SWC Walks
- are online, have GPS data, and are free to download and print for personal (non-commercial) use
- are public transport friendly - most start and finish at train stations around an hour's travel from central London
- have fine views, country pubs for lunch and tea shops for tea
- pass by many historic villages, churches and country houses
- have been devised by members of the Walking Club.
- most have detailed walking directions, but some are map walks which require use of a map or GPS. Both OS and OpenStreetMap mapping can be printed for free from this website.
- Some of there walks were previously published in Time Out Country Walks near London volume 1, and volume 2
Region |
Star |
# |
Walk |
Km |
Effort |
Ht. gain |
Description |
London |
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Algarve | 187 | The 7 Hanging Valleys Karst Limestone Coast | 16.0 | 2 | 250 | Spectacular (but gentle) cliff top coastal swimming walk with karst limestone scenery - arches, stacks, blow holes, coves, headlands, and sandy beaches | ||
Anglesey | 103 | Newborough Warren Circular | 19.0 | 2 | 125 | Remote coastal walk with sand dunes, beaches, pine forests and salt marsh - ideal for rest day, or when there is bad weather on the tops. | ||
Bedfordshire | 233 | Arlesey to Letchworth Garden City | 25.4 | 4 | 175 | Achalk stream, the Greensand Ridge, the ‘Cathedral of the Chilterns’, a motte-and-bailey and abandoned medieval village, the Icknield Way past a lavender farm to a Garden City. | KX | |
Bedfordshire | 264 | Biggleswade to Sandy | 18.8 | 2 | 100 | The Greensand Ridge Walk along grassy tracks and woodland trails, with two picturesque villages | KX | |
Bedfordshire | 17 | Bow Brickhill to Woburn Sands | 18.7 | 6 | 300 | Woburn village, Woburn Abbey (stately home) and deer park via woodland and many gentle hills | E | |
Bedfordshire | 231 | Flitwick Circular | 25.0 | 4 | 275 | Tranquil Flit River, wooded fringes of Flitwick Moor, quiet villages, the De Grey Mausoleum, Wrest House and Gardens, the Greensand Ridge (views), and the heart of Flitwick Moor. | EC LB | |
Bedfordshire | 230 | Harlington to Flitwick | 24.6 | 5 | 325 | Sundon Hills, the Sharpenhoe Clappers, a Neolithic hill fort, hill top lunch pub in Pulloxhill, and Flitwick ancient woodland. | StP | |
Bedfordshire | 229 | Leagrave to Harlington | 23.1 | 4 | 325 | Meadows, solitary North Chiltern hills, ancient woodlands, steep chalk escarpments, 2 Neolithic hill forts, Barton Hills (chalk downs), and the hill top village of Harlington. | EC LB | |
Bedfordshire | 232 | Lidlington to Flitwick | 22.1 | 5 | 325 | Marston Vale, the Greensand Ridge, mixed woods and open parkland, heathland, historic Ampthill, ruin of Houghton House, a narrow path through the heart of Flitwick Moor. | TL E StP | |
Bedfordshire | 412 | Sandy to Arlesey | 17.5 | 2 | 125 | The Lodge Nature Reserve, Biggleswade Common and Jordans Mill on the River Ivel | KX | |
Bedfordshire | 404 | Stewartby to Ridgmont | 19.3 | 4 | 300 | In the footsteps of John Bunyan - Stewartby Lake, Millennium Country Park, Lower Shelton, Marston Thrift Woods, Cranfield and Holcot Wood. Largely flat. | E StP | |
Bedfordshire | 394 | Woburn Sands to Ridgmont | 20.8 | 3 | 275 | Edgewick Farm, Aspley Woods, Greensand Way, Woburn Abbey, Church End, Woburn Safari Park, and Husborne Crawley | E StP | |
Berkshire | 260 | Aldermaston to Woolhampton via Frilsham | 22.9 | 6 | 425 | West Berkshire Downs: ancient woodlands, commons, pretty villages, historical pubs, chalk streams, water meadows, heathland, finishes via landscaped park or the Kennet canal. | P | |
Berkshire | 117 | Aldermaston to Woolhampton via Stanford Dingley | 20.4 | 4 | 300 | Quiet and scenic West Berkshire Downs: woodlands, fields, commons, chalk stream valleys, heathland, finish along a canal or through parkland. | P | |
