooted, it was finally time to head up to the highest point in Wales.
The Great Kendal Mint Cake Taste TestPublished 8 October 2014
It’s well known and much loved, but which Kendal Mint Cake is the best?
Video: Sliding in the snow on the side of RaisePublished 15 May 2014
Snow on a fell side, blocking the path? Just what is a walker to do?
5 lesser known tips for saving money on the trainsPublished 30 April 2014
Getting a train on your walk? Get a cheaper ticket!
The Two Car Method of WalkingPublished 16 April 2014
Drive, leave one car, drive, leave second car, walk, drive in second car to first. Go home.
The Lion Inn – the best pub on the Coast to CoastPublished 19 March 2014
Sat in the middle of nowhere on the North York Moors, arriving at the Lion Inn is a cracking way to end your day of walking.
Video: What to do if you’re stuck in a bogPublished 12 March 2014
Look, you wouldn’t be laughing if you were stuck in a bog!
The ultimate hiking fantasy?Published 16 October 2013
Bill Bryson and his amazing ability to make you want to walk the Appalachian Trail.
Exclusive: the original Southern Upland Way book coverPublished 9 October 2013
What the Secret Coast to Coast book cover could have been.
Will the real length of the Dales Way, please stand up?Published 25 September 2013
Does anyone actually agree on how long the Dales Way actually is?
Video: The Great Wall of Low PikePublished 15 August 2013
Walk on the Fairfield Horseshoe and you’ll find a wall. A big wall. A great wall in fact.
Bagging the Wainwrights whilst visting the LakesPublished 16 July 2013
Is it possible to do twenty Wainwrights in a trip to the Lakes?
Published 14 July 2013
A new policy on what we do and what we won’t do
Packed lunches – not the best thing about walkingPublished 3 July 2013
In France packed lunches can be truly amazing. So why in Britain do we get soggy sandwiches and a packet of crisps?
The Tan Hill Inn – the best pub on The Pennine WayPublished 26 June 2013
A duck resting in a tin bath next to a roaring fire? What’s not to love about this pub?
Published 12 June 2013
What would walking 273 miles of the Greenwich Meridian reveal about Britain?
Walking: a wealth of signsPublished 3 April 2013
There’s just no standards when it comes to signs on walks.
Published 19 March 2013
Buy buy buy! My Glyndŵr’s Way and Ridgeway books are available now. Exciting eh?
Published 12 March 2013
It’s time to determine what long distance walking to do for the year
Published 18 December 2012
Every year, some point in the Spring, I like to make a plan of walks I’m going to do in the year ahead. I call them my Grand Walking Plans, or – as in the case of this year – the (Not So) Grand Walking Plans.
Spot the Pennine Way map errorPublished 14 December 2012
Take a look at the map from Simon Armitage’s book, Walking Home, on the top of the page and see if you can see what the error is.
Published 6 December 2012
You don’t have to just to put your feet in a pair of hiking boots. Oh no. In fact they can be used for multiple things. Such as flower pots. And, err, somewhere for keeping your socks at night… But the other night I saw a use of a hiking boot that even surprised me. As a wine carrier.
Improvements to the Planning a Trip sectionPublished 20 November 2012
Changes and improvements to make planning your own walking trip even easier.
(Half of) the Glyndŵr’s Way in WordlePublished 23 October 2012
April 2011. I’m in Wales. I’m walking the Glyndŵr’s Way. And I have a notepad. Every night I diligently write down extensive notes. Notes that will make a series of articles for this website; maybe even a book. Who knows.
Published 21 September 2012
The long distance walker will sometimes come across little signs when out on their travels.
Video: A New Ending: Re-finishing the West Highland WayPublished 19 July 2012
Checking out the new ending to the West Highland Way.
Kirk Yetholm Hostel savedPublished 17 July 2012
Whilst I was off galavanting around Scotland, a piece of good news was announced – the news that Kirk Yetholm hostel is to re-open.
Published 16 July 2012
The holiday walking that didn’t seem to want to go to plan. At all.
Published 19 June 2012
For me, travelling to a walking trip is as much fun as the actual walking. It’s part of the trip. Full of memories.
