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Lenham to Charing
A tranquil walk along the North Downs
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Autumn on the North Downs Way
Oct-10 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Woldingham to Oxted
Close to London, this walk combines stretches of both The North Downs Way, and the Greensand Way.
Book 3, Walk 3, Cowden to Eridge 3
Midweek Day Walk, 17 May '06
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Cowden to Eridge
Starts along a valley and then over hills to Hartfield for lunch, followed by an undulating trek thorough woods and fields to Eridge.
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Millennium Stones, Gatton Park
May-13 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Merstham to Tattenham Corner
Viewpoints on the North Downs to start, a pub lunch in Mogador, and a London panorama from the Epsom Downs to finish.
Sussex border path approaching Cousley Wood
May-16 • quitenearmike • On flickr
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Wadhurst via Bewl Water Circular
This walk follows the Sussex Border path to Bewl Water, then follows its banks back to Wadhurst for tea. Gentle gradients but never flat.
The canal in Bath
Bath to Bradford-upon-Avon walk
Mar-13 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Bradford-on-Avon to Bath
Follow the tranquil Kennet and Avon Canal through a pretty valley between the historic towns of Bradford-upon-Avon and Bath
Book 3, Walk 7, Knockholt Circular 2
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Knockholt Circular
An enjoyable day out in the country within zone 6, thanks to those who campaigned for and legislated the Green Belt policy.
Billingshurst to Amberley
Starts in gentle countryside, with the South Downs a thin line on the horizon, then via some steep hills and hidden valleys to finish on the crest of the South Downs with a panoramic view
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Pulborough to Amberley walk
Jun-19 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Pulborough to Amberley
Historic Pulborough, gentle hills, a gem of a pub, an RSPB marshland, and up and over the South Downs to Amberley.
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SWC Walk 10 - Little Kimble to Saunderton
Apr-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Little Kimble to Saunderton
Easy Chilterns walk with lunch at a favourite inn of the poet Rupert Brooke
Amberley Circular
Out along the foot of the South Downs above Wild Brook wetland to Storrington for lunch, and back along the ridge of the Downs.
Whitstable
Faversham to Whitstable walk
Apr-14 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Faversham to Whitstable
Easy Coastal Walk
Cliff Top Cafe
Folkestone Circular walk
Jun-15 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Folkestone to Dover
Coastal Walk along the cliffs to Dover via Folkestone Warren.
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Parham House across the lake
Aug-13 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Pulborough Circular
Long but easy walk which explores the water meadows of the River Arun, with the South Downs as a dramatic backdrop.
St. Catherine's Hill from Compton Down
SWC Walk 15 : Winchester Circular
Jul-15 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Winchester Circular
A historic Cathedral City, St Catherine's Hill and downland.
Dorking to Reigate
A mainly level route along the River Mole and then the Greensand Way via several picturesque villages.
Far Views from Streatley Warren upper rim
SWC Walk 17 Goring Circular [Streatley Warren Extension]
Jan-18 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Goring Circular
An undulating route through Berkshire with lunch at The Bell, a refreshingly traditional pub.
Book 3, Walk 18, Petersfield to Rowlands Castle
Silent contemplation, 3 Feb '07
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Petersfield to Rowlands Castle
An easy southerly trek through East Hampshire.
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Old Well and High Street, Frant
Apr-11 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Tunbridge Wells Circular
A varied High Weald walk with stretches through parkland, restored heathland and woods containing massive sandstone outcrops, finishing alongside the Spa Valley Railway.
Westerham warriors
General Woolfe guards the green at Westerham; also the pub, the cafe, and Churchill's statue. D.Allen Vivitar 5199 5mp
Jun-07 • magyardave2002 • On flickr
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Sevenoaks to Westerham
Knole Park, then west along the Greensand Way with spectacular views of the Kent Weald.
Escarpment view
Sevenoaks Circular walk
Apr-14 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Sevenoaks Circular
Out via the National Trust's Knole Park, House, and Igtham Mote. Back by the Greensand Way along the escarpment of the Kent Downs.
Ardingly Reservoir
Balcombe Circular walk
Dec-05 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Balcombe Circular via Ardingly Reservoir
Two interlocking circular walks (one for Summer, one for Winter) around Balcombe, taking in Ardingly Reservoir, the Ouse Valley Viaduct, and fine Weald territory.
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Forest Row Circular
Sep-11 • moontiger • On flickr
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Forest Row Circular
The heathlands of Ashdown Forest. Travel by Bus.
On the escarpment before lunch
Sandling to Wye walk
May-12 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Sandling to Wye
Pretty Ridge Walk along the North Downs Way with lovely views. Nice pubs for lunch and tea
Deep Dean, near Windover Hill
SWC Walk 25 - South Downs Way 8 : Southease to Eastbourne
Oct-15 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Southease to Eastbourne
2 Long Ridge walks over open downs, beautiful Alfriston for lunch, and Eastbourne pier and seafront to finish.
Chanctonbury Ring
SWC Walk 26 - South Downs Way: Amberley to Shoreham-by-Sea or Lancing
Mar-20 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Amberley to Shoreham By Sea or Lancing
A ridge walk along the South Downs Way, passing Chanctonbury Ring.
Garden House and Pond of Broadhurst Manor
SWC Walk 27 - East Grinstead to Wivelsfield or Sheffield Park
Apr-18 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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East Grinstead to Wivelsfield or Sheffield Park
Long walk through area of bluebell-rich woodland then heathery commons, or shorter walk and return by steam train
Birchington to Herne Bay
Easy coastal walks, passing the dramatic ruins at Reculver
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Dual language sign to Pooh Bridge
Jun-10 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Ashurst Circular
A walk via Pooh Bridge to the attractive Wealden village of Hartfield, with a longer option over the elevated heathland of Ashdown Forest.
Battle Circular
The 1066 County Path, picturesque Battle and its Abbey
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Houghton Mill
Apr-09 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Huntingdon Circular
Easy walk beside the Great Ouse river to the attractive village of Houghton and its restored water mill, returning through water meadows and a nature reserve.
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Holmwood to Reigate Hammonds Copse
Jan-19 • moontiger • On flickr
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Holmwood to Reigate
An easy walk through Surrey's Low Weald and the Mole Valley.
Amberley to Cocking
South Downs Way along the ridge of the South Downs NP. Views in the morning, a forested trail in the afternoon. Travel by bus.
Cruise Missile Bunkers, Greenham Common (6 of them, each with up to 16 missiles at the time)
SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)
Jan-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton
Easy walk with some gentle climbs en route which crosses Greenham Common, a former World War II and NATO airfield.
Beechwood near Cuxton
Cuxton to Sole Street walk
Nov-07 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Cuxton to Sole Street
Open views and a wooded ridge before lunch, then a walk across a vineyard. An optional afternoon loop up to Cobham and the Leather Bottle pub (of Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers)
Amersham Circular via Chalfont St Giles
An easy walk along gentle hills above the Misbourne valley to the attractive village of Chalfont St Giles.
View back on the morning climb
Knockholt to Otford walk
Dec-16 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Knockholt to Otford
A moderately strenuous stroll in the North Downs, taking in the pretty village of Shoreham
Valley view
Upper Warlingham to Hayes
Apr-08 • moontiger • On flickr
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Whyteleafe to Hayes
Fields, woods and quiet valleys in a surprisingly rural part of south London.
South Downs Chain from Barlavington Down
SWC Walk 39 - Amberley to Pulborough
Aug-20 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Amberley to Pulborough
South Downs Way up a ridge, across a couple of hills, down through hanging woods. Then through the West Weald and the Rother Valley with heathery commons.
December 2, 2008: East Grinstead circular
Dec-08 • nick.hider • On flickr
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East Grinstead Circular
Two walks in classic Weald territory, with an optional visit to the National Trust property of Standen
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Yalding to Sevenoaks walk
Apr-16 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Yalding to Sevenoaks
Kent Orchards, then follows the Greensand Way to Igtham Mote (NT), One Tree Hill, Knole House and deer park (NT)
Greenford to Osterley
A walk through attractive open spaces in West London, visiting parks, a viaduct, a series of locks and a NT stately home.
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Wood anemones, Selsdon Wood
May-13 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Warlingham Circular
Bluebell woods, fields, valleys and nature reserves on the London/Surrey border.
Wittenham Clumps from just outside Didcot
SWC Walk 44 - Didcot Circular
Apr-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Didcot Circular
A walk in Oxfordshire, taking in Dorchester-on-Thames and the Clumps. Can start from Appleford.
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The Wey Navigation at Weybridge
Feb-16 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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West Byfleet to Hampton Court
The Wey Navigation and the Thames Path via several pubs.
Wimbledon to Kingston
Wimbledon Common, Richmond Park, and the Thames Path.
First section (anticlockwise)
Lewes Circular walk
Jun-15 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Lewes Circular via Glynde and Southease
An energetic walk over 3 separate hills in the South Downs NP with great views throughout.
Cowdray House Ruin
SWC Walk 48 Haslemere to Midhurst (via Lurgashall or Lickfold)
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Haslemere to Midhurst via Lurgashall
Black Down and the Temple of the Winds viewpoint, pretty Lurgashall, Cowdray Estate with its romantic ruin and the historic market town of Midhurst.
Horses seeking shade
Extra walk: Cholsey to Goring That blue stuff is sky.
May-08 • moontiger • On flickr
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Cholsey to Goring
Fairly gentle climbs through Oxfordshire and Berkshire countryside ending with a southerly stretch along the Thames.
Manicured footpath
Not many footpaths have their own lawn and neatly clipped hedges Hassocks to Brighton
Aug-09 • moontiger • On flickr
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Hassocks to Brighton
Over the South Downs to Brighton, the liveliest city on the South Coast
Sandgate beach
Sandling to Folkestone walk
May-12 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Sandling to Folkestone via the Sea
A swimming walk. Starts with a disused railway line, Saltwood Castle, and downland. Finishes along the coast to Folkestone.
July walk 2009? northwards along the coast towards Walton on the Naze
Two 'SWC' walk authors decide to end it all.....
Feb-13 • magyardave2002 • On flickr
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Clacton-on-Sea to Walton-on-the-Naze
A short North Sea coastal walk between 2 seaside resorts
Overton to Whitchurch SWC walk 12 May 2019 No6
May-19 • Steven F Coles • On flickr
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Overton to Whitchurch
An easy walk down the Test valley which passes many interesting mills, old and new.
Lulworth Cove and Hambury Tout
SWC Walk 54 - Lulworth Cove Circular (via Tyneham and Durdle Door)
Jul-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Lulworth Cove Circular
Dramatic coastal scenery, Lulworth cove, hidden beaches, Durdle Door cliff arch, and a ghost town.
Eastwick
No sign of Cher, Susan Sarandon or Michelle Pfeiffer
Nov-17 • quitenearmike • On flickr
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Harlow Circular
An easy walk through south east Hertfordshire.
Bourne End sunset
Maidenhead to Marlow walk
Feb-16 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Maidenhead to Marlow
A pretty stretch of the Thames to Cookham in the morning. After lunch, a hill with a view of the Thames valley, or continue along the Thames Path. Can be done as 2 short walks.
Guildford via Chantries Hill Circular
Chantries Hill and the North Downs Way to St Martha's Church (viewpoint). Albery for lunch, returning via mixed woods and the tranquil Wey navigation to Guildford.
Mottisfont Abbey
SWC Walk 58 Mottisfont and Dunbridge to Romsey taken by Karen C.
Mar-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Mottisfont to Romsey
Mottisfont Abbey Gardens, West Hampshire Chalk Downs, Dun & Test Valleys and the picturesque market town of Romsey
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Eynsford Viaduct
Jul-13 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Eynsford Circular via Otford
A contrast between hidden valleys in the North Downs and the Darent Valley Path through three interesting villages.
Looking back to Birling Gap
Eastbourne to East Dean walk
Jun-15 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Eastbourne to East Dean
Coastal walk via Eastbourne's promenade, Beachy Head and the 7 Sisters, then inland over the downs to East Dean. Return by bus.
Sonning Lock
Reading to Henley walk
Mar-16 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Reading to Henley
A pretty stretch of the Thames towpath
Lymington to Barton-on-Sea
Easy coastal walk along the Solent Way with views towards the Isle of Wight. Return by bus.
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Statue of Churchill, Westerham Green
Jul-10 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Oxted Circular
The Greensand Hills on the Surrey/Kent border to Westerham, with an optional extension via Chartwell.