Berkshire | 399 | Bedwyn Circular via Savernake Forest and Marlborough | 31.0 | 7 | 425 | More veteran trees than anywhere else in Europe, undulating pastures, historic Marlborough and the landscaped Tottenham Park | P | |
Berkshire | 83 | Blackwater to Wokingham | 25.5 | 5 | 200 | A varied walk starting alongside the River Blackwater and taking in meadows, lakes, mixed woodland, pasture and fruit farms before finishing at an attractive market town. | CJ W | |
Berkshire | 444 | Burghclere Circular | 18.0 | 4 | 275 | Sandham Memorial Chapel (Stanley Spencer's WW1 wall paintings, NT), chalk streams, open fields, beech woodland, an old thatched barn, a huge avenue of trees, Watership Down views, and a charming disused railway walk hidden in the trees. | ||
Berkshire | 17 | Goring Circular | 18.0 | 4 | 375 | An undulating route through Berkshire with lunch at The Bell, a refreshingly traditional pub. | P | |
Berkshire | 9 | Kintbury to Great Bedwyn | 21.0 | 5 | 325 | Quiet fields before lunch, the Test Way (a long, open, ridge walk, potentially muddy), and a pretty forest walk to return to pretty, canalside Bedwyn. | P | |
Berkshire | 56 | Maidenhead to Marlow | 14.2 | 3 | 100 | A pretty stretch of the Thames to Cookham in the morning. After lunch, a hill with a view of the Thames valley, or continue along the Thames Path. Can be done as 2 short walks. | P | |
Berkshire | 33 | Mortimer to Aldermaston | 15.9 | 3 | 100 | Gentle. A stream, Roman Calleva, and an optional canal side extension. | P | |
Berkshire | 34 | Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton | 18.0 | 2 | 200 | Easy walk with some gentle climbs en route which crosses Greenham Common, a former World War II and NATO airfield. | P | |
Berkshire | 61 | Reading to Henley | 16.9 | 1 | 50 | A pretty stretch of the Thames towpath | CJ P | |
Berkshire | 133 | Slough to Egham via Windsor Great Park | 16.0 | 2 | 125 | An introductory walk passing Windsor Castle with lots of history, deer, pheasants, and the Royal Landscape. | P | |
Berkshire | 18 | Sunningdale to Windsor | 17.0 | 2 | 150 | Virginia Water, Windsor Great Park, the Long Walk, and Windsor Castle | CJ W | |
Brecon Beacons | 86 | Black Mountain from Glyntawe | 14.6 | 6 | 1,225 | A strenuous start then easy route finding along a glacial ridge through wild upland scenery to one of the highest peaks in the Brecon Beacons National Park with spectacular views. | ||
Brecon Beacons | 339 | Black Mountains Ridge | 24.9 | 10 | 1,100 | Spectacular mountain ridge walk - Hay Bluff, Lord Hereford's Knob, & Waun Fach. Tough, with shorter easier options. Car only. | ||
Brecon Beacons | 372 | Blorenge from Abergavenny | 19.6 | 7 | 1,000 | Initial brutal ascent then gentle contours along a tramroad, past ruins of the industrial past to Blorenge's upland plateau. Fantastic views of Usk Valley and Black Mountains | ||
Brecon Beacons | ★ | 278 | Brecon Beacons Horseshoe from Neuadd Reservoir | 15.3 | 6 | 800 | A classic horseshoe walk of the Brecon Beacons (Pen y Fan, Corn Du, Fan y Big) around a glacial valley, with an extension to Waun Rydd | |
Brecon Beacons | 306 | Brecon Circular via Y Gaer Battle and Pen Y Crug | 18.1 | 5 | 600 | Lowland walk along rivers, via a Roman Fort and a low ridge to an ancient hill fort | ||
Brecon Beacons | 308 | Bwlch Circular via Mynydd Troed and Llangors Lake | 21.6 | 7 | 900 | Via an easily accessible glacial ridge to the largest natural lake in South Wales and an ancient hillfort | ||
Brecon Beacons | 307 | Craig Y Nos to Llwyn Y Celyn | 21.5 | 8 | 1,000 | Remote mountain traverse: limestone scenery, Fan Gyhirych, a glacial escarpment, great views all around. Bus travel. | ||
Brecon Beacons | 370 | Crickhowell Circular via Mynydd Llangatwg and Craig y Cilau | 18.9 | 6 | 950 | Llangattock Escarpment with surreal slag heaps, quarries and cliffs, optional caving and a raised bog. Then lush pastures along the Usk Valley with Black Mountains views. | ||
