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Photo of the book The Salt Path on a garden bench next to a mug of tea.

The Salt Path

30 May saw the release of The Salt Path here in the UK. The filming of Raynor Winn’s uplifting nature and travel memoir tracing her and her husband’s travels and travails along the South West Coast Path. Here at Foot

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Two walkers in the distance reaching the brow of a hill with a gate post and gate in the foreground

A day out in Dorset

Dorset. Famous for its stunning coastline, bustling seaside towns and green rolling countryside. It’s a place we love here at Foot Trails, so Becky, Alastair and myself from the Foot Trails team were delighted to be checking one of the

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Peaceful riverside walking in Somerset & Wiltshire

A sunny day, mid-May, and a walk that has a bit of everything—thatched cottages, castle ruins, grand country estates and meandering riverside walking. On this wonderful spring day, we (Alastair, Becky and Emma) struck out from a small Somerset village

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Photo of a traditional Somerset cidery. An ancient brick building with a thatched roof.

In praise of a Somerset idyll

Somerset: A land of orchards & cider, dairy & cheese, and very much a rural idyll. But it got me thinking, what makes an idyll? We seek beauty, peacefulness and picturesque moments in all our trails, but just sometimes you

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Close up of bluebells in the foreground with flowers stretching off into the background and trees rising up at the back

Ringing in bluebell season

It’s that time of year again. When a simple walk in the woods is turned into something magical by the delicate indigo blooms of bluebells.  The warm April weather we’ve been enjoying has brought these wonderful flowers out in woodlands

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View along the Dorset Coast. Green fields and cliffs stretching off into the distance under a sunny, blue, cloudless sky and a glimpse of the blue sea to the right.

A sunny day on the coast

Last weekend, I (Alastair) took advantage of the glorious sunshine and headed south to the beautiful Dorset coast. With not a cloud in the sky, it was the perfect day to climb Golden Cap, the highest point on England’s south

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View of the hills from the top of a field; the green field stretching out below and hills in the distance.

A royal walk in the Cotswolds

Last week, I was delighted to be making my way to The Cotswolds to check one of our walks in our Journey Across the Cotswolds and Complete Cotswolds trips. Armed with my trusty Foot Trails trail guide, I started off

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Person walking up a field. There are trees on the horizon and the sun is shining in a cloudless sky.

Walking a secluded valley filled with history

Last week, David and I (Emma) were continuing our post-winter route checks now that the spring walking season is underway. This week, we were on an undulating hike just north of Bath that combined breathtaking views with a wealth of

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A person walking next to a canal under and ornate Victorian white iron bridge

From a rural idyll to Georgian splendour

Another bright, sunny day greeted us as we set out on our walk through the rolling Somerset countryside to the garden city of Bath. Our starting point was a wonderfully picturesque village surrounded by undulating hills. Right from the start,

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