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View from Chilton House
SWC Walk 191a Haddenham Circular (w/o Brill)
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.
The Great Ridge, from near Manor House Farm
SWC Walk 302 - Bamford to Edale (via Win Hill and Great Ridge)
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
Vale of Edale, Mam Tor and Lord's Seat
SWC Walk 303 - Edale Circular (via Kinder Scout and Mam Tor)
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)
Kinder Scout Circuit from Edale
Strenuous circuit of the Kinder Scout moorland plateau from Edale Station
Lulworth Cove Circular
Dramatic coastal scenery, Lulworth cove, hidden beaches, a cliff arch, and a ghost town. Travel by car only.
Weymouth to Lulworth Cove
Weymouth Bay, then a dramatic cliff walk past small beaches, then higher cliffs past Durdle Door (stack) to Lulworth Cove
Burgess Hill to Hassocks
View of water tower from path over railway near Burgess Hill. D.Allen Vivitar 5199 5mp
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
Near the start
Edenbridge to Westerham
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).
Cliff Edge - is he a mate of Marty Wilde and Billy Fury?
View of Seven Sisters from the west. David A. Vivitar 5199
Glynde to Seaford
The best walk in the book! A South Downs ridge, picture postcard Alfriston, Cuckmere Haven (beach), and cliffs with views of the Seven Sisters. Long but worth it.
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sea view from the coast path
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
Lewes & River Ouse
SWC Walk 181 - Lewes to Seaford via West Firle
Lewes to Seaford via West Firle
Glorious ramble over the South Downs to the sea covering areas less frequently walked
Book 2, Walk 28, Seaford to Eastbourne
The Seven Sisters from Birling Gap, 23 Sept 2006
Seaford to Eastbourne
The best walk in the Southeast! A dramatic cliff walk passing Cuckemere Haven, the Seven Sisters and Beachy Head as the South Downs meets the sea. Ends with Eastbourne's promenade and pier.
Winchelsea to Hastings
The hardest walk in the book. A gentle start with the 1066 Path and a great pub for lunch. After lunch, a great coastal cliff walk with 4 steep climbs, Fairlight Glen naturist beach, fish and chips on Hastings seafront, so one for summer.
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Porlock to Lynton
SWCP Day 2 - Spectacular and remote coastal walk.
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Lynton to Combe Martin
SWCP Day 3 - Spectacular and remote coastal walk with a nice lunch pub
On the Cotswold Escarpment
Moreton-in-Marsh Grand Circular walk
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
Danebury Hill, Wallop Brook Valley, from Broughton Down
SWC Walk 265 - Dean to Mottisfont & Dunbridge
Dean to Mottisfont
Remote West Hampshire: varied Woodlands, the scenic valleys of the Wallop Brook and the Dun and Test Rivers and Broughton Down Nature Reserve
Old Winchester Hill (Ditch, Bank and Barrows) from across the coombe
SWC Walk 183 - South Downs Way Section 2: West Meon to Petersfield
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.
Alfred's Tower on distant ridge
SWC Walk 284 Bruton Circular (via Hauser & Wirth Somerset) or from Castle Cary
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
A Walker on Stanage Edge
SWC Walk 266 - Sheffield to Bamford (via Burbage Rocks and Stanage Edge) or to Moscar Lodge
Sheffield to Bamford via Stanage Edge
A walk of extreme contrasts: 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
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Belted Galloway on Headley Heath
Box Hill Circular
A fairly strenuous walk in a beautiful part of the North Downs
Pitch Hill
Holmwood to Shamley Green walk
Holmwood to Shamley Green
The Greensand Way : Leith Hill and Tower, Holmbury Hill, Pitch Hill and the Hurt Wood
Greensand Ridge and South Downs
SWC Walk 111 Caterham to Knockholt (North Downs Way)
Caterham to Knockholt
The North Downs Way through woods with fine views - and within Zone 6 - but does suffer from road noise. 2 shorter return-by-bus options
Nice view
Tadworth Circular
Tadworth via Headley Heath and Box Hill Circular
Mixed open and wooded chalk downland with several viewpoints close to London
Picws Du, from Fan Foel
SWC Walk 86 Fan Brycheiniog and Fan Foel (The Black Mountain)
Black Mountain from Glyntawe
A strenous 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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Corn Du, Pen y Fan. the shortcut path from the col runs left-right
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
The Black Mountains across the Rhiangoll Valley: Pen Cerrig-calch to Pen Allt-mawr
SWC Walk 308 - Bwlch Circular (via Mynydd Troed and Llangorse Lake)
Bwlch Circular via Mynydd Troed and Llangors Lake
Via an easily accessible glacial ridge to the largest natural lake in South Wales and up an ancient hillfort site
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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
Walker on Dismantled Tramway through Gash in Limestone Wall
SWC Walk 307 - Fforest Fawr Traverse (Craig y Nos to Llwyn-y-celyn)
Craig Y Nos to Llwyn Y Celyn
Remote mountain traverse: limestone scenery, Fan Gyhirych, a glacial escarpment, great views all around. Bus travel.
Fan Foel, in the shade
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
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
Book 3, Walk 39, Amberley to Pulborough
King's Buildings, near the South Downs Way, 11 February 2007
Amberley to Pulborough
The South Downs Way up a ridge and then across a couple of hills and through hanging woods in the morning. Then through the quiet West Weald and the Rother Valley with several heathery commons.
Walkers in Burton Park
SWC Walk 217 Midhurst Way: Arundel to Midhurst
Arundel to Midhurst via Midhurst Way
Long walk though a remote and less visited part of the South Downs National Park
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Forest Row to Sheffield Park
Heath and Mixed Woodland. Return by Bluebell Line Steam Train, or longer Circular Walk
The Temple of Winds
Haslemere to Midhurst walk
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
Horses in Field and Black Down
SWC Walk 294 - Pulborough to Halfway Bridge (via Tillington)
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
St. Peter's, East Marden
SWC Walk Rowlands Castle Circular
Rowlands Castle Circular
A demanding walk, first through park- and woodland, then through the remote westerly valleys of the South Downs
Avebury Standing Stones, SW quartile
SWC Walk 255 Pewsey or Marlborough Circular via Avebury
Pewsey or Marlborough Circular via Avebury
Long walk over Wiltshire downs to Avebury World Heritage Site
Salisbury Cathedral across the Water Meadows
SWC Walk 254 Salisbury Circular
Salisbury Circular
Long walk. 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
Backview down Church Bottom, Prescombe Down NNR (II)
SWC Walk 250 Tisbury Circular via Alvediston
Tisbury Circular via Alvediston
An Iron Age hill fort, pretty coombes, and lots of ascent: the Vale of Wardour and West Wiltshire Downs AONB with views to the Cranborne Chase AONB and all the way to the coast
Old Wardour Castle from Ticket Office
SWC Walk 252 Tisbury Circular via Donhead St. Andrew
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.
White Sheet Hill from the Wessex Ridgeway
SWC Walk 251 Tisbury Circular via Ludwell and Berwick St. John
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.
Westbury Hill, with White Horse
SWC Walk 286 Westbury to Warminster (via Imber Range)
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