Brecon Beacons | 333 | Crickhowell Circular via Table Mountain and the three Pens | 20.4 | 8 | 1,125 | Table Mountain and an airy ridge walk in the Black Mountains across three tops with a scenic descent. | ||
Brecon Beacons | 285 | Fan Dance | 21.8 | 8 | 1,125 | SAS fitness exercise. Storey Arms over Pen y Fan to Torpantau, and back again, against the clock, with a full pack | ||
Brecon Beacons | 280 | Henrhyd Waterfalls from Craig y Nos | 13.4 | 3 | 625 | Rewarding walk through Craig y Nos Country Park and above the Tawe River or via the Cribarth limestone plateau, then up a scenic wooded gorge to South Wales' highest waterfall | ||
Brecon Beacons | 332 | Llangynidr to Bwlch or Circular | 21.9 | 7 | 1,125 | Up a tight valley to the Chartist Cave in the limestone uplands of Mynydd Llangynidr, return along the rim of the Crawnon Valley. | ||
Brecon Beacons | 347 | Llanvihangel Crucorney Circular via Bryn Arw and The Skirrid | 20.5 | 7 | 1,025 | Two easily accessible ridge walks south east of the Black Mountains, quiet pastures with views and a Michelin-starred lunch pub | ||
Brecon Beacons | 335 | Pandy Inn to Llanvihangel Crucorney | 24.7 | 8 | 1,000 | Offa's Dyke Path along Hatterrall Hill and Ridge, return through the Vale of Ewyas past Llanthony Priory and the Leaning Church in Cwmyoy | ||
Brecon Beacons | 85 | Pen Y Fan and Corn Du from Storey Arms | 7.6 | 3 | 550 | A classic, and very popular, short walk climbing up to the two highest peaks in the Brecon Beacons along an engineered path. | ||
Brecon Beacons | 401 | Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular via Ystradfellte | 30.0 | 10 | 950 | Strenuous route in the Fforest Fawr: 4 peaks, upland moor, limestone plateaus, and a glorious descent into the Usk Valley. Stretches of pathless terrain | ||
Brecon Beacons | 334 | Sugar Loaf Circular from Abergavenny | 19.0 | 6 | 775 | Ascent of the iconic Sugar Loaf along quiet paths: lush pastures, ancient oak woods, grassy ridges, heather and gorse. Tea at a vineyard. | ||
Brecon Beacons | 279 | The Black Mountain from Glyntawe | 21.9 | 8 | 1,600 | A spectacular ridge walk to Fan Brycheiniog, Fan Foel and Waun Lefrith. Return via a glacial valley below the ridge, or remote moorland, shakeholes and a waterfall | ||
Brecon Beacons | 371 | The Clydach Gorge | 17.9 | 4 | 750 | Wild and dramatic Clydach Gorge: waterfalls, cascades, fast-flowing waters, ancient beechwoods as well as an ironworks' ruins and an elevated railway line | ||
Brecon Beacons | 400 | Waterfall Country | 22.4 | 8 | 950 | More rapids, cascades and waterfalls than any other walk, wooded gorges, limestone uplands, caves, mines and far views | ||
Buckinghamshire | 36 | Amersham Circular via Chalfont St Giles | 13.5 | 3 | 325 | An easy walk along gentle hills above the Misbourne valley to the attractive village of Chalfont St Giles. | ||
Buckinghamshire | 194 | Aylesbury Vale Parkway to Aylesbury | 25.9 | 5 | 225 | Quiet hill top villages in eastern Aylesbury Vale. Finishing with a long stretch along the Grand Union Canal. | M | |
Buckinghamshire | 10 | Beaconsfield Circular | 19.5 | 4 | 200 | Gentle hills, Chalfont St Giles, and Jordans, a hamlet with Quaker links | M | |
Buckinghamshire | 41 | Bow Brickhill to Leighton Buzzard | 14.7 | 2 | 250 | The Greensand Ridge, River Ouzel and Grand Union Canal | E | |
Buckinghamshire | 195 | Cheddington to Leighton Buzzard | 24.8 | 4 | 200 | Delightful hill top villages in East Bucks. Panoramic views of The Chilterns and into Aylesbury Vale. | E | |
Buckinghamshire | 4 | Chesham to Great Missenden | 15.5 | 3 | 225 | Undulating Chilterns walk close to London with lunch in The Lee, a charming village, and the woods of Frith Hill to finish. | ||
