Our Walking Journal

Foot Trails walking holidays

Q&A with our trail creator David

We love walking & hiking; exploring, discovering and the sense of space and freedom. But what makes a good walk? And how do we at Foot Trails create our walks? At our heart is to create walks on local footpaths, giving authentic adventures off the beaten tourist path. All of our walking trails have been

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History & stories along our Bath & The Avon Valley trail

If there is something such as a country city, then Bath is surely it. Surrounded by wooded hills, graced by beautiful Georgian architecture, the River Avon flowing through, it’s a stunning place to walk. We never tire of the stunning views. Read below for some of our favourite histories & stories! Prior Park was created

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Checking our trails in rural England

Out & about – peaceful Winter walks

Here at Foot Trails we spend a lot of time over the winter months checking and updating our unique and custom walking trails. Winter is the perfect time of year to come crunching across the countryside, marvelling at nature’s silent beauty, breathe the crisp fresh air. My walk last week was during a colder spell

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Hiking Holidays In Dorset UK

A love of landscape

Walking & hiking the Landscape is a privilege, to immerse yourself, moving simply by foot is life affirming, calming and grounding, it connects us to our story and nature in a unique way. At its most simple landscape is a large area of land, but add to that varied natural features, human interactions and buildings,

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Beautiful Autumn walks in The Cotswolds

Out & about – Autumn in The Cotswolds

Last week we out & about, checking our Corinium trail in the Cotswolds. It was a misty autumn morning as we arrived at our starting point, a quiet village in the Cotswolds countryside. We took some time to explore the church, an important place for our family history. We left the church along a track

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Walking at Glastonbury Tor

Somerset mysteries – “Myths & Legends”

Walk in a landscape soaked with folklore and legends on our NEW Myths & Legends trail.  Glastonbury Tor is said to be where history and myth combine, an iconic landmark that offers magnificent views of the Somerset Levels, Dorset, Wiltshire and Wales. The low-lying ground is known to produce a visual illusion known as Fata

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