It is said that every picture tells a story. That a picture speaks a thousand words. And I whole heartedly believe it to be true. I set out this morning with two of my favourite things – my boots (which enable me to four wheel over mud and everything at this time of year) and […]
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Barges, crab apples and mist A Sunday walk around Bath’s valleys (Bath City and Country walking tour) On Sunday I left the house early and walked up into the rolling hills that surround Bath. I had spent the week in Foot Trails HQ, a place I love to be, but nether the less, fresh air
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I moved to Bath all of two weeks ago to start my journey with Foot Trails. Christmas shopping trips and city centre lunches left me feeling I had seen most of the city, with not an awful lot left to be discovered. To get to know our style of walks and the city, the Foot
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Rural Somerset and the old bench It is the peaceful, down to earth natural beauty of rural Somerset which captures my heart every time. This rural county manages to deliver modern standard where necessary yet still keep one foot firmly planted in its past. On Friday David and I donned walking boots and packed a
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Foot Trails in The Sunday Times – Go wild! It’s fantastic Foot Trails has been featured as part of today’s Sunday Times travel supplement – because the sentiment of the piece is so great. Called “Kidz Go Wild” it’s saying – this summer get your children back to nature and outdoors. Simple.The sort of experiences
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Sarah Wilson – hiking, sugar and Foot Trails We received a request in April, could we arrange a walking holiday for Sarah Wilson? Well of course we could. (pictured above) Some of you may know Sarah as Australia’s food and wellness TV host, journalist and blogger who is gaining appreciation world wide for her approach to quitting sugar. Sarah
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Splash of colour! Who says grey skies and rainy days are no fun?! It’s true – we all know it rains sometimes in England! But we love the rain too. It makes England’s countryside vibrant green and fresh and is why we have the incredible range of flowers, plants and trees that we do. England’s
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Today is May Day in England! A traditional celebration day of fertility that started in Pagan times and has Celtic connections. May Day first appeared before Christianity grew in popularity in England when it was first celebrated as a festival of Flora. Flora being the Roman goddess of flowers. I love this connection to the
I took a walk in Somerset this afternoon and it was a complete tonic. I walked in a valley in north east Somerset, not so far from where I live and work but which I had never been before. I love to explore new places and it was this delicious feeling of discovery that helped
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I’m thrilled to hand over the reigns (or pen) for the blog to Nicki today (pictured below) volunteer Trail Guide for Foot Trails. Nicki has recently returned from walking the first 3 night stretch of our 6 night Journey Across the Cotswolds, Foot Trails newest inn to inn walking experience. Both Nicki and Nigel do terrific
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Bath is a special city in my books for several different reasons. Firstly, it is the only city that features in a Foot Trail. We love rural England’s countryside and villages and it took some consideration to decide to include Bath on one of our trails. So why have we? Well for those of you who
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This blog is titled space. And I have chosen this word because for me “space” is one of the joys I find when walking in the English countryside. On days like today, I leave behind my desk, my phone and my computer and to a large extent the trappings of the modern wold, and I willingly and
