Our Walking Journal

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 stories and history.  It was another bright day, not a cloud in the sky. This

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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, the views were spectacular. The terrain was steep, but the vistas were more than enough

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Old stone wall with moss on it and a footpath winding away into the distance in the background.

On the trail of King Arthur

At the beginning of March, David and myself (Emma) went to research and finalise one of the routes in our NEW King Arthur’s Trail trip. It was a beautiful day – blue skies and bright sunshine but with a slight breeze and a frosty nip in the air reminding us that we were still at

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Two people walking uphill on a path through woodland

A team walk in Wiltshire

We had picked the perfect day for our team walk in March. It was a beautiful spring morning, bright sunshine and not a cloud in the sky. Starting at a village shop in a wonderfully rural Wiltshire village, there was a definite spring in all of our steps as we set off. The air was

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Yellow gorse on Exmoor

Wild & beautiful Exmoor

At the end of February, David and I donned our walking boots and headed for Exmoor, a national park that spans the counties of both Somerset and Devon. It’s well known for being a truly wild corner of South West England yet is only 4 hours from London. With its moors, woodland coast and streams,

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A person walking through woods in the Cotswolds in winter

A winter wander in the Cotswolds

Under a grey winter’s sky (it is February after all), Alison and I popped on our walking boots for a Cotswolds wander.  It was lovely to be out in the fresh air, drinking in the tranquility and enjoying the little signs that spring is not far away. Birds chatter as we walk, the catkins adorn

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