Features
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.
Video: I’m a Rambling Man
Published 21 January 2015
Sometimes people ask why I named this website Rambling Man. Time to make a musical tour to find out.
2014: A Year In Walking
Published 17 December 2014
The year is almost over, so it’s time for the Rambling Man Review of Walking.
5 Books That Will Make Great Christmas Presents
Published 26 November 2014
Need some Christmas inspiration? Here’s five superb walking related books handpicked by the Rambling Man team
OS Locate App review
Published 19 November 2014
No idea where you are? Enter OS Locate – the smartphone app that gives you your grid reference
Barbican
Published 29 October 2014
A lunchtime stroll in a place to think in the heart of the capital
Snowdon
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.
The Great Kendal Mint Cake Taste Test
Published 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 Raise
Published 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 trains
Published 30 April 2014
Getting a train on your walk? Get a cheaper ticket!
The Two Car Method of Walking
Published 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 Coast
Published 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 bog
Published 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 cover
Published 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 Pike
Published 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 Lakes
Published 16 July 2013
Is it possible to do twenty Wainwrights in a trip to the Lakes?
A new advertising and commercial policy
Published 14 July 2013
A new policy on what we do and what we won’t do
Packed lunches – not the best thing about walking
Published 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 Way
Published 26 June 2013
A duck resting in a tin bath next to a roaring fire? What’s not to love about this pub?
Walking a straight line up the country?
Published 12 June 2013
What would walking 273 miles of the Greenwich Meridian reveal about Britain?
Walking: a wealth of signs
Published 3 April 2013
There’s just no standards when it comes to signs on walks.
Walking with the Last Prince and other book news
Published 19 March 2013
Buy buy buy! My Glyndŵr’s Way and Ridgeway books are available now. Exciting eh?
Walking Plans 2013
Published 12 March 2013
It’s time to determine what long distance walking to do for the year
Reviewing the walking of 2012
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 error
Published 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.
The ultimate way to safely transport wine: the hiking boot
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 section
Published 20 November 2012
Changes and improvements to make planning your own walking trip even easier.
(Half of) the Glyndŵr’s Way in Wordle
Published 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.
Motivational signs all walkers want to see
Published 21 September 2012
The long distance walker will sometimes come across little signs when out on their travels.