Last month, Foot Trails Storyteller Emma was out checking one of our trails on a glorious autumnal morning. This short (4.5 miles) walk is one of our introductory hikes, an optional route that our guests can do on their arrival day to familiarise themselves with the English countryside. “Starting from one of our country inns
Foot Trails was created with the belief that each day’s walk should lead you to a warm welcome and a cosy place to stay, bedrooms with creature comforts and en suite bathrooms, authentic to the area you are exploring, and good evening food on offer in a relaxing environment. We personally hand pick every one
Our self-guided, inn-to-inn hikes are unique experiences carefully crafted to give you a sense of discover and journey. We like to treat each day as a mini adventure, weaving variety, interest, stories, and comfort into each daily hike. This generally means around three hours to hike in the morning, a nice place to pause for
25 years is a wonderful milestone. This is a testament to the many great people over the years: those who supported David’s and my initial idea in 2002 at our kitchen table, who helped with research and getting the company and our concept off the ground, all the guests from across the UK and around
We’re excited about sharing the new trail we’ve created with our guests in 2027. To find out more about two of these, I (Storyteller Emma) sat down with Foot Trails Co-Founder and Trail Creator David Howell to ask him how and why he decided to add these new trails to the portfolio. Where are the
2026 has been a great year for Foot Trails, and we’re already looking forward to the adventures that 2027 will bring. I’m particularly excited about sharing two new trails that we’ve created in southern Wiltshire in the beautiful countryside between Salisbury and Stonehenge. The first trail leads straight from our new cosy country inn into