Buckinghamshire | 81 | Chorleywood to Chesham | 15.8 | 5 | 350 | The Chess Valley, one of the most beautiful and tranquil parts of the Chiltern Hills, yet never more than a couple of kilometres from the Metropolitan Line. The walk dips in and out of the valley, with a number of fine panoramic views | ||
Buckinghamshire | 40 | Gerrards Cross to Cookham | 15.7 | 2 | 175 | Bulstrode Park and Burnham Beeches woods, the Thames, and Stanley Spencer | M | |
Buckinghamshire | 5 | Great Missenden to Amersham | 16.9 | 4 | 300 | The Chilterns, beech woods, and Little Missenden. | M | |
Buckinghamshire | 191 | Haddenham Circular via Brill | 27.7 | 7 | 475 | Strenuous walk linking several hill top villages in the rolling landscape of the north westerly Aylesbury Vale, with splendid views throughout. | M | |
Buckinghamshire | 193 | Haddenham to Aylesbury via Gibraltar and Ford | 23.4 | 3 | 150 | The scenic heart of Aylesbury Vale: picturesque hamlets in the Thame Valley, Notley Abbey, Dinton Hall and Hartwell House. | M | |
Buckinghamshire | 192 | Haddenham to Aylesbury via Waddesdon | 25.3 | 5 | 300 | Tranquil stretches of the Thame Valley, combined with a few energetic climbs and long passages through two magnificent Rothschild estates. | M | |
Buckinghamshire | 10 | Little Kimble to Saunderton | 17.0 | 4 | 450 | Easy Chilterns walk with lunch at a favourite inn of the poet Rupert Brooke | M | |
Buckinghamshire | 45 | Princes Risborough to Great Missenden | 15.8 | 5 | 375 | Hilly. The Chilterns, and Bryant's Bottom | M | |
Buckinghamshire | ★ | 52 | Princes Risborough to Wendover | 16.9 | 6 | 475 | The Ridgeway, lovely views and the Chilterns. | M |
Buckinghamshire | ★ | 2 | Saunderton via Bledlow Circular | 17.3 | 6 | 375 | The Chilterns: the Ridgeway Path over an open ridge, returning by peaceful and secluded valleys. | M |
Buckinghamshire | 3 | Saunderton via West Wycombe Circular | 16.0 | 4 | 375 | The Chilterns: wooded forests (very muddy in winter), Hughenden Manor (NT), West Wycombe Caves (of Hellfire club fame), finishing with a short ridge walk | M | |
Buckinghamshire | 5 | Tring Circular | 16.3 | 4 | 375 | The Chilterns: An open ridge walk to Ivinghoe Beacon, gentle forests, and a classic village pub for tea. | CJ EC E | |
Buckinghamshire | 11 | Tring to Wendover | 20.5 | 5 | 300 | A Grand Union Canal walk in the morning, fields in the middle, and finally the wooded hills of the Chilterns | CJ EC E | |
Buckinghamshire | 1 | Wendover Circular | 18.5 | 7 | 550 | The Chilterns: gentle wooded hills and ridges. | M | |
Buckinghamshire | 140 | Wendover Circular via The Lee and Swan Bottom | 20.1 | 5 | 450 | Along the Ridgeway through the Chiltern Hills and through many splendid woodlands, a conservation village and idyllic Lee Common | M | |
Buckinghamshire | 189 | West Drayton to Cookham | 27.3 | 5 | 200 | Lowland heaths and mature woodland close to London. Can be done as 2 shorter walks. | P | |
Cambridgeshire | 105 | Cambridge via Grantchester Circular | 15.0 | 1 | 25 | Cambridge and its Colleges, Grantchester, Trumpington and the University Botanic Gardens | KX LS | |
Cambridgeshire | 118 | Ely Circular | 18.0 | 2 | 50 | An easy walk through open Fenland, The River Great Ouse, 'big' skies, tree-lined farm tracks, historic Ely Cathedral and a quayside stroll at the end | KX | |
Cambridgeshire | 31 | Huntingdon Circular | 18.8 | 2 | 25 | Easy walk beside the Great Ouse river to the attractive village of Houghton and its restored water mill, returning through water meadows and a nature reserve. | KX | |
Cambridgeshire | 26 | Shelford to Cambridge | 23.5 | 5 | 75 | Granchester, the River Cam and the Cambridge colleges. | LS | |
Cumbria | 414 | Cross Fell and Great Dun Fell | 33.0 | 10 | 1,075 | Exhilarating route along the North Pennines Ridge, over the highest hills in England outside of the Lake District | ||
