Behind the scenes as a new Foot Trail is created

Foot Trails features in Great West Way travel magazine

Foot Trails is delighted to be featured in the latest edition of the Great West Way online magazine as ‘Best for Walking & Guided Tours’. The article in the magazine shines a spotlight on our ‘Bath & The Avon Valley’ hiking trip, a six-night self-guided tour that celebrates the beautiful connection between Bath’s Georgian grandeur

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Pathway cutting through gorse in north Somerset. The sea is on then right and Exmoor is on the left.

Coastal hiking in summer away from the crowds

We followed the winding river and found ourselves deep in Exmoor’s remote natural beauty. Exmoor: You may not have heard of it, but it’s well worth considering for your next hiking adventure. Exmoor is located in South West England, spanning the counties of Somerset and North Devon. Much quieter in the summer than the more

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View of the ruins of a 12th century church standing alone in a field.

Hiking through history in South West England

South West England is a place of myths, legends and stories. Of chalk downs, hillforts, barrows, ghost villages and traditions that have lingered for centuries. The region’s stories are inseparable from its landscape, much of which has been inhabited since the Stone Age.  At Foot Trails, we believe these aspects are as integral as the

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A quiet country lane winds its way through high-sided hedges and trees.

Walking the Hedgerows of South West England

The countryside of South West England is a unique landscape that has been shaped by human hand for thousands of years. Unlike other parts of the world, the countryside here doesn’t lend itself to large-scale agriculture. This means that the land has retained much of its quintessential characteristics. The fields we see today remain largely

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View of rolling green landscape with a pretty stone village nestled between the hills and trees.

Slow travel: Discovering the slow beauty of Somerset

By its very nature, walking forces us to slow down and connect with our surroundings; to experience life at two miles an hour. And there’s nowhere that quite embodies this slower pace of life quite like rural Somerset. In this laid back, unhurried corner of England, time seems to slow. It’s a place where you

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Close up of a pair of hands holding a Foot Trails trail guide in the countryside

How to find your way hiking in the English countryside

In England, we’re blessed with over 116,000 miles of public rights of way, giving us remarkable access to the countryside. Although much of this network crosses private land, the public have had the right to use the paths since time immemorial. It’s one of the (many) joys of hiking in England — you’ll likely be

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