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Belted Galloway on Headley Heath
Oct-09 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Box Hill Circular via Mickleham
A fairly strenuous walk in a beautiful part of the North Downs.
Seafront near Rottingdean
Jan-12 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Southease to Rottingdean or Brighton
The flat, open Ouse valley to Rodmell and Kingston, then an open chalk ridge to Rottingdean and Brighton.
Eastbourne Pier
SWC Walk 66 - Eastbourne to Hastings via Bexhill
Feb-18 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Eastbourne to Hastings via Bexhill
Flat coastal walk along the south coast past busy sea front promenades and quiet beaches.
Salisbury to Amesbury via Old Sarum and Stonehenge
Up the Avon Valley from the attractive marker town of Salisbury past Old Sarum hillfort and castle site to the Stonehenge World Heritage Site and on to historic Amesbury
Farm House in Rape Oilseed Field, from Locksash Lane
SWC Walk Rowlands Castle Circular
May-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Rowlands Castle Circular
A walk, first through park- and woodland, then through some remote westerly valleys of the South Downs. At its best in spring for plentiful bluebells and wild garlic.
Old St. Lawrence's Church, Ayot St. Lawrence
SWC 69 - Welwyn Garden City Circular
Sep-19 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Welwyn Circular
An easy walk through Hertfordshire countryside, visiting Ayot St Lawrence and an ivied Gothic ruin of a church.
Hunstanton to Cromer
A quiet coastal path with wide beaches, sand dunes, salt and freshwater marshes, nature reserves, barrier islands, and lots of birds.
Sandown
aka Lake beach looking north
May-08 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Lake to Ryde
The north east section of the coastal path: cliffs, Victorian promenades, and a quiet harbour.
Yarmouth Circular
The Isle of Wight coastal path, Tennyson Down, a nature reserve, and a disused railway.
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Branksome to Swanage walk
Sep-18 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Branksome to Swanage or Corfe Castle
Lovely coastal walk via a busy prom, a short ferry crossing, the start the South West Coast Path, Studland Bay (a sandy beach), Old Harry (cliffs) to a seaside resort or ridge walk to Corfe Castle. Return by bus.
Highcliffe Beach
Barton to Bournemouth walk
Jul-16 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Bournemouth to Barton-on-Sea
A coastal walk along the Bournemouth promenade past Hengistbury Head, with a ferry crossing and some hidden beaches.
Wareham to Lulworth Cove
Heathland to Corfe Castle, a great ridge walk, the ghost town of Tyneham, the rollercoaster South West Coast Path, and Lulworth Cove
Chapman's Pool
Wareham to Kingston walk
Jul-21 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Wareham to Swanage or Kingston
Heathland, Corfe's ruined castle (NT), either south to the sea at Chapman's Pool or west along a spectacular ridge to the sea and Swanage.
Weymouth via Isle of Portland Circular
Weymouth's harbour, the South West Coast Path, a disused railway path, industrial archaeology and a grandstand view of the Devon and Dorset coast.
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Converted oast house, Salmans Manor
Jun-09 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Cowden to Hever
A contrast between a remote part of the Weald and three attractive and popular Kent villages.
Oak near Ide Hill
Edenbridge to Westerham walk
Apr-19 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Edenbridge to Westerham
A slow climb from Eden Valley to the Greensand Ridge and the High Chart, via Chartwell (NT, Churchill's Home) and Emmetts Garden (NT).
Bluebell wood
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May-06 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Staplehurst to Headcorn or Cranbrook
An easy walk through fields in the Kentish Weald, with some fine bluebell woods en route, and an option to visit Sissinghurst Gardens (NT).
Chorleywood to Chesham
The Chess Valley, one of the most beautiful and tranquil parts of the Chiltern Hills, yet never more than a couple of kilometres from the Metropolitan Line. The walk dips in and out of the valley, with a number of fine panoramic views
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Time Out Country Walks Free walk 81 Hayes to Knockholt
Feb-11 • msganching • On flickr
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Hayes to Knockholt
Close to London, this walk in north-west Kent is entirely rural, traversing fields, woods and valleys in London's 'Green Belt'. It passes Charles Darwin's home, Down House (EH)
Blackwater to Wokingham
A varied walk starting alongside the River Blackwater and taking in meadows, lakes, mixed woodland, pasture and fruit farms before finishing at an attractive market town.
The canal in the afternoon, winter
Hook to Winchfield walk
Jan-17 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Hook to Winchfield
The River Whitewater and some rural stretches of the Basingstoke Canal, passing the ruins of a medieval castle and visiting an attractive Hampshire town.
Corn Du and Pen y Fan, from Craig Gwaun Taf
SWC Walk 85 - Pen Y Fan and Corn Du from Storey Arms
Jul-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Pen Y Fan and Corn Du from Storey Arms
A classic, and very popular, short walk climbing up to the two highest peaks in the Brecon Beacons along an engineered path.
Picws Du, from Fan Foel
SWC Walk 86 Fan Brycheiniog and Fan Foel (The Black Mountain)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Black Mountain from Glyntawe
A strenuous start then easy route finding along a glacial ridge through wild upland scenery to one of the highest peaks in the Brecon Beacons National Park with spectacular views.
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Worms Head from Rhossili Down
Aug-16 • Andrew Murphy • On flickr
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Rhossili via Llangennith Circular
A gentle walk, up to then along the downs overlooking a stunning beach with wide ranging sea views, and back along the beach itself.
Rhossili via Worms Head Circular
A gentle cliff top headland walk a dramatic extension - a classic walk out to 2 small islands cut off at high tide, with stunning views of Rhossili beach.
Llanmadoc via Whiteford Sands Circular
Out through NT pine forest with salt marsh views to a lighthouse, back along sand dunes and a remote beach.
The Seven Sisters from Seaford Head
Berwick to Seaford walk
Jul-16 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Berwick to Seaford
The South Downs : Windover and 'High and Over' Hills, and picturesque Alfriston. Can be extended with a chalk cliff coastal walk to Seaford.
Baldock Circular
A flat walk across vast Hertfordshire farmland fields in an area filled with clues to Britain’s Iron Age and Roman past. Follows part of the Icknield Way.
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Rock Inn, Hoath Corner
Jun-09 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Leigh and Penshurst
The Eden valley, Penshurst Place and a rural pub for lunch.
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SWC Walk 93 - North Downs Way: Sandling to Folkestone or Dover
Oct-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Sandling to Folkestone or Dover
A dramatic ridge walk along the North Downs Way, overlooking the English Channel.
First hint of Autumn
Watton-at-Stone Circular
Oct-09 • moontiger • On flickr
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Watton-at-Stone Circular
The rolling hills of Hertfordshire, the River Beane, and Watton.
Panorama just after lunch
Buxted Circular walk
May-16 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Buxted Circular
A gentle walk through the Weald to Poundgate, with some nice views of the Weald and the distant South Downs.
Ash Vale Circular via North Downs Way
A circular walk starting and ending in the rarely visited Ash Ranges and including a section of the North Downs Way through the attractive village of Puttenham.
Steventon sign
Overton Circular walk
Feb-19 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Overton Circular
North Hampshire hills and Jane Austen's literary landscape
Walton-on-the-Naze Circular
Coastal walk from a faded grandeur Victorian seaside resort with pier to a fast eroding, fossil rich headland and a sand spit. Return along the beach or salt marsh sea wall.
Weymouth to Lulworth Cove
Weymouth Bay, then a dramatic cliff walk past small beaches, then higher cliffs past Durdle Door (stack) to Lulworth Cove
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New bridge at South Stoke
Jul-10 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Arundel Circular
A walk in the low hills around the River Arun, returning through an attractive old town with a castle and cathedral.
Ramsgate to Margate
Easy coastal walk with fine cliff top views, 3 classic seaside resorts, and a number of stunning sandy bays and coves that make it a great swimming walk
Snowdon
A beginners guide to safely climbing the highest mountain in England and Wales.
Newborough Warren Circular
Remote coastal walk with sand dunes, beaches, pine forests and salt marsh - ideal for rest day, or when there is bad weather on the tops.
Tyred tiles
Well, semi-engineering bricks really
Feb-18 • quitenearmike • On flickr
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Ealing Broadway Circular
The green spaces of West London, including The Grand Union Canal, Boston Manor, Syon House, The Thames towpath, Kew Gardens, and Gunnersbury Park.
Cambridge via Grantchester Circular
Cambridge and its Colleges, Grantchester, Trumpington and the University Botanic Gardens
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Autumn colours in Warehorne
Nov-10 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Ham Street to Appledore
A walk full of historical interest in the low hills around Romney Marsh.
Ash to Brookwood
Ash Ranges and Brookwood Cemetery
Burgess Hill to Hassocks
View of water tower from path over railway near Burgess Hill. D.Allen Vivitar 5199 5mp
Jan-06 • magyardave2002 • On flickr
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Burgess Hill to Hassocks
A long almost circular walk via the Sussex Border Path, Sussex Villages, and the South Downs Way ridge from Ditchling Beacon to Wolstonbury Hill
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Winter sunshine on Highams Wood, near Forest Row
Jan-11 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Eridge to Forest Row and East Grinstead
Along the High Weald Landscape Trail to some attractive villages in the upper Medway Valley.
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Heather on Ashdown Forest
Aug-16 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Ashurst to Forest Row and East Grinstead
A long walk through Pooh country with far-reaching views from the top of Ashdown Forest.
Park Wood, Bench and View on North Downs Way
SWC Walk 111 Caterham to Knockholt (North Downs Way)
Aug-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Caterham to Knockholt
The North Downs Way through woods with fine views - and within Zone 6 (some road noise). Long, with shorter options. Return by bus.
Skies over the Weald (Stonegate to Robertsbridge)
Kipling's manor.
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Stonegate to Robertsbridge
The High Weald, Kipling’s home, and panoramic views
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Smallhythe Place
Mar-11 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Tenterden to Rye
A varied landscape between two interesting Cinque Port towns, from the low hills of the eastern High Weald almost to the coast.
View from One Tree Hill towards Canvey Island
SWC Walk 114 Laindon Circular
Oct-15 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Laindon Circular
Essex Hills, wooded Nature Reserves and panoramic Thames Valley Views
Moreton-in-Marsh Circular
Peaceful walk through the gentle hills of the Cotswolds with great views and charming honey colored villages
Picnic spot on Wicken Water, Arkesden
SWC Walk 116 Wendens Ambo [Audley End station] Circular
Feb-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Wendens Ambo Circular
North West Essex hills and pretty villages
Kennet Valley and Hampshire Downs, from Wooten's
SWC Walk 117 Aldermaston to Woolhampton (via Stanford Dingley)
Feb-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Aldermaston to Woolhampton via Stanford Dingley
Quiet and scenic West Berkshire Downs: woodlands, fields, commons, chalk stream valleys, heathland, finish along a canal or through parkland.
Ely Cathedral from River Great Ouse, near Cuckoo Bridge
SWC Walk 118 Ely Circular (off-route off the Ely Extension)
Sep-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Ely Circular
An easy walk through open Fenland, The River Great Ouse, 'big' skies, tree-lined farm tracks, historic Ely Cathedral and a quayside stroll at the end
Looking back to Abbotsbury
May-15 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Osmington or Dorchester to Abbotsbury
Long ridge walk with stunning views over Purbeck, the Isle of Portland, Chesil beach and Lyme bay. Travel by bus.
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Climbers at Harrison's Rocks
Apr-11 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Eridge Circular
A heritage railway, a nature reserve and massive sandstone outcrops in the High Weald.
Wood anemones just after Fordwich
May-13 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Canterbury Circular via Bekesbourne and Sturry
Ancient villages, churches and pubs in a classic Kent landscape
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Oct-16 • hikinginlondon • On flickr
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Central London Circular
Urban walk through Central London - passes many famous tourist sites
Foreland Point, Lynmouth and Watersmeet Circular
2 short circular walks 1) East along the South West Coast Path past Foreland Point 2) Along the narrow, steep sided River Lyn gorge to picturesque Watersmeet (NT)
Heddon's Mouth Circular
Short walk to Heddon's Beach, and along the South West Coast Path from a remote country pub. Travel by car only.
Minehead to Porlock
SWCP Day 1 - Gentle introduction to the coast path, with rugged and tea room options.
Calais Walking Guide
8 walks between 5 and 16 miles in the Calais area suitable for day trips by ferry.
Wandsdyke in the evening sun
SWC Walk 127 Pewsey Circular
Sep-15 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Pewsey Circular
North Wessex Downs and the Vale of Pewsey
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Petworth House from Upper Pond
Sep-12 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Pulborough to Petworth
Across the Arun valley and Greensand Hills to an attractive town with one of the National Trust's finest properties.
Sunset at Birling Gap
Berwick to Birling Gap walk
Aug-19 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Berwick to Birling Gap
via Wilmington, Jevington and Flagstaff point
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Audley End House
Aug-16 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Great Chesterford to Newport
Through rolling hills and river valleys to the historic market town of Saffron Walden and one of Britain's finest stately homes.
Pewley Down
Guildford to Gomshall and Guildford to Horsley walks
Feb-16 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Guildford to Horsley
Viewpoints on the North Downs ridge
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Through Stumblewood Common
Sep-11 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Horsted Keynes Circular
A varied walk from the deep wooded valleys of the High Weald to the elevated heathland of Ashdown Forest, with a section alongside the Bluebell Railway. Travel by bus.
Slough to Egham via Windsor Great Park
An introductory walk passing Windsor Castle with lots of history, deer, pheasants, and the Royal Landscape.
Staffhurst Wood
Oxted to Lingfield walk
Apr-22 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Oxted to Lingfield
A short climb over the Greensand Hills followed by a gentle walk across the Low Weald, with a fine bluebell wood at its centre.
Walk under the pines near Pirbright
Oct-23 • stephenmid • On flickr
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Ash Vale to Worplesdon
The Basingstoke Canal, Ash Ranges (Remote, hilly MOD land with unrestricted access), Cobbett Hill and Whitmoor Common.
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Iguanodon, Crystal Palace Park
Jan-12 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Crystal Palace to Forest Hill
Short surburban London walk with plenty of interesting and unusual features.
On the escarpment after lunch
Chilham Circular walk
Nov-17 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Chilham Circular
A climb into the Kentish Downs and a descent to two historic houses.
View towards Mickleham, Juniper Top
SWC Walk 139 Tadworth Circular via Headley Heath and Box Hill
Feb-21 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Tadworth via Headley Heath and Box Hill Circular
Mixed open and wooded chalk downland with several viewpoints close to London
Boddington Hill Iron Age Hillfort Site, from the Ridgeway
SWC Walk 140a Wendover to Great Missenden
Dec-15 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Wendover Circular via The Lee and Swan Bottom
Along the Ridgeway through the Chiltern Hills and through many splendid woodlands, a conservation village and idyllic Lee Common
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A Bluebell Railway train chugs by
Apr-13 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Haywards Heath Circular via Lindfield
A gently undulating walk in the low hills around the Ouse Valley.
Porlock to Lynton
SWCP Day 2 - Spectacular and remote coastal walk.
Lynton to Combe Martin
SWCP Day 3 - Spectacular and remote coastal walk with a nice lunch pub
Boardwalk in Pudmore Pond Area, Thursley Common
SWC Walk 144 Haslemere to Farnham - Thursley Common Extension (Pudmore Pond Extension-within-the-Extension)
Feb-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Haslemere to Farnham
A wooded ridge, Temple of the Four Winds, Gibbet Hill, Devil's Punch Bowl, Highcomb Bottom, Thursley & Hankley Commons, Atlantic Wall, River Wey, Waverley Abbey's ruins
Gorse in full flower - near Thursley
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Jan-19 • stephenmid • On flickr
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Witley to Haslemere via Thursley, Surrey Hills
Greensand Way Stage 1 : Gibbet Hill, Devil's Punch Bowl and Hindhead Common
Witley to Ewhurst
Greensand Way Stage 2 : The Surrey Hills : the Wey Valley, and remote villages
Black Down, from Holmbury Hill
SWC Walk 147 - Greensand Way Section 3: Gomshall to Dorking
Aug-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Gomshall to Dorking
Greensand Way Stage 3 : The Surrey Hills : Holmbury Hill and Leith Hill
Buttercup meadow, Tandridge
Earlswood to Otford walk
May-15 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Earlswood to Oxted
Greensand Way Stage 5 : A gentle ridge walk through a quiet part of Surrey. Regularly spaced pubs.
Hurst Green to Sevenoaks
The best of the Greensand Way - a traverse of the Chart Hills. Toy's Hill, Ide Hill, Chartwell (NT), and an extension to Knole Park (NT)
Boughton Monchelsea church
Apr-15 • quitenearmike • On flickr
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Yalding to Sutton Valence
Greensand Way Stage 8 - fine views from a gentle ridge and excellent pubs en-route
Harrietsham or Sutton Valence to Pluckley
Greensand Way Stage 9 - fine views from a gentle ridge, orchards and nice pubs
Hothfield Bogs and Ponies
SWC Walk 152 - Pluckley to Ashford (Greensand Way Stage 10)
Nov-20 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Pluckley to Ashford
Greensand Way Stage 10 - pretty orchards and woods, commons with a bog, Godinton Park, then the Great Stour River into Ashford
Buxford Fish Pass
SWC Walk 153 - Ashford to Ham Street (Greensand Way Stage 11)
Dec-20 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Ashford to Ham Street
Greensand Way Stage 11 - the Great Stour River out of Ashford, new housing and a landfill, then pretty through pastures and Ham Street Woods NNR
See the Sea through Sand Dunes in Camber
SWC 154 - Rye to Dungeness and Lydd-on-Sea or Lydd or Circular
Nov-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Rye, Dungeness and Lydd-on-Sea
Interesting coastal walk past an extra wide beach framed by sand dunes and an army range to an eerie shingle desert landscape with decommissioned nuclear power stations. Return by bus.
On the downs after lunch
Petersfield to Cocking walk
Jul-16 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Petersfield to Cocking
Follows the South Downs Way along the crest of the South Downs with good 360 degree views throughout.
Seaton to Lyme Regis via the Undercliff
Jungle like walk through the Axmouth / Lyme Regis undercliff, with sea views at the start and finish
Backview from Mark's Farm towards Rettendon
SWC Walk 157 - Wickford to Battlesbridge or South Woodham Ferrers [Battlesbridge Ending]
May-20 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Wickford to Battlesbridge
Grassy fields, quiet lanes, a smattering of woods, Hanningfield Reservoir Nature Reserve and the tidal River Crouch.
St. Mary's Church, Buttsbury
SWC Walk 158 - Ingatestone to Battlesbridge or Wickford
May-18 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Ingatestone to Battlesbridge
The Wid Valley and the Wid itself, Hanningfield Reservoir Nature Reserve and the Crouch Valley via a mix of woods and fields.
Stile in Hedge Gap
SWC Walk 159 South Woodham Ferrers to North Fambridge
Oct-15 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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South Woodham Ferrers to North Fambridge
Varied walk out of the Crouch valley through undulating parts of Essex with a serene riverside finish, passing RHS Garden Hyde Hall, some woods and vineyards.
Cow by Jubilee Clump, Caesar's Camp
SWC Walk 160 - Farnham to Blackwater
Nov-24 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Farnham to Blackwater
Farnham Park, Caesar’s Camp Iron Age Hillfort site, Beacon Hill, Bourley Reservoirs, Gelvert Stream, Fleet Pond, Foxlease Meadows and Hawley Common
Birmingham from Waseley Hill
SWC Walk 161 - Hagley to Barnt Green via the Clent Hills
Aug-25 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Hagley to Barnt Green via the Clent Hills
Ridge walk over the North Worcestershire Hills with fine views to Malvern Hills and Black Mountains and across the plain to Birmingham via a 1,000 feet summit. Shorter circular option via some fine pubs. Handy for Birmingham/the M5
Sunset, Burnham-on-Crouch
SWC Walk 162 North Fambridge to Burnham-on-Crouch
Oct-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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North Fambridge to Burnham-on-Crouch
Follow the tidal River Crouch eastwards towards the North Sea atop the sea wall. Wide open and scenic countryside, mudflats, creeks, rich bird life, sailing boats and marinas.
Trees and stream
Brockenhurst Circular
Sep-12 • moontiger • On flickr
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Brockenhurst Circular
The New Forest - A mix of dense and more open woods.
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Large Reclining Figure (1984) [II]
SWC Walk 164 Roydon to Sawbridgeworth via Henry Moore Foundation
Aug-15 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Roydon to Sawbridgeworth
Open countryside with wheat fields, woods and waterways; stretches of the River Ash in the morning and the Stort Navigation near the end. Passes Henry Moore Foundation.
Thundridge Old Church
SWC Walk 165 - St. Margarets Circular
Nov-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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St Margarets Circular
Quiet rolling Hertfordshire countryside, a haunted, ruined church and long stretches in scenic river valleys.
The Broomway at Wakering Stairs
The start of the Broomway as it heads out onto Maplin Sands.
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The Broomway and Foulness Island
Fabled tidal road off the coast off Essex across Maplin Sands to Foulness Island.
Chichester to West Wittering and East Head
A quiet canal, the shoreline of Chichester Harbour, West Wittering beach, and East Head spit. Return by bus.
More Boardwalks in Broxbourne Wood
SWC Walk 168 Broxbourne Circular
Feb-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Broxbourne Circular
Along the New River and up through the Spital Brook valley into Broxbourne Woods National Nature Reserve and an assortment of ancient, diverse and wild woods.
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sea view from the coast path
Jun-12 • Andrew Murphy • On picasa
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Hastings Circular via Fairlight Glen Beach
Hilly cliff top path via remote Fairlight Glen naturist beach to Fireheights. Return by the same path, a gentler inland route, or along the seashore
Thames Valley Upstream, from Hartslock Nature Reserve
SWC Walk 170 Pangbourne Circular via Goring-on-Thames [Hartslock Nature Reserve Extension]
Oct-20 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Pangbourne via Goring Circular
Part-wooded ridges above the Thames Valley to lunch in Goring, shorter return along the Thames through meadows
View from Segsbury/Letcombe Castle hillfort site
SWC Walk 171 The Ridgeway: Goring to Wantage
Jul-25 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Goring to Wantage
A ridge walk over open downland with good views along a neolithic trail to an ancient hill fort. Very long or short option. Return by bus.
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Rainham Marshes
Feb-14 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Rainham to Purfleet via RSPB Rainham Marshes
An easy birdwatching walk in Outer East London along an atmospheric section of the London LOOP via the RSPB reserve at Rainham marshes.
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Darnley Mausoleum
Sep-12 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Meopham Circular
Ancient woodland, landscaped parkland and a nature reserve on the Kent Downs, with an alternative ending to a riverside town full of historical interest.
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Ardingly Reservoir
Oct-12 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Haywards Heath to Balcombe via Ardingly
An undulating High Weald walk with a contrasting section alongside Ardingly Reservoir.
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Ockhams pond
Dec-12 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Hever to Ashurst
A surprisingly remote part of the High Weald on the Kent/East Sussex border.
Along the Canal
Banbury to King Sutton (Canal Route)
Aug-18 • moontiger • On flickr
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Kings Sutton Circular
A leisurely stroll through Northamptonshire with ample refreshment.
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White horse, Mugswell
May-13 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Chipstead to Kingswood
Ancient woodland, open downs and farmland in London's Green Belt.
Pond near the start
Oxshott to Ashtead walk
Nov-16 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Oxshott to Ashtead
The River Mole and the heaths, commons and woods of metropolitan Surrey. Including Oxshott Heath, Esher Common, Prince’s Coverts, Ashtead and Epsom Commons.
Distant ships and sun, Southsea
Portsmouth to Hayling Island walk
Jan-18 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Portsmouth to Havant via Hayling Island
Portsmouth Harbour, Southsea promenade, Eastney Beach, a ferry to Hayling Island, quiet beaches. Either continue to Eaststoke Point, or head inland along a disused railway path alongside Langstone Harbour.
Southbourne to Emsworth via Thorney Island
Easy coastal walk around Thorney Island in Chichester's tidal harbour.
The Caburn (Iron Age Hill Fort) from route along Saxon Down
SWC Walk 181 - Lewes to Seaford via West Firle
Feb-18 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Lewes to Seaford via West Firle
Glorious ramble over the South Downs to the sea covering areas less frequently walked
Cow with Meon Valley behind
Winchester to West Meon walk
Jan-17 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Winchester to West Meon or Hinton Ampner
Historic Winchester and the South Downs Way. Shorter (via Hinton Ampner NT) and longer (Beacon Hill, and a railway path) options. Return by bus.
Old Winchester Hill (Ditch, Bank and Barrows) from across the coombe
SWC Walk 183 - South Downs Way Section 2: West Meon to Petersfield
Oct-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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West Meon to Petersfield
A railway path, The South Downs Way, Old Winchester Hill, Butser Hill, Queen Elizabeth Country Park, Buriton and The Hangers Way.
Frensham Great Pond
SWC Walk 184 - Bentley to Farnham
Jun-20 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Bentley to Farnham
Alice Holt Ancient Forest, Surrey Hills, Scotch Pine Forest, and remote heather filled heathland, Frensham Great and Little Ponds (swimming)
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Silent Pool
Jul-13 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Guildford Circular via Albury Park
The North Downs ridge, a haunted pool, unusual churches and traces of an industrial era in the Tillingbourne valley.
Bath Circular via 2 Tunnels and a Canal
Walk/Cycle route via a disused railway, Devonshire and Combe Down tunnels, Tucking Mill Viaduct, the Kennet and Avon Canal towpath, Dundas Aqueduct, and historic Bath
The 7 Hanging Valleys Karst Limestone Coast
Spectacular (but gentle) cliff top coastal swimming walk with karst limestone scenery - arches, stacks, blow holes, coves, headlands, and sandy beaches
Red deer male and harem
Richmond Park, London
Oct-19 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Richmond Circular
Get away from it all without leaving Greater London - Richmond Park and the River Thames.
Delphiniums near Sheepcote Woods
SWC Walk 189 Beeches Way: West Drayton to Cookham
Jul-15 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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West Drayton to Cookham
Lowland heaths and mature woodland close to London. Can be done as 2 shorter walks.
View across the Thame Valley, from near Albury
SWC Walk 190 - Thame Circular
May-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Thame Circular
Scenic ramble through quiet villages in the Thame Valley on the Oxon/Bucks border, north of the Chilterns.
View from Chilton House
SWC Walk 191a Haddenham Circular (w/o Brill)
Jan-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Haddenham Circular via Brill
Strenuous walk linking several hill top villages in the rolling landscape of the north westerly Aylesbury Vale, with splendid views throughout.
Waddesdon Manor
Haddenham to Aylesbury via Waddesdon walk
Jul-14 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Haddenham to Aylesbury via Waddesdon
Tranquil stretches of the Thame Valley, combined with a few energetic climbs and long passages through two magnificent Rothschild estates.
Dinton Hall, from footpath to the SE
SWC Walk 193 Haddenham to Aylesbury (via Gibraltar and Ford)
Mar-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Haddenham to Aylesbury via Gibraltar and Ford
The scenic heart of Aylesbury Vale: picturesque hamlets in the Thame Valley, Notley Abbey, Dinton Hall and Hartwell House.
Fieldscape and Chiltern View from Aston Abbotts
SWC Walk 194 Aylesbury Vale Parkway to Aylesbury
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Aylesbury Vale Parkway to Aylesbury
Quiet hill top villages in eastern Aylesbury Vale. Finishing with a long stretch along the Grand Union Canal.
Tree in Churchyard, All Saints, Wing
SWC Walk Cheddington to Leighton Buzzard
Mar-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Cheddington to Leighton Buzzard
Delightful hill top villages in East Bucks. Panoramic views of The Chilterns and into Aylesbury Vale.
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View across Eridge Old Park
Nov-13 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Wadhurst to Tunbridge Wells
Plenty of fine views on this short High Weald walk to the spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells.
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Loughton Camp, Epping Forest
Jul-14 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Loughton to Epping
The ancient woodland of Epping Forest within Zone 6
Haywards Heath to Balcombe via the Ouse valley
The rolling tree clad High Wield
Elterwater circular walk
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Walks from Ambleside
Low to mid level walks from Ambleside in the Lake District
South Downs to the southeast, from near Mays Farm
SWC Walk 200 - Berwick Circular via Upper Dicker
Oct-25 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Berwick via Upper Dicker Circular
Tranquil, quiet and gently undulating countryside with fine views of the downs and weald
Uckfield via Van Hoogstraaten's Path Circular
Undulating low Weald countryside via (now peaceful) path at the centre of a right-of-way battle
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Dartford to Greenhithe
Riverside walk along the banks of the Darent and the Thames with stunning views of the Dartford river crossing
Rainham to Grays
Dracula, outdoor art, concrete barges, an ace nature reserve, industrial sculpture, history and heritage, accompanied by the mighty Thames.
Aldeburgh to Saxmundham
Aldeburgh to Thorpeness seafront, an old railway trackbed, North Warren nature reserve, the Sandlings Walk to the village of Friston, and across fields to Saxmundham
Wickham Market to Aldeburgh
Blaxhall Common, Suffolk heathlands (the Sandlings), Snape Maltings for lunch, the historic Sailors’ Path along the River Alde estuary along, then either the seawall around Aldeburgh Marshes or a shortcut to seaside Aldeburgh.
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Feb-18 • hikinginlondon • On flickr
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Wimbledon Circular
Get away from it all without leaving Greater London - Wimbledon Common.
Crossing the field
Farningham to Sole Street walk
Jan-17 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Farningham Road to Sole Street
A walk of contrasts, urban sprawl, and then caught by what it may have been like a hundred or more years ago, coming across the Wheatsheaf pub and Chapter House Farm. Plenty of good pubs along the way.
Along Bewl Water (option b)
Etchingham to Wadhurst walk
Jun-18 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Etchingham to Wadhurst via Ticehurst
Hilly Wealden landscapes, ancient villages and Bewl Water reservoir
Walk 209 Higham to Gravesend -Thames estuary near Cliffe Fort
Mar-14 • peter.boon • On flickr
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Higham to Gravesend
Birdwatching and nature walk - the Thames Estuary, Hooe Peninsular and Cliffe Pools RSPB Nature reserve.
Some Henry Moore Sculptures, visible from the Public Footpath
SWC Walk 210 - Sawbridgeworth to Bishop's Stortfort (via Henry Moore Foundation)
Jul-19 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Sawbridgeworth to Bishops Stortford
Sawbridgeworth, gently rolling countryside, fields, woods and waterways, the Stort Navigation, and Bishop's Stortford
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Worthing Pier
Mar-14 • Andrew Murphy • On picasa
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Shoreham By Sea to Littlehampton
Varied coastal walk past quiet shingle beaches and the busier south coast resorts of Worthing and Littlehampton
Littlehampton to Bognor Regis
Quiet coastal walk past quiet shingle beaches and busier south coast resorts of Littlehampton and Bognor Regis
Newhaven to Brighton and Portslade
A Victorian Fort, White Cliffs, cliff top and cliff bottom paths, Brighton's busy pier and promenade and quieter Hove
Christmas Market at RHS Gardens Wisley
Dec-16 • quitenearmike • On flickr
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Horsley to West Byfleet
Green woods and fields, the yellow scrub and heathland of Ockham Common, Wisley Common and RHS Wisley Gardens (public footpath), and a canal side pub on the Wey Navigation
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Old Royal Naval College
Mar-14 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Blackheath to Canary Wharf
Greenwich Park with its world-famous Museums and a foot tunnel under the Thames to Canary Wharf.
Grange Barn, Coggeshall
SWC Walk 216 Kelvedon Circular
Apr-14 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Kelvedon Circular
Gentle Essex walk through the quiet Blackwater Valley to historic Coggeshall, with 300 listed buildings, for lunch.
Walkers in Burton Park
SWC Walk 217 Midhurst Way: Arundel to Midhurst
Jul-15 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Arundel to Midhurst via Midhurst Way
Long walk though a remote and less visited part of the South Downs National Park
Black Down from Verdleyhill
SWC Walk 218 Haslemere to Midhurst (The Midhurst Way)
Jun-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Haslemere to Midhurst via Midhurst Way
Quiet hills and forests, 2 country pubs, and Cowdray Park.
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Looking down
May-14 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Hildenborough to Hadlow or Tonbridge
Gentle walk through the Kentish Weald to one of the tallest follies in Britain.
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All Saints church, Tudeley
May-14 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Tonbridge Circular via Tudeley
A unique church, orchards and a country park of historical interest in the Garden of England.
The Beverley Brook in Richmond Park
SWC Walk 221 - The Beverley Brook (Stoneleigh to Fulham or Putney)
Mar-25 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Beverley Brook
Part suburban, part semi-natural route following a river from the fringes of Outer London through some of South London’s most varied and beautiful countryside to the Thames
Robertsbridge Circular via Brightling
A walk through Jack Fuller Country
Stonor House
SWC Walk 223 Henley-on-Thames Circular (via Turville) - Stonor Park Extension
Jun-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Henley via Turville Circular
The Midsomer Murders Walk
St Nicholas Church, Lowewr Oddington
Aug-16 • peter.boon • On flickr
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Kingham to Moreton in Marsh via Adelstrop
A First World War Remembrance Walk
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Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield
Aug-14 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Wivelsfield to Haywards Heath
Fine views from the High Weald, the picturesque Sussex village of Cuckfield, and Borde Hill Garden.
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Salterns Marsh
Aug-14 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Brockenhurst to Lymington
A varied walk on the southern edge of the New Forest through parkland, woods, open heaths and pasture before a contrasting finish past coastal marshes.
Wickham Market to Felixstowe
Long (or 2 day) walk over farms, heathland, then along the Butley river, wild and isolated coastline, and a ferry crossing to Felixstowe.
Looking back down the hill (para 28)
Totteridge Circular walk
Dec-14 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Totteridge Circular
Meadows, woods and villages on the Northern Heights
Side Valley in Barton Hills
SWC Walk 229 Leagrave to Harlington
Oct-15 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Leagrave to Harlington
Meadows, solitary North Chiltern hills, ancient woodlands, steep chalk escarpments, 2 Neolithic hill forts, Barton Hills (chalk downs), and the hill top village of Harlington.
Valley in Sundon Hills
SWC Walk 230 Harlington to Flitwick
Sep-15 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Harlington to Flitwick
Sundon Hills, the Sharpenhoe Clappers, a Neolithic hill fort, hill top lunch pub in Pulloxhill, and Flitwick ancient woodland.
Iron-Rich Stream, Flitwick Moor
SWC Walk 231 Flitwick Circular
Mar-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Flitwick Circular
Tranquil Flit River, wooded fringes of Flitwick Moor, quiet villages, the De Grey Mausoleum, Wrest House and Gardens, Clophill Lakes Nature Reserve, the Greensand Ridge, and the heart of Flitwick Moor.
Houghton House, frontal view (II)
SWC Walk 232 Lidlington to Flitwick
Nov-15 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Lidlington to Flitwick
Marston Vale, the Greensand Ridge, mixed woods and open parkland, heathland, historic Ampthill, ruin of Houghton House, a narrow path through the heart of Flitwick Moor.
Main Field, Hitchin Lavender (Cadwell Farm), from bridleway north of farm
SWC Walk 233 - Arlesey to Letchworth Garden City
Jul-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Arlesey to Letchworth Garden City
Achalk stream, the Greensand Ridge, the ‘Cathedral of the Chilterns’, a motte-and-bailey and abandoned medieval village, the Icknield Way past a lavender farm to a Garden City.
Pegsdon Hills
SWC Walk 234 Hitchin Circular
Jun-15 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Hitchin Circular
Across the most north easterly Chilterns ridge to Pegsdon Hills and Knocking Hoe NNR. A motte-and-double bailey and an abandoned medieval village and the Oughton chalk river
Penshurst Place
May-22 • Sean O'Neill • On flickr
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Tonbridge to Penshurst
Through Haysden Country Park and along the Eden Valley Walk to Penshurst Place and Chiddingstone Castle.
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Hillside path near Burrs Wood
Oct-14 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Ashurst to Eridge
A gently undulating High Weald walk in the low hills and valleys around Tunbridge Wells.
Ash Circular via the MOD Ranges
Explore the remote Ash Ranges - what Surrey should really look like! (Usually open Bank Holidays only - Check!)
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Straight Mile Bridge, Haysden Country Park
Oct-14 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Tunbridge Wells to Hildenborough
Gentle walk via elegant Tunbridge Wells, delightful woods, the Wealdway, and Haysden County Park
Northerly View from The Trundle: Singleton and the Rother Valley through gap in South Downs main ridge
SWC Walk 239 Halnaker to Chichester via Cass Sculpture Park and Goodwood
Aug-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Halnaker to Chichester via Goodwood
Scenic steep chalk downlands around the Upper Lavant Valley, the Goodwood Estate and unrivalled views from St. Roche's Hill
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The Long Water, Home Park
Feb-15 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Hampton Court Circular
Two royal parks and Britain's finest surviving Tudor building.
In the forest
Epping Forest Leytonstone to Loughton
Jan-16 • moontiger • On flickr
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Leytonstone to Loughton
Epping Forest
View mid afternoon
SWC Walk 242 Cholsey to Goring via Wallingford
Aug-15 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Cholsey to Goring via Wallingford
The Thames Path to Wallingford, rolling hills and South Stoke, finishing along the Thames path
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Going Circular via Hill Bottom
May-15 • moontiger • On flickr
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Goring Circular via Hill Bottom
Rolling Chilterns countryside, forest trails, quiet country lanes and 3 pubs
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Titsey Park
Mar-15 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Woldingham Circular via Titsey Place
Rural valleys, the North Downs and the Titsey Plantation.
Westminster to Greenwich via the south bank
The Thames path through central London, past Tower Bridge and the regenerating East End, to historic Greenwich.
Kingham to Charlbury
The Oxfordshire Way, the river Evenlode, gentle rolling hills, woods and fields that were the inspiration for Tolkien’s Hobbitshire, and 2 Cotswold villages
Wivenhoe to West Mersea or Clacton-on-Sea
Tidal river Colne to Brightlingsea. Then short ferry for coast walk to Clacton (long) or West Mersea (bus)
Descent into the Nadder Valley (with Place Farm)
SWC Walk 248 Tisbury Circular via Hindon
Aug-15 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Tisbury Circular via Hindon
The Nadder Valley, picturesque villages, some dry chalky U-shaped downs of the West Wiltshire Downs, wooded ridges and one of Britain’s largest thatched buildings
Buttercups in Dinton Park
SWC Walk 249 Tisbury Circular via Dinton and Fovant
Jun-21 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Tisbury Circular via Dinton and Fovant
The Nadder Valley, Dinton Park, undulating countryside of the West Wiltshire Downs, with views to distant coombes, and the regimental Fovant Badges (large hill side figures)
Backview down Church Bottom, Prescombe Down NNR (II)
SWC Walk 250 Tisbury Circular via Alvediston
Sep-15 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Tisbury Circular via Alvediston
An Iron Age hill fort, pretty coombes, and plenty ascent: the Vale of Wardour and West Wiltshire Downs AONB with views to the Cranborne Chase and all the way to the coast
White Sheet Hill from the Wessex Ridgeway
SWC Walk 251 Tisbury Circular via Ludwell and Berwick St. John
Sep-15 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Tisbury Circular via Ludwell
The Upper Nadder Valley (Wiltshire Downs), Wardour Park and its ruined Castle, steep ascents to Win Green and White Sheet hills and Chalke Valley.
Old Wardour Castle from Ticket Office
SWC Walk 252 Tisbury Circular via Donhead St. Andrew
Jul-15 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Tisbury Circular via Donhead St. Andrew
The Vale of Wardour in the Wiltshire Downs AONB. Wardour Park, Nadder Head, a neolithic hill fort, Barkers hill, Old Wardour Castle. Long and shorter version.
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Leeds Castle
Jul-14 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Hollingbourne Circular
A choice of ridge walks on the North Downs followed by a circuit around the grounds of Leeds Castle
Salisbury Cathedral across the Water Meadows
SWC Walk 254 Salisbury Circular
Aug-15 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Salisbury Circular
Gentle start via historic Salisbury, the Chalke Valley, pretty villages. Strenuous afternoon via the Downs, a Roman Road, and a noted Water Meadows view of the Cathedral
Avebury Standing Stones, SW quartile
SWC Walk 255 Pewsey Circular via Avebury
Aug-15 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Pewsey Circular via Avebury
Long walk over Wiltshire downs to Avebury World Heritage Site
Thames/Isis River: Lyd Well
SWC Walk 256 - Kemble Circular (via Thames Head and Cirencester)
Feb-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Kemble Circular via Thames Head and Cirencester
Past the Thames Head and along a disused canal, then up through woods to the Severn/Thames watershed and back through the magnificent Cirencester Park and Town
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The Pergola
Jul-15 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Highgate to Hampstead
A varied walk through the green spaces of London's ‘Northern Heights’, with some panoramic views of the city.
Concord Beach Paddling Pool on hot summer's day
SWC Walk 258 Benfleet Circular (via Canvey Island)
Aug-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Benfleet Circular via Canvey Island
Varied walk around a unique island in the Thames Estuary: mudflats, creeks, river traffic, sandy beaches, seawall murals, grassy marshland, oil terminals & refineries
Off the broad paths
SWC Walk 259 - Epping Forest Centenary Walk: Manor Park to Epping
Jul-18 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Manor Park to Epping
A walk along the length of an ancient royal forest in East London - Wanstead and Leyton Flats, Walthamstow Forest, Highams Park and Epping Forest. Can be done over two legs.
St. Matthews, Midgham
SWC Walk 260 Aldermaston to Woolhampton [Midgham Station] (via Frilsham)
Apr-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Aldermaston to Woolhampton via Frilsham
West Berkshire Downs: ancient woodlands, commons, pretty villages, historical pubs, chalk streams, water meadows, heathland, finishes via landscaped park or the Kennet canal.
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Chiswick House
May-16 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Norbiton to Hammersmith or Putney
A deer park, ‘the village on the river’ and one of the first English landscape gardens.
Outflow of ponds by Newplace Farm, close-up
SWC Walk 262 Uckfield to Buxted
Mar-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Uckfield to Buxted
Uck Valley, undulating Low Weald Countryside, van Hoogstraten's path, Blackboys Inn, Tickerage Stream valley with Vivien Leigh's home, and Buxted Park
The Temple of Winds
Haslemere to Midhurst walk
May-16 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Haslemere to Midhurst via Henley
The Temple of the Winds on Black Down & lunch in idyllic hamlet with fine pub and evocative ruins of a fortified Tudor house on Cowdray Estate against the backdrop of the South Downs
Biggleswade to Sandy
The Greensand Ridge Walk along grassy tracks and woodland trails, with two picturesque villages
Danebury Hill, Wallop Brook Valley, from Broughton Down
SWC Walk 265 - Dean to Mottisfont & Dunbridge
Jun-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Dean to Mottisfont
Remote West Hampshire chalk downlands: varied Woodlands, the scenic valleys of the Wallop Brook and the Dun and Test Rivers and Broughton Down Nature Reserve
A Walker on Stanage Edge
SWC Walk 266 - Sheffield to Bamford (via Burbage Rocks and Stanage Edge) or to Moscar Lodge
Jun-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Sheffield to Bamford via Stanage Edge
From Sheffield's urban centre through narrow valleys and across wild moorland to the Dark Peak's gritstone edges, and a lush finish into the Hope Valley
Ancient Oakwood, Ladies' Spring Wood
SWC Walk 267 - Sheffield Circular (via Porter, Limb, Sheaf and Gleadless Valleys)
Jun-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Sheffield Circular via Porter and Gleadless
Strenuous excursion through the south westerly wooded valleys of Sheffield
Hadleigh Castle
Benfleet to leigh on Sea
Jun-12 • moontiger • On flickr
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Benfleet Circular via Leigh on Sea
Hadleigh Castle, Leigh on Sea, and Benfleet Creek
Mumbles to Three Cliffs Bay
Gower coast path via Mumbles Head, Langland bay, Caswell bay, Brandy Cove and Pwlldu bay.
Three Cliffs Bay to Oxwich Bay
Gower coast path via spectacular Three Cliffs and Oxwich beaches
Port Eynon to Rhossili
Gower coast path along cliff top paths to Worms Head and spectacular Rhossili bay.
View up Caburn Bottom to Caburn Hillfort (with cows)
SWC Walk 272 Uckfield to Lewes
Apr-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Uckfield to Lewes
A gentle walk along river valleys through fields and woods, finishing with a climb over the South Downs above Glyndebourne
Watermeads Nature Reserve
Mitcham Junction to Colliers Wood
Apr-16 • Sean O'Neill • On flickr
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Mitcham Junction to Colliers Wood
Nature Reserves and the Wandle Trail through south London.
Path through trees
Dorking Circular
Sep-16 • moontiger • On flickr
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Dorking Circular
Out along the North Downs escarpment and back through the Greensand Hills.
Hardy Monument and Memorial Bench
SWC Walk 275 Dorchester South Circular or to Portesham
Aug-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Dorchester Circular or to Portesham
Pre-historic landscape of the Dorset Downs with splendid views out to the Jurassic Coast from the South Dorset Ridgeway. Longer extension to the Valley of (Sarsen) Stones
St. Andrew's Church, Greensted-juxta-Ongar
SWC 276 - Epping to Ingatestone (via Chipping Ongar)
Nov-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Epping to Ingatestone via Chipping Ongar
The Essex Way and the St. Peter's Way through mildly undulating landscape with plenty of woodlands and historical buildings.
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St Peter's church, Tandridge
Sep-09 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Godstone to Oxted
Compare two magnificent yew trees in the Surrey churchyards of Crowhurst and Tandridge.
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Corn Du, Pen y Fan. the shortcut path from the col runs left-right
Apr-11 • Andrew Murphy • On picasa
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Brecon Beacons Horseshoe from Neuadd Reservoir
A classic horseshoe walk of the Brecon Beacons (Pen y Fan, Corn Du, Fan y Big) around a glacial valley, with an extension to Waun Rydd
Fan Foel, in the shade
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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The Black Mountain from Glyntawe
A spectacular ridge walk to Fan Brycheiniog, Fan Foel and Waun Lefrith. Return via a glacial valley below the ridge, or remote moorland, shakeholes and a waterfall
Small Waterfall in the Nant Llech Valley (Close-up)
SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Henrhyd Waterfalls from Craig y Nos
Rewarding walk through Craig y Nos Country Park and above the Tawe River or via the Cribarth limestone plateau, then up a scenic wooded gorge to South Wales' highest waterfall
Hayes Circular
A short walk across three commons in South East London
Reflected bridge
Westminster to Putney
Jan-22 • moontiger • On flickr
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Tower Hill to Putney
The Thames Path through the centre of London, passing the City, Westminster, Chelsea, Battersea and Putney via 18 bridges
Christs Hospital to Billingshurst via Knepp Castle
Long flat walk with an emphasis on fauna in a re-wilding area, and passing several historic buildings.
Dovecote on Pillow Mound, Bruton
SWC Walk 284 Bruton Circular (via Hauser & Wirth Somerset) or from Castle Cary
Sep-21 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Bruton Circular or from Castle Cary
Narrow steep-sided valleys with fast flowing streams and rivers, rolling hilltops, Alfred’s Tower, Hauser & Wirth Somerset art gallery
Re-ascent ahead: Cribyn and the big 2
SWC 285 - Fan Dance (Brecon Beacons Endurance Walk)
May-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Fan Dance
SAS fitness exercise. Storey Arms over Pen y Fan to Torpantau, and back again, against the clock, with a full pack
Westbury Hill, with White Horse
SWC Walk 286 Westbury to Warminster (via Imber Range)
Jan-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Westbury to Warminster via Imber Range
Westbury White Horse, 5 hills (3 of which Iron Age Camps), pristine chalk downland on Salisbury Plain, an abandoned village on the rarely open Imber Range
Pitch Hill
Holmwood to Shamley Green walk
May-17 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Holmwood to Shamley Green
The Greensand Way : Leith Hill and Tower, Holmbury Hill, Pitch Hill and the Hurt Wood
On the Cotswold Escarpment
Moreton-in-Marsh Grand Circular walk
Jun-17 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Moreton-in-Marsh Grand Circular via the Escarpement
The Cotswold Hills and Escarpment with fine views and bucolic villages - Stanway, Stanton and Snowshill, and optionally, Broadway Tower
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Above the Shoreham Cross
Nov-16 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa
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Shoreham Circular
The steep-sided hills above an attractive village in the Darent valley.
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Otford Circular
May-17 • moontiger • On flickr
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Otford Circular via Shoreham
The steep-sided hills and secluded valleys around the Darent valley.
Farningham Road to Eynsford (alternative circular walk, from Eynsford)
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Farningham Road to Otford
Ancient woodlands, low hills and riverside paths in the Darent valley.
Starlings and Lapwings Murmuration, Otmoor RSPB Reserve
Jan-18 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Islip Circular
Pleasant rolling countryside north of Oxford, and the RSPB Otmoor wetland reserve
Banbury Circular
A peaceful circular walk with a variety of lunch stops.
Horses in Field and Black Down
SWC Walk 294 - Pulborough to Halfway Bridge (via Tillington)
Aug-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Pulborough to Halfway Bridge via Tillington
The Rother and Lod valleys, Littleworth and Sutton Common heathlands, South Downs views, Burton Park and three good pubs
Footpath, Goring seafront
Arundel to Goring-by-Sea
Aug-17 • Sean O'Neill • On flickr
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Arundel to Goring-by-Sea
The River Arun, the Angmering Park Estate and “Worthing's best kept secret” on Highdown Hill.
Barry to Llantwit Major
Glamorgan Heritage Coast : Cold Knap point, Porthkerry viaduct, Fontygary, Rhoose and Summerhouse points, Llantwit Major beach
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Blue Anchor pub, East Aberthaw
Aug-17 • Andrew Murphy • On picasa
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Llantwit Major to Ogmore or Porthcawl
Glamorgan Heritage Coast : Llantwit Major beach, St Donat's Bay, Nash Point lighthouse, Traeth Mawr beach, Southendown (Dunraven Bay), Ogmore-by-Sea
Kenfig Burrows to Porthcawl
Kenfig Burrows (sandy dunes), Margham Moors (heathland and edgeland in the shadow of Port talbot steelworks), and quiet sandy beaches
Big Sky, across Ham Marshes
SWC Walk 299 - Teynham to Faversham
Sep-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Teynham to Faversham
Fruit farms, Saxon Shore Way along tidal River Swale, creeks, mudflats, and the stark but beautiful landscape of windswept grazing marshes. Oare Marshes. Historic Faversham.
Near Chiddingstone Causewaynshurst 2
Penshurst via Bough Beech Circular walk
Apr-19 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Penshurst Circular via Bough Beech
A popular bird-watching site in the Eden Valley and attractive Kent villages.
Lundy Island Circular
Cliff top walk around an island off the north Devon coast.
The Great Ridge, from near Manor House Farm
SWC Walk 302 - Bamford to Edale (via Win Hill and Great Ridge)
Sep-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Bamford to Edale via Win Hill and Great Ridge
Tremendous views after steep ascent to Win Hill, then the Great Ridge on the boundary between the Dark and White Peak
Upper Tor, Nether Tor, Golden Clough
SWC Walk 303 - Edale Circular (via Kinder Scout and Mam Tor)
Aug-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Edale Circular via Kinder Scout and Mam Tor
Rugged moorlands and dramatically sculpted gritstone outcrops, the lush Vale of Edale and grand views into the Hope Valley from Mam Tor
Upper Ashop Clough (Pennine Way runs along ridge)
SWC Walk 304 - Kinder Scout Circuit (from Edale)
Oct-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Kinder Scout Circuit from Edale
Strenuous circuit of the Kinder Scout moorland plateau from Edale Station
Ruined Abbey & Lake, Painshill
Oxshott to Cobham, via Painshill
Oct-17 • Sean O'Neill • On flickr
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Oxshott to Cobham via Painshill
Surrey heaths, the Mole valley and the opportunity to visit “England's most elegant 18thC landscape garden”.
Trig Point on Pen-y-crug
SWC Walk 306 - Brecon Circular (via Y Gaer, Battle and Pen-y-crug)
May-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Brecon Circular via Y Gaer Battle and Pen Y Crug
Lowland walk along rivers, via a Roman Fort and a low ridge to an ancient hill fort
Walker on Dismantled Tramway through Gash in Limestone Wall
SWC Walk 307 - Fforest Fawr Traverse (Craig y Nos to Llwyn-y-celyn)
May-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Craig Y Nos to Llwyn Y Celyn
Remote mountain traverse: limestone scenery, Fan Gyhirych, a glacial escarpment, great views all around. Bus travel.
Mynydd Llangorse towards Mynydd Troed
SWC Walk 308 - Bwlch Circular (via Mynydd Troed and Llangorse Lake)
Jan-18 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Bwlch Circular via Mynydd Troed and Llangors Lake
Via an easily accessible glacial ridge to the largest natural lake in South Wales and an ancient hillfort
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May-21 • hikinginlondon • On flickr
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Petts Wood Circular
Easy and pleasant walk through woodlands nestled in the middle of London's South-Eastern suburbs
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Headstone Viaduct seen from Monsal Head
Mar-24 • Andrew Murphy • On flickr
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Monsal Trail
Gentle Peak District walk along a disused railway line via viaducts, tunnels, and escarpements
Meridian Line mosaic, Waltham Abbey Gardens
Broxbourne Circular, via Waltham Abbey
Jan-18 • Sean O'Neill • On flickr
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Cheshunt Circular
River Lee Country Park and Waltham Abbey.
Balcombe to Horsham
Through the Weald to an old market town
Rowlands Castle Grand Circular
Long walk via Kingley Vale SSI, Beacon Hill, and the South Downs ridge
Seaford Circular via Alfriston and Bishopstone
A new perspective on, and glorious panoramic views of, the South Downs.
Eyam Moor, from Highlow Hall
SWC Walk 315 - Hathersage Circular (via Bretton Clough and Eyam)
Aug-18 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Hathersage Circular via Bretton Clough and Eyam
Rolling hills, drystone walls, deep wooded valleys,the Hope Valley, Eyam and Hucklow ridges, mining industrial heritage, Eyam, peat bogs (on a good path)
Winchelsea
Winchelsea to Hastings via Three Oaks walk
Feb-06 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Winchelsea to Hastings via Three Oaks
The 1066 walk route through pleasant hilly territory from Winchelsea to Icklesham and Three Oaks, then south over a ridge to the sea at Fairlight. A strenuous finish into Hastings.
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Broad Haven and St Govan's Head
Jul-18 • Andrew Murphy • On flickr
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Castlemartin Range Coast Path
Easy cliff top path following the Pembrokeshire Coast Path through a MOD range, past dramatic cliffs, stacks, arches, a secluded chapel and 2 remote beaches. Check access times!
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Fleet circular, view of Ewshott village
Feb-20 • sylvcummins • On flickr
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Fleet Circular
Varied heathland and woodland containing some unusual features, returning alongside the Basingstoke Canal.
Backview to Eyam Moor from near North Lees Hall
SWC Walk 319 - Hathersage Circular (via Stanage Edge, Higger Tor & Padley Gorge)
Aug-18 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Hathersage Circular via Stanage Edge Higger Tor and Padley Gorge
Dark Peak Highlights - up a green valley to Stanage Edge, over Higger Tor and Carl Wark hill forts and down the narrow wooded Padley Gorge, then along the Derwent River
Yalding Circular
Pub Medley at the River Medway
Alexandra Palace to Tottenham Hale
Alexandra Palace, the Parkland Walk (a former railway line) and two restored Wetlands in north London.
Chatsworth House
SWC Walk 322 - Grindleford Circular (via Chatsworth House)
Oct-18 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Grindleford Circular via Chatsworth House
Through ancient woods and along some famous Dark Peak Edges to the UK's most-loved Country House, back through the verdant Derwent Valley
Malvern Hills, from Battens Wood
SWC Walk 323 - Evesham to Pershore (via Dumbleton and Bredon Hills)
Oct-18 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Evesham to Pershore via Dumbleton and Bredon Hills
Through the Vale of Evesham and over Cotswold Outliers with grand views of the Cotswolds and Malvern Hills
Worcestershire Beacon, from North Hill
SWC Walk 324 The Malvern Hills (Great Malvern Circular or from Colwall) - Northerly Extension
Sep-18 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Malvern Hills from Great Malvern or Colwall
Route over the iconic Malverns Range, rising out of the Plain, with optional routes covering all but a few of the tops.
Ten Tors
2 day challenge event over northern Dartmoor with hills, bogs and river crossings - 35, 45 or 55 miles.
Thorpe Cloud and Bend in River by the Stepping Stones
SWC Walk 326 - Dovedale (Ashbourne Circular)
Apr-19 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Dovedale
Through a pastoral landscape to the Peak District's most famous and scenic dale with its ravines, crags, pinnacles, arches and caves
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Abbotsbury to West Bay
Ridge walk, then coast and beach walk overlooking the majestic sweep of Lyme Regis Bay
Chesil Beach Spit
Remote walk along the length of an iconic shingle spit with views inland and out to see. Shingle! Sep-Mar only. Check firing times!
Cook's Pond Viaduct
Dormans to Lingfield
Oct-18 • Sean O'Neill • On flickr
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Dormans to Lingfield
Historic buildings, a Racecourse and a small Nature Reserve with a Community Orchard in the south-eastern corner of Surrey.
Aylesford Priory (The Friars)
Aylesford to Maidstone, via Blue Bell Hill
Nov-18 • Sean O'Neill • On flickr
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Aylesford to Maidstone
Ancient sites and a fine viewpoint on Kent's North Downs.
West Bay to Lyme Regis
Coast walk via Golden Cap (hill) overlooking the majestic sweep of Lyme Regis Bay
Clouds Rolling Down from the Waun Rydd
SWC Walk 332 Llangynidr to Bwlch or Circular
May-18 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Llangynidr to Bwlch or Circular
Up a tight valley to the Chartist Cave in the limestone uplands of Mynydd Llangynidr, return along the rim of the Crawnon Valley.
Table Mountain/Crug Hywel from road before final descent
SWC Walk 333 - Crickhowell Circular (via Table Mountain and the Three Pens) [Road Ending]
Apr-19 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Crickhowell Circular via Table Mountain and the three Pens
Table Mountain and an airy ridge walk in the Black Mountains across three tops with a scenic descent.
Sugar Loaf from Pandy Inn Walk
SWC Walk 334 - Sugar Loaf (Abergavenny Circular)
Apr-19 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Sugar Loaf Circular from Abergavenny
Ascent of the iconic Sugar Loaf along quiet paths: lush pastures, ancient oak woods, grassy ridges, heather and gorse. Tea at a vineyard.
Llanthony Priory Ruins
SWC Walk 335 - Pandy Inn to Llanvihangel Crucorney (via Llanthony and Cwmyoy)
May-18 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Pandy Inn to Llanvihangel Crucorney
Offa's Dyke Path along Hatterrall Hill and Ridge, return through the Vale of Ewyas past Llanthony Priory and the Leaning Church in Cwmyoy
Riverside in the morning
Wateringbury Circular walk
Oct-19 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Wateringbury Circular
Medieval bridges and churches in an attractive part of the Medway Valley.
River Medway near Wateringbury
Paddock Wood to Yalding
Mar-19 • Sean O'Neill • On flickr
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East Malling to Maidstone
Extensive orchards and two fine medieval bridges across the River Medway.
Boats on the River Medway
Paddock Wood to Yalding
Mar-19 • Sean O'Neill • On flickr
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Paddock Wood to Yalding
An easy walk in an attractive part of the Medway Valley.
Ascending from Myndd Du car park in the Grwyne Fawr valley
May-22 • streety06 • On flickr
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Black Mountains Ridge
Spectacular mountain ridge walk - Hay Bluff, Lord Hereford's Knob, & Waun Fach. Tough, with shorter easier options. Car only.
St Mary and Thomas of Canterbury Church, Knebworth Park
May-19 • peter.boon • On flickr
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Knebworth to Welwyn Garden City
Knebworth Hall, Ayot St Lawrence, and gently undulating woodland and fields.
Palladian Bridge and Pantheon across Garden Lake, Stourton (Stourhead Estate)
SWC Walk 342 - Bruton Circular (via Stourhead)
Jun-19 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Bruton Circular via Stourhead
Through quiet South Somerset pastures and across a wooded ridge past Alfred's Tower folly and through the beautifully landscaped Stourhead Estate
Hope Cement Works and Bradwell Edge
SWC Walk 343 - Hope to Hathersage or Bamford (via Castleton)
Jul-19 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Hope to Hathersage or Bamford
Pastures with views, Mam Tor's landslip area, Cave Dale, lunch in Castleton, Hope Cement Works, a large upland moor and a scenic descent to the Derwent River
Aircraft over Haxted Farm Airstrip
May-19 • Sean O'Neill • On flickr
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Edenbridge Figure of 8
A gentle stroll on the Kent/Surrey border, with the option of doing the first leg of the Eden Valley Walk.
Penshurst Place
May-22 • Sean O'Neill • On flickr
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Hever to Tonbridge
The second leg of the Eden Valley Walk, through Penshurst and Haysden Country Park to Tonbridge.
Lulworth Castle, south easterly view
SWC Walk 346 - Wool Circular (via The Warren and Lulworth Cove and Castle)
Aug-19 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Wool Circular
Thomas Hardy Country, pretty coombes, the Jurassic Coast (Durdle Door, Stair Hole and Lulworth Cove), Lulworth Park with its fantastic Castle, and Coombe Heath
Along the Skirrid ridge
SWC Walk 347 - Llanvihangel Crucorney Circular (via Bryn Arw and The Skirrid) [taken by Jenny P]
Sep-21 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Llanvihangel Crucorney Circular via Bryn Arw and The Skirrid
Two easily accessible ridge walks south east of the Black Mountains, quiet pastures with views and a Michelin-starred lunch pub
Evening View (with sheep) up Ladybower Reservoir, from Six-Way Junction
SWC Walk 348 - Ladybower Inn Circular (via Derwent Edges and Strines)
Sep-19 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Ladybower Inn Circular via Derwent Edge and Strines
Famous gritstone formations on Derwent Edge high above the Derwent Reservoirs, wooded Bradfield Dale with its reservoirs and folly tower. Back across moorland to Ladybower.
The Tower, Alport Castles
SWC Walk 349 - Ladybower Inn Circular (via Alport Castles and Derwent Reservoirs)
Sep-19 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Ladybower Inn Circular via Alport Castles and Derwent Reservoirs
A grassy ridge to Britain’s longest inland landslip. Descend to skirt the famous Derwent Reservoirs. Hilly return options across moors or along edges.
Trig Point on Westend Moor, with Bleaklow beyond
SWC Walk 350 - Fairholmes Circular (via Bleaklow and Derwent Head)
Sep-19 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Fairholmes Circular
From a remote bus stop onto one of England’s few great, untamed wildernesses: Bleaklow. Descend either across moors and Derwent River's Head, or Westend Valley.
Childwicksbury Estate
Harpenden to St Albans
Sep-20 • moontiger • On flickr
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Harpenden to St Albans
A Hertfordshire Town and a Hertfordshire City linked by commons, parks, a country estate and a new woodland forest.
Chessington to Cheam
Horton Country Park, Hogsmill Riverside Nature Reserve, Nonsuch Park and Cheam Heritage Trail
Snowdrops
Walden Bury, Knebworth Circular walk
Feb-23 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Knebworth Circular
Knebworth Hall, pretty Hertfordshire Villages, undulating woodland and fields
The Cove, Avebury, NE quartile
SWC Walk 354 Marlborough Circular via Avebury
Jun-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Marlborough Circular via Avebury
Over the Marlborough Downs and through sarsen fields to the Avebury World Heritage Site
Leigh-on-Sea to Shoeburyness via Southend-on-Sea
Gentle coast path with quiet, residential, and seaside resort sections, and the world's longest leisure pier.
Wolverton to Northampton
Three rivers, a medieval hunting forest, a War of the Roses battlefield and Britain's newest university campus
The Thames at Tilbury
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Tilbury to East Tilbury via the 2 Forts Way
The 2 Forts Way along the Thames Estuary coast path, passing Tilbury and Coalhouse Artillery Forts
Bursledon to Gosport
River Hamble,and Solent Way coast path past Meon, Browndown, Stokes Bay and Gilkicker Point
River Nene
SWC Walk 359 - Wellingborough Circular
Jun-25 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Wellingborough Circular
Northamptonshire rivers and lakes, up to four villages and one of England's finest Saxon churches.
Ashopton Viaduct on Ladybower Reservoir, with Crook Hill
SWC Walk 360 - Hathersage to Bamford (via Bamford and Hordron Edges
Mar-20 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Hathersage to Bamford
Upper Derwent Valley walk out to Ladybower: griststone edges, moors with pre-historic features, overlooked by Stanage Edge, valleys and pastures with views
View towards Amberley from Arundel Park
Amberley Circular via Arundel Park walk
Jun-21 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Amberley Circular via Arundel Park
A walk through Arundel Park to an attractive old town with a castle and cathedral, returning along the Arun Valley.
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Oct-20 • Steven F Coles • On flickr
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Hever to Dormans
Undulating walk passing 3 historic manor houses and climbing to an iron-age hillfort
Whyteleafe Circular
A Battle of Britain airfield and a medieval wall painting in the newly-designated South London Downs National Nature Reserve.
The Hope Mausoluem, Deepdene Gardens
Dorking Circular, via Brockham (Deepdene Trail)
Feb-22 • Sean O'Neill • On flickr
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Dorking via Brockham Circular
Lost Surrey estate, with restored landscaped garden and forests, ruined castles
Camber Castle across the marshes
SWC Walk 365 - Rye Figure of 8
Aug-20 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Rye Figure of 8
Three rivers, two castles, and a coastal nature reserve in two linked circular walks.
Berkhamsted to Tring via Toms Hill walk
Oct-20 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Tring to Berkhamsted via Tom's Hill
A canal, Ashridge estate, Berkhamsted Common and World War One trenches
Warlingham view down to Whyteleafe Recreation Ground
May-20 • andympoole11 • On flickr
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Hurst Green to Riddlesdown
Limpsfield Common, splendid views and remains of a medieval manor
Worth Matravers Circular
Purbeck: Keats (dinosaur footprints) and Winspit (swimming) quarries, Chapman's Pool (hidden beach), and Jurassic Coast views.
Lake to Shanklin via Ventnor
Hilly SE corner of the Isle of Wight - Sandown Bay, the Landslip, Ventnor, and St Boniface and Luccombe Downs
The Lonely Shepherd and Sugar Loaf and The Skirrid
SWC Walk 370 Crickhowell Circular via Mynydd Llangatwg and Craig y Cilau
Aug-20 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Crickhowell Circular via Mynydd Llangatwg and Craig y Cilau
Llangattock Escarpment with surreal slag heaps, quarries and cliffs, optional caving and a raised bog. Then lush pastures along the Usk Valley with Black Mountains views.
Lower Clydach Falls
SWC Walk 371 The Clydach Gorge (Brynmawr to Abergavenny or vice versa)
Aug-20 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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The Clydach Gorge
Wild and dramatic Clydach Gorge: waterfalls, cascades, fast-flowing waters, ancient beechwoods as well as an ironworks' ruins and an elevated railway line
Blorenge/Blorens, from Castle Meadows, Abergavenny
SWC Walk 372 - Blorenge (Abergavenny Circular)
Aug-20 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Blorenge from Abergavenny
Initial brutal ascent then gentle contours along a tramroad, past ruins of the industrial past to Blorenge's upland plateau. Fantastic views of Usk Valley and Black Mountains
Henley Circular via Rotherfield Greys
Henley, a valley to Rotherfield Greys, undulating woodland, the Thames and a weir crossing at Marsh Lock
Kings Cross facade
Kings Cross to Liverpool Street walk
Feb-14 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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The London Stations
All London’s railway terminals, the three royal parks, the River Thames and the City
Twickenham Circular via 3 rivers
The Thames towpath, the River Crane and the Duke of Northumberland's river
River Crane
River walk through west London parks, woods, and nature reserves.
Cooper's Stream/Waggoner's Wells Ponds
SWC 377 - Haslemere Outer Orbital Path
Nov-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Haslemere Outer Orbital Path
Orbital route around Haslemere from a rural bus stop, but with plenty of options for connecting routes from the station
Wellingborough to Northampton
Urban and rural stretches of the River Nene and the villages of Cogenhoe and Little Houghton
Valley mid morning
Bishopstone Circular walk
Sep-21 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Bishopstone Circular
A demanding walk with spectacular views and 6 distinct climbs, from the sea over the Comp and the South Downs to Berwick, returning via an equally undulating route
The Roaches, from field by Windygates Farm
SWC Walk 380 Macclesfield to Leek (via Shutlingsloe, Lud's Church and the Roaches)
Jun-21 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Macclesfield to Leek
Reservoirs, Macclesfield Forest, the 'Cheshire Matterhorn', lonely Wildboarclough, the Dane Valley, Lud's Church chasm and the Roaches gritstone escarpment
Wincle Minn: the view ahead
SWC Walk 381 - Macclesfield Circular (via the Dane Valley)
May-21 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Macclesfield Circular via The Dane Valley
The Dane Valley, pastures and wooded valleys, and ridges with views of the Cheshire Plain, high moors and gritstone ridges
White Nancy
SWC Walk 382 - Macclesfield Circular (via Tegg's Nose and Kerridge Hill)
Jun-21 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Macclesfield Circular via Teggs Nose and Kerridge Hill
Tegg’s Nose Country Park, Macclesfield Forest, the Dean Valley, Lamaload Reservoir, Kerridge Ridge with its picturesque folly, the White Nancy
Emerging from Macclesfield Forest, The Cat & Fiddle on the distant ridge
SWC Walk 383 - Macclesfield to Buxton (via The Cat & Fiddle)
Jun-21 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Macclesfield to Buxton
Tegg's Nose Country Park, Macclesfield Forest, lonely moorlands up to Shining Tor, and the wild Upper Goyt Valley to the historic Spa Town
Castle Naze from road up to walk route from The Beehive Inn
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss [Descent to the Beehive Inn]
Oct-21 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
Exciting but short and easy circuit of a quiet moorland plateau above Buxton. Green valleys, reservoirs, Castle Naze hillfort, far views and dramatic gritstone edges.
First set of Stepping Stones. Chee Dale
SWC 385 - Buxton Circular or to Monsal Dale (via the Wye Valley)
Aug-21 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Buxton Circular or to Monsal Dale
A very scenic White Peak dale: tight gorges, limestone crags, steeping stones, cascades, mills. Elevated pastures back to Buxton. Or on to Monsal Head with its famous vistas
Chrome Hill lower ridge, Parkhouse Hill, Hitter Hill, High Wheeldon, Upper Dove Valley
SWC 386 - Buxton Circular via the Dragon's Back
Aug-21 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Buxton Circular via the Dragon's Back
Remote and quiet Upper Dove Valley, combining extreme natural beauty with the more esoteric beauty of industrial sites. Go over or past the very unique Dragon's Back
Shutlingsloe in continuation of road by New Lodge Farm, Flash Bar/Hilltop
SWC 387 - Buxton Circular (via Axe Edge Moor and Three Shires Head)
Aug-21 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Buxton Circular via Axe Edge Moor and Three Shires Head
The vast Axe Edge Moor, the heads of 5 famous Peak District rivers, the popular and scenic Three Shires Head pools and waterfalls, disused quarries and some fine far views
The Roaches and Hen Cloud
SWC Walk 388 - Upper Hulme to Macclesfield
May-21 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Upper Hulme to Macclesfield via Hen Cloud, Roaches, Shutlingsloe
Hen Cloud and the Roaches, the Hanging Stone, Lud's Church chasm, the Dane Valley, lonely Wildboarclough, the 'Cheshire Matterhorn', Macclesfield Forest, Reservoirs.
Backview from Stake Side across Goyt Valley up Goyt's Moss to Burbage Edge
SWC Walk 389 - Buxton to Macclesfield
Aug-21 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Buxton to Macclesfield via the Cat and Fiddle
From Spa Town to Silk Town via the wild Goyt Valley, Shining Tor, lonely moorlands down the Clough Brook Valley to Macclesfield Forest and through Tegg's Nose Country Park
Putney to Richmond
Tree lined Thames Path past Hammersmith and Kew with many riverside pubs.
Pond on Wimbledon Common
Wimbledon to Putney
Sep-21 • Sean O'Neill • On flickr
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Wimbledon to Putney
Through Cannizaro Park, Wimbledon Common, Richmond Park and Barnes Common to the Thames.
Cadbury Castle/Camelot, from The Beacon
SWC 392 - Castle Cary Circular via Camelot
Sep-21 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Castle Cary Circular via Camelot
Along the fringes of the Somerset Levels over some fine viewpoints to three magnificent hills, one maybe the mythical Camelot of King Arthur fame
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Stepping stones below Box Hill
Nov-21 • Andrew Murphy • On flickr
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Box Hill to Merstham and Caterham
Follows north downs escarpement via Box Hill, Reigate Hill, and Gatton Park. Forest with many viewpoints. Hilly.
Woburn Sands to Ridgmont
Edgewick Farm, Aspley Woods, Greensand Way, Woburn Abbey, Church End, Woburn Safari Park, and Husborne Crawley
Newhaven Breakwater and Seaford Head, from Castle Hill
SWC Walk 395 - Newhaven Circular
Sep-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Newhaven Circular
Newhaven port and fort, Peacehaven cliffs, Piddinghoe, the River Ouse, foothills of the South Downs, Bishopstone and the ‘forgotten village’ of Tide Mills.
View from the most southerly part of the route, across Mole Valley to the North Downs and Brockham and Betchworth Quarries
SWC Walk 396 Box Hill Circular (via Betchworth)
Jan-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Box Hill Circular via Betchworth
The classic climb up the Burford Spur to the summit of Box Hill, then out past old chalk quarries on the North Downs escarpment and back along the Mole Valley.
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Nov-22 • Steven F Coles • On flickr
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Berkhamsted Circular
A short easy walk to the South-East of Berkhamsted, along the Grand Union Canal and across fields to Ashley Green for lunch, returning via Hockeridge Wood.
Mere Pond in autumn, Walton-on-the-Hill
Nov-14 • Sean O'Neill • On flickr
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Tattenham Corner Circular
Exploring a First World War Centenary Wood taking shape behind Epsom Downs racecourse.
Cathedral Oak, Savernake Forest
SWC 399 - Bedwyn Circular (via Savernake Forest and Marlborough) [Young Paunchy and Cathedral Oak Loop]
Aug-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Bedwyn Circular via Savernake Forest and Marlborough
More veteran trees than anywhere else in Europe, undulating pastures, historic Marlborough and the landscaped Tottenham Park
Sgwd Ddwli Isaf/The Lower Gushing Falls on the Nedd Fechan
SWC Walk 400 - Waterfall Country (Pontneddfechan Circular)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Waterfall Country
More rapids, cascades and waterfalls than any other walk, wooded gorges, limestone uplands, caves, mines and far views
The long descent off Fan Fawr to Gwaun Cefnygarreg
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular via Ystradfellte
Strenuous route in the Fforest Fawr: 4 peaks, upland moor, limestone plateaus, and a glorious descent into the Usk Valley. Stretches of pathless terrain
The Cerne Giant, on Giant Hill, Cerne Abbas
SWC Walk 402 - Maiden Newton Circular or to Dorchester (via Cerne Abbas)
Nov-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Maiden Newton Circular or to Dorchester
Chalk streams, pretty valleys, rounded hills and broad ridges in the Dorset Downs. Cerne Abbas village with Britain's largest hill figure.
Tenantry Ground & Deep Dean
SWC403 - Hampden Park to Eastbourne
Mar-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Hampden Park to Eastbourne
Eastbourne parks, Babylon Down (woods), Jevington, the easterly South Downs, Lullington Heath, Friston Forest, East Dean, Birling Gap, quiet approach to Eastbourne.
Stewartby Lake
SWC 404 - Stewartby to Ridgmont
Wed 31-Dec • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Stewartby to Ridgmont
In the footsteps of John Bunyan - Stewartby Lake, Millennium Country Park, Lower Shelton, Marston Thrift Woods, Cranfield and Holcot Wood. Largely flat.
Stormy seas near Ventnor
Chale to Ventnor walk
Jul-23 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Chale to Ventnor
A coastal walk on the Isle of Wight
King's Wood bluebells
Kenley to Caterham
Apr-17 • Sean O'Neill • On flickr
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Kenley to Caterham
Short but hilly walk on the slopes of the North Downs.
Lewes Circular via Swanborough and Black Cap
Lewes Priory, Swanborough, the South Downs Way, Black Cap (hilltop) and Lewes Old Racecourse. Undulating.
Chippenham Circular
A gentle west country circular walk
buttercups at Theydon Garnon
Created with GIMP
May-25 • Malachi Continuous • On flickr
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Theydon Bois to Epping
An Essex walk with a heritage railway station within easy reach of London
Main facade, Appludurcombe House
Ventnor to Godshill walk
Jul-23 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr
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Ventnor to Godshill via Appuldurcombe House
A downs walk via a ruined mansion to a picturesque village
Lloyd Park to Coombe Lane
The Shirley Hills, taking in Addington Hill, Croham Hurst and Coombe Wood.
Sandy to Arlesey
The Lodge Nature Reserve, Biggleswade Common and Jordans Mill on the River Ivel
Milecastle 39 (Castle Nick)
SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)
Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section
The most scenic and feature-heavy central section of Hadrian's Wall described as day walks from train stations or bus stops
Backview to Dufton Pike, Threlkeld Side and Great Dun Fell
SWC Walk 414 - Cross Fell and Great Dun Fell (Langwathby to Appleby)
Jul-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Cross Fell and Great Dun Fell
Exhilarating route along the North Pennines Ridge, over the highest hills in England outside of the Lake District
High Cup, from High Cup Nick
SWC Walk 415 - High Cup Nick (Appleby-in-Westmoreland Circular)
Jul-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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High Cup Nick
One of the finest natural features in northern England, the spectacular High Cup Nick, on good paths and with easy route finding
Nine Standards and northeasterly views
SWC Walk 416 - Nine Standards (Kirkby Stephen Circular or to Garsdale)
Aug-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Nine Standards
Up to iconic landmark cairns with supreme views then through short peat bog and around the scenic Dukerdale, or along upland watershed above Mallerstang Valley to Garsdale
The Nab/Wild Boar Fell from Pendragon Castle
SWC Walk 416 - Wild Boar Fell (Garsdale to Kirkby Stephen)
Jul-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Wild Boar Fell
Remote ridge walk above the Mallerstang Valley with Howgill Fells views, via Swarth Fell to Wild Boar Fell and down into the Upper Eden Valley
Boston Manor to Northfields
Boston Manor, the Grand Union Canal, Three Bridges, Brent Lodge Park, Wharncliffe Viaduct, Elthorne Park Nature Reserve and Blondin Park
Eynsford Circular 29 Dec 2024 SWC1
Dec-24 • Steven F Coles • On flickr
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Eynsford Circular via Farningham
Ancient woodlands, low hills and riverside paths in the Darent valley.
Priory gate
Faversham Circular
Mar-10 • moontiger • On flickr
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Faversham Circular
Around the windswept marshes and waterways of north Kent, with traces of the time when the area was the centre of Britain's explosives industry.
The City of London, from One Tree Hill
SWC Walk 421 - Blackheath to Deptford (Hills & Parks of Inner Southeast London)
Mar-24 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Blackheath to Deptford
Genteel streets, grand houses, a large heathland with views, well-kept parks, a Victorian cemetery and green hills with magnificent views
Mam Tor to Kinder Low
Peak District out-and-back ridge walk around Edale from a car park at 420m to Mam Tor, Lords Seat, Brown Knoll, Swines Back and Kinder Low (633m)
View towards Brighton from Telscombe Cliffs
SWC Walk 423 - Southease Circular
Jun-25 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Southease Circular
Varied South Downs walk. Sussex Ouse, Centenary Park (Peacehaven), Undercliff Path, the Western Hemisphere, Telscombe Tye, optional climbs and Eastern Hemisphere.
Polegate to Birling Gap
Across the South Downs to the coast.
The Moors Nature Reserve
Redhill Circular
Sep-24 • Sean O'Neill • On flickr
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Redhill Circular
Nature Reserves, the Greensand Ridge and wooded commons around a Surrey market town.
River Great Ouse
SWC Walk 426 - Bedford Circular
Mar-25 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Bedford Circular
An almost entirely flat walk north of Bedford, never far from the Great Ouse or the John Bunyan Trail, following the river out of Bedford, then pass through the interesting villages of Bromham and Stevington.
Meridian Line mosaic, Waltham Abbey Gardens
Broxbourne Circular, via Waltham Abbey
Jan-18 • Sean O'Neill • On flickr
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Broxbourne Circular via Waltham Abbey
River Lee Country Park and Waltham Abbey.
Pendle, from entrance to St. Leonhard's Church, Downham with Twiston
SWC Walk 428 - Pendle Hill (Whalley to Clitheroe)
May-25 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Pendle Hill
Easy route up and across the solitary Pendle Hill facing the Yorkshire Dales, descent across moor and through pastures then follow the meandering Ribble River
Ouse Fen
Newly created RSPB fenland nature reserve
Heath Pond in autumn
Crowthorne to Blackwater, via Eversley Cross
Nov-12 • Sean O'Neill • On flickr
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Crowthorne to Blackwater via Eversley Cross
An easy walk taking in mixed woodland, lakes and meadows in the Blackwater valley.
Steyning to Cocking
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Cocking to South Harting
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Baugh Fell in evening sun
SWC436 - Baugh Fell (Garsdale Circular)
Jun-24 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Baugh Fell
Remote hill in wild countryside with fine views. Some rough and pathless ground. Return via Ure Force (waterfall).
Dent Head Viaduct
SWC Walk 437 - Great Knoutberry Hill (Dent to Ribblehead)
May-24 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Great Knoutberry Hill
Easy mountain walk from England's highest station onto grassy hill with fine views. Passes three railway viaducts and uses good track across Blea Moor.
Whernside beyond a plantation
SWC Walk 438 - Whernside (Ribblehead Circular)
Jun-24 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Whernside
Onto Yorkshire's highest point along quiet back-of-the-hill route. Return through the limestone country of Chapel-le-Dale.
Lone Erratic on Limestone Pavement, and Ingleborough
SWC Walk 439 - Ingleborough via Ingleton (Ribblehead Circular)
Apr-24 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Ingleborough via Ingleton
Demanding walk across the fearsome Ingleborough and down to the tourist hotspot Ingleton. Return via fascinating limestone plateau. Waterfalls Route Option
Walking group on Moughton Scars
SWC Walk 440 - Ingleborough via Moughton Scars and Gaping Gill (Horton in Ribblesdale to Ribblehead)
Mar-24 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Ingleborough via Moughton Scars and Gaping Gill
Easy route over Yorkshire's finest via the limestone paradise that is its easterly end: limestone pavement, caves, a dramatic gorge and chasm, a pot with the longest waterfall, views
Final view back from Horton Scar Lane: Plover Hill and Pen-y-ghent
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
Jul-24 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill
The iconic Pen-y-ghent via a quiet ascent route, then the even quieter Plover Hill. Return through remote countryside on good paths. Fine views all round.
Catrigg Force, without foliage blocking the view
SWC Walk 442 - Fountains Fell and Catrigg Force (Horton in Ribblesdale to Settle)
Apr-24 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Fountains Fell and Catrigg Force
Easy exploration of a wild and remote fell. Return with views of green valleys, Malham Tarn and Catrigg Force waterfall. Finish along elevated path above Ribblesdale
Malham Cove
SWC Walk 443 - Settle Circular via Malham
Jun-24 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Settle Circular via Malham
From a pretty market town through impressive limestone scenery to the natural wonders of Malham: cove, waterfall, dramatic gorge, dry valleys, a stream out of caves, a very large tarn
Burghclere Circular
Sandham Memorial Chapel (Stanley Spencer's WW1 wall paintings, NT), chalk streams, open fields, beech woodland, an old thatched barn, a huge avenue of trees, Watership Down views, and a charming disused railway walk hidden in the trees.
View east from Highdown Hill
Angmering to Littlehampton
Jun-19 • Sean O'Neill • On flickr
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Angmering to Littlehampton
A short climb to “Worthing's best kept secret” on Highdown Hill, then down to the seafront and along the England Coast Path into Littlehampton.
View north across Medway Valley from near Tutsham Hall
SWC Walk 446 - West Malling Circular
Oct-25 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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West Malling Circular
Orchards and coppiced woodland in the Wealden Greensand around the River Medway
Azaleas, Wakehurst
Balcombe Circular, via Wakehurst
Apr-09 • Sean O'Neill • On flickr
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Balcombe Circular via Wakehurst
A short High Weald walk taking in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Wakehurst, with a choice of outward routes.
Heather on St Martha's Hill
Shalford Circular
Aug-16 • Sean O'Neill • On flickr
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Shalford Circular
Woods and heathland in the sandy hills overlooking the remnants of an industrial era in the Tillingbourne valley.
The Deben River downstream from Wilford Bridge
SWC Walk 449 - Melton to Woodbridge or Circular (via Sutton Hoo)
Sep-25 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Melton to Woodbridge via Sutton Hoo
THAT archaeological site on a ridge above the Deben Valley, its estuary and river marshes, lowland heathlands and the UK's Best Gastropub
View south-east from Box Hill
Mar-20 • Sean O'Neill • On flickr
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Dorking to Box Hill via Norbury Park and Mickleham
Through a large vineyard and over a series of wooded hills to the famous viewpoint on Box Hill.
Cannington Viaduct, from near Uplyme Pinetum
SWC Walk 451 - Axminster to Lyme Regis
Jun-25 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Axminster to Lyme Regis
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