Cumbria | 413 | Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section | 54.0 | 10 | 950 | The most scenic and feature-heavy central section of Hadrian's Wall described as day walks from train stations or bus stops | ||
Cumbria | 415 | High Cup Nick | 23.9 | 8 | 750 | One of the finest natural features in northern England, the spectacular High Cup Nick, on good paths and with easy route finding | ||
Cumbria | 416 | Nine Standards | 18.1 | 6 | 600 | Up to iconic landmark cairns with supreme views then through short peat bog and around the scenic Dukerdale, or along upland watershed above Mallerstang Valley to Garsdale | ||
Cumbria | 417 | Wild Boar Fell | 23.3 | 7 | 700 | Remote ridge walk above the Mallerstang Valley with Howgill Fells views, via Swarth Fell to Wild Boar Fell and down into the Upper Eden Valley | ||
Dartmoor | 325 | Ten Tors | 93.0 | 10 | 875 | 2 day challenge event over northern Dartmoor with hills, bogs and river crossings - 35, 45 or 55 miles. | ||
Devon | 301 | Lundy Island Circular | 12.7 | 4 | 425 | Cliff top walk around an island off the north Devon coast. | ||
Devon | 156 | Seaton to Lyme Regis via the Undercliff | 10.8 | 4 | 400 | Jungle like walk through the Axmouth / Lyme Regis undercliff, with sea views at the start and finish | CJ W | |
Dorset | 327 | Abbotsbury to West Bay | 15.0 | 4 | 275 | Ridge walk, then coast and beach walk overlooking the majestic sweep of Lyme Regis Bay | CJ W | |
Dorset | 74 | Bournemouth to Barton-on-Sea | 21.6 | 3 | 150 | A coastal walk along the Bournemouth promenade past Hengistbury Head, with a ferry crossing and some hidden beaches. | CJ W | |
Dorset | ★ | 73 | Branksome to Swanage or Corfe Castle | 18.7 | 3 | 250 | Lovely coastal walk via a busy prom, a short ferry crossing, the start the South West Coast Path, Studland Bay (a sandy beach), Old Harry (cliffs) to a seaside resort or ridge walk to Corfe Castle. Return by bus. | CJ W |
Dorset | 328 | Chesil Beach Spit | 16.7 | 10 | 125 | Remote walk along the length of an iconic shingle spit with views inland and out to see. Shingle! Sep-Mar only. Check firing times! | CJ W | |
Dorset | 275 | Dorchester Circular or to Portesham | 24.3 | 6 | 525 | Pre-historic landscape of the Dorset Downs with splendid views out to the Jurassic Coast from the South Dorset Ridgeway. Longer extension to the Valley of (Sarsen) Stones | CJ W | |
Dorset | ★ | 54 | Lulworth Cove Circular | 22.7 | 8 | 1,050 | Dramatic coastal scenery, Lulworth cove, hidden beaches, Durdle Door cliff arch, and a ghost town. | CJ W |
Dorset | 402 | Maiden Newton Circular or to Dorchester | 28.3 | 8 | 750 | Chalk streams, pretty valleys, rounded hills and broad ridges in the Dorset Downs. Cerne Abbas village with Britain's largest hill figure. | CJ W | |
Dorset | 119 | Osmington or Dorchester to Abbotsbury | 21.0 | 6 | 425 | Long ridge walk with stunning views over Purbeck, the Isle of Portland, Chesil beach and Lyme bay. Travel by bus. | CJ W | |
Dorset | 75 | Wareham to Lulworth Cove | 19.9 | 7 | 425 | Heathland to Corfe Castle, a great ridge walk, the ghost town of Tyneham, the rollercoaster South West Coast Path, and Lulworth Cove | CJ W | |
Dorset | 76 | Wareham to Swanage or Kingston | 19.4 | 5 | 500 | Heathland, Corfe's ruined castle (NT), either south to the sea at Chapman's Pool or west along a spectacular ridge to the sea and Swanage. | CJ W | |
Dorset | 331 | West Bay to Lyme Regis | 14.2 | 7 | 675 | Coast walk via Golden Cap (hill) overlooking the majestic sweep of Lyme Regis Bay | CJ W | |
Dorset | 99 | Weymouth to Lulworth Cove | 17.8 | 8 | 625 | Weymouth Bay, then a dramatic cliff walk past small beaches, then higher cliffs past Durdle Door (stack) to Lulworth Cove | CJ W | |
Dorset | 77 | Weymouth via Isle of Portland Circular | 13.0 | 4 | 275 | Weymouth's harbour, the South West Coast Path, a disused railway path, industrial archaeology and a grandstand view of the Devon and Dorset coast. | CJ W | |
Dorset | 346 | Wool Circular | 30.9 | 9 | 1,025 | Thomas Hardy Country, pretty coombes, the Jurassic Coast (Durdle Door, Stair Hole and Lulworth Cove), Lulworth Park with its fantastic Castle, and Coombe Heath | CJ W | |
Dorset | 368 | Worth Matravers Circular | 10.0 | 7 | 375 | Purbeck: Keats (dinosaur footprints) and Winspit (swimming) quarries, Chapman's Pool (hidden beach), and Jurassic Coast views. | CJ W | |
East Sussex | 29 | Ashurst Circular | 20.5 | 6 | 350 | A walk via Pooh Bridge to the attractive Wealden village of Hartfield, with a longer option over the elevated heathland of Ashdown Forest. | LB | |
East Sussex | 110 | Ashurst to Forest Row and East Grinstead | 17.3 | 5 | 350 | A long walk through Pooh country with far-reaching views from the top of Ashdown Forest. | LB | |
East Sussex | 30 | Battle Circular | 19.0 | 3 | 425 | The 1066 County Path, picturesque Battle and its Abbey | CX | |
East Sussex | 129 | Berwick to Birling Gap | 18.9 | 5 | 425 | via Wilmington, Jevington and Flagstaff point | V | |
East Sussex | ★ | 27 | Berwick to Eastbourne | 20.5 | 7 | 400 | A reservoir, then the South Downs Way past pretty villages (Jevington and Wilmington) and a ridge walk. | V |
East Sussex | 90 | Berwick to Seaford | 14.4 | 7 | 425 | The South Downs : Windover and 'High and Over' Hills, and picturesque Alfriston. Can be extended with a chalk cliff coastal walk to Seaford. | V | |
East Sussex | 200 | Berwick via Arlington Circular | 12.6 | 1 | 125 | Tranquil, quiet and gently undulating countryside with fine views of the downs and weald | V | |
East Sussex | 379 | Bishopstone Circular | 21.3 | 8 | 675 | A demanding walk with spectacular views and 6 distinct climbs, from the sea over the Comp and the South Downs to Berwick, returning via an equally undulating route | CJ EC LB V | |
East Sussex | 108 | Burgess Hill to Hassocks | 26.7 | 8 | 500 | A long almost circular walk via the Sussex Border Path, Sussex Villages, and the South Downs Way ridge from Ditchling Beacon to Wolstonbury Hill | TL CJ EC StP V | |
East Sussex | 95 | Buxted Circular | 16.3 | 3 | 350 | A gentle walk through the Weald to Poundgate, with some nice views of the Weald and the distant South Downs. | EC LB | |
East Sussex | 60 | Eastbourne to East Dean | 11.5 | 5 | 500 | Coastal walk via Eastbourne's promenade, Beachy Head and the 7 Sisters, then inland over the downs to East Dean. Return by bus. | V | |
East Sussex | 66 | Eastbourne to Hastings via Bexhill | 26.6 | 3 | 25 | Flat coastal walk along the south coast past busy sea front promenades and quiet beaches. | V | |
East Sussex | 120 | Eridge Circular | 16.8 | 4 | 300 | A heritage railway, a nature reserve and massive sandstone outcrops in the High Weald. | EC LB | |
East Sussex | 109 | Eridge to Forest Row and East Grinstead | 17.5 | 5 | 300 | Along the High Weald Landscape Trail to some attractive villages in the upper Medway Valley. | EC LB | |
East Sussex | 208 | Etchingham to Wadhurst via Ticehurst | 17.3 | 5 | 400 | Hilly Wealden landscapes, ancient villages and Bewl Water reservoir | CX | |
East Sussex | 23 | Forest Row Circular | 17.7 | 4 | 300 | The heathlands of Ashdown Forest. Travel by Bus. | CJ EC V | |
East Sussex | ★ | 31 | Glynde to Seaford | 23.0 | 8 | 450 | The best walk in the book! A South Downs ridge, picture postcard Alfriston, Cuckmere Haven (beach), and cliffs with views of the Seven Sisters. Long but worth it. | V |
East Sussex | 403 | Hampden Park to Eastbourne | 26.1 | 8 | 750 | Eastbourne parks, Babylon Down (woods), Jevington, the easterly South Downs, Lullington Heath, Friston Forest, East Dean, Birling Gap, quiet approach to Eastbourne. | CJ EC V | |
East Sussex | 50 | Hassocks to Brighton | 22.5 | 7 | 525 | Over the South Downs to Brighton, the liveliest city on the South Coast | TL CJ EC StP V | |
East Sussex | 29 | Hassocks to Lewes | 17.6 | 5 | 425 | A South Downs ridge walk ... maximum view for minimum effort, with historic Lewes to finish. | TL CJ EC StP V | |
East Sussex | 169 | Hastings Circular via Fairlight Glen Beach | 13.0 | 10 | 425 | Hilly cliff top path via remote Fairlight Glen naturist beach to Fireheights. Return by the same path, a gentler inland route, or along the seashore | TL CX StP V | |
East Sussex | ★ | 29 | Hastings to Rye | 19.0 | 7 | 475 | Seaside Hastings, a hilly cliff walk with 4 steep climbs and a remote naturist beach. Gentle afternoon to historic Winchelsea and Rye via a noted viewpoint. | TL CX StP V |
East Sussex | ★ | 47 | Lewes Circular via Glynde and Southease | 23.6 | 7 | 550 | An energetic walk over 3 separate hills in the South Downs NP with great views throughout. | V |
East Sussex | 407 | Lewes Circular via Swanborough and Black Cap | 23.3 | 6 | 575 | Lewes Priory, Swanborough, the South Downs Way, Black Cap (hilltop) and Lewes Old Racecourse. Undulating. | V | |
East Sussex | 134 | Lewes to Brighton via Rottingdean | 18.7 | 4 | 300 | The less-frequented heart of the South Downs to Rottingdean, with a pleasant walk along the promenade into Brighton to finish | V | |
East Sussex | 24 | Lewes to Saltdean | 15.5 | 4 | 400 | South Downs Way along a chalk ridge in the morning, remote Rodmell for lunch, then back up and over the downs to the coast. Undercliff path, or bus to Brighton | V | |
East Sussex | 181 | Lewes to Seaford via West Firle | 22.3 | 7 | 475 | Glorious ramble over the South Downs to the sea covering areas less frequently walked | V | |
East Sussex | 25 | Lewes via West Firle Circular | 23.3 | 7 | 450 | Long. A steep hill (views) to Glynde. Lunch in quiet West Firle, then the South Downs Way (chalk ridge), with a flat valley walk back to historic Lewes | V | |
East Sussex | 395 | Newhaven Circular | 24.4 | 5 | 450 | Newhaven port and fort, Peacehaven cliffs, Piddinghoe, the River Ouse, foothills of the South Downs, Bishopstone and the ‘forgotten village’ of Tide Mills. | V | |
East Sussex | 213 | Newhaven to Brighton and Portslade | 18.4 | 3 | 250 | A Victorian Fort, White Cliffs, cliff top and cliff bottom paths, Brighton's busy pier and promenade and quieter Hove | V | |
East Sussex | 424 | Polegate to Birling Gap | 11.1 | 3 | 475 | Across the South Downs to the coast. | V | |
East Sussex | 20 | Robertsbridge Circular | 18.5 | 4 | 375 | Quiet, rolling hills, Bodiam Castle (NT), with a gentler finish. | CX | |
East Sussex | 222 | Robertsbridge Circular via Brightling | 18.3 | 3 | 350 | A walk through Jack Fuller Country | CX | |
East Sussex | 431 | Robertsbridge to Uckfield | 38.0 | 3 | 1,550 | to do | CX | |
East Sussex | 365 | Rye Figure of 8 | 21.0 | 3 | 125 | Three rivers, two castles, and a coastal nature reserve in two linked circular walks. | LB StP | |
East Sussex | ★ | 28 | Seaford to Eastbourne | 21.9 | 9 | 350 | The best walk in the Southeast! A dramatic cliff walk passing Cuckemere Haven, the Seven Sisters and Beachy Head as the South Downs meets the sea. Ends with Eastbourne's promenade and pier. | LB V |
East Sussex | 423 | Southease Circular | 23.5 | 6 | 450 | Varied South Downs walk. Sussex Ouse, Centenary Park (Peacehaven), Undercliff Path, the Western Hemisphere, Telscombe Tye, optional climbs and Eastern Hemisphere. | V | |
East Sussex | 25 | Southease to Eastbourne | 27.3 | 8 | 675 | 2 Long Ridge walks over open downs, beautiful Alfriston for lunch, and Eastbourne pier and seafront to finish. | V | |
East Sussex | 65 | Southease to Rottingdean or Brighton | 15.3 | 4 | 350 | The flat, open Ouse valley to Rodmell and Kingston, then an open chalk ridge to Rottingdean and Brighton. | V | |
East Sussex | 26 | Southease to Seaford | 18.1 | 6 | 350 | A loop to Rodmell for lunch, then up and across the South Downs. Finishes by the sea. | V | |
East Sussex | 112 | Stonegate to Robertsbridge | 14.0 | 4 | 275 | The High Weald, Kipling’s home, and panoramic views | CX | |
East Sussex | 262 | Uckfield to Buxted | 21.6 | 4 | 300 | Uck Valley, undulating Low Weald Countryside, van Hoogstraten's path, Blackboys Inn, Tickerage Stream valley with Vivien Leigh's home, and Buxted Park | EC LB | |
East Sussex | 272 | Uckfield to Lewes | 20.9 | 4 | 250 | A gentle walk along river valleys through fields and woods, finishing with a climb over the South Downs above Glyndebourne | EC LB | |
East Sussex | 432 | Uckfield to Pease Pottage | 36.5 | 3 | 1,775 | to do | EC LB | |
East Sussex | 201 | Uckfield via Van Hoogstraaten's Path Circular | 14.9 | 3 | 225 | Undulating low Weald countryside via (now peaceful) path at the centre of a right-of-way battle | EC LB | |
East Sussex | 196 | Wadhurst to Tunbridge Wells | 13.3 | 4 | 275 | Plenty of fine views on this short High Weald walk to the spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells. | CX | |
East Sussex | ★ | 5 | Wadhurst via Bewl Water Circular | 17.0 | 5 | 500 | This walk follows the Sussex Border path to Bewl Water, then follows its banks back to Wadhurst for tea. Gentle gradients but never flat. | CX |
East Sussex | ★ | 25 | Winchelsea to Hastings | 20.3 | 9 | 575 | The hardest walk in the book. A gentle start with the 1066 Path and a great pub for lunch. After lunch, a great coastal cliff walk with 4 steep climbs, Fairlight Glen naturist beach, fish and chips on Hastings seafront, so one for summer. | TL CX StP |
East Sussex | 316 | Winchelsea to Hastings via Three Oaks | 26.4 | 8 | 575 | The 1066 walk route through pleasant hilly territory from Winchelsea to Icklesham and Three Oaks, then south over a ridge to the sea at Fairlight. A strenuous finish into Hastings. | TL CX StP | |
Essex | 258 | Benfleet Circular via Canvey Island | 23.2 | 2 | 75 | Varied walk around a unique island in the Thames Estuary: mudflats, creeks, river traffic, sandy beaches, seawall murals, grassy marshland, oil terminals & refineries | FS LS Str | |
Essex | 268 | Benfleet Circular via Leigh on Sea | 15.2 | 4 | 225 | Hadleigh Castle, Leigh on Sea, and Benfleet Creek | FS LS Str | |
Essex | 8 | Bures to Sudbury | 16.6 | 3 | 200 | The Stour Valley Way, Gainsborough country and historic Sudbury. | LS | |
Essex | 52 | Clacton-on-Sea to Walton-on-the-Naze | 11.5 | 1 | 75 | A short North Sea coastal walk between 2 seaside resorts | LS Str | |
Essex | 276 | Epping to Ingatestone via Chipping Ongar | 26.9 | 4 | 250 | The Essex Way and the St. Peter's Way through mildly undulating landscape with plenty of woodlands and historical buildings. | ||
Essex | 130 | Great Chesterford to Newport | 17.5 | 3 | 175 | Through rolling hills and river valleys to the historic market town of Saffron Walden and one of Britain's finest stately homes. | LS | |
Essex | 158 | Ingatestone to Battlesbridge | 24.8 | 4 | 250 | The Wid Valley and the Wid itself, Hanningfield Reservoir Nature Reserve and the Crouch Valley via a mix of woods and fields. | LS Str | |
Essex | 216 | Kelvedon Circular | 23.2 | 4 | 175 | Gentle Essex walk through the quiet Blackwater Valley to historic Coggeshall, with 300 listed buildings, for lunch. | LS Str | |
Essex | 114 | Laindon Circular | 20.9 | 5 | 325 | Essex Hills, wooded Nature Reserves and panoramic Thames Valley Views | FS LS Str | |
Essex | 355 | Leigh-on-Sea to Shoeburyness via Southend-on-Sea | 12.5 | 1 | 25 | Gentle coast path with quiet, residential, and seaside resort sections, and the world's longest leisure pier. | FS | |
Essex | 39 | Manningtree Circular | 17.3 | 4 | 150 | River Stour - Constable country | LS Str | |
Essex | 162 | North Fambridge to Burnham-on-Crouch | 20.9 | 2 | 100 | Follow the tidal River Crouch eastwards towards the North Sea atop the sea wall. Wide open and scenic countryside, mudflats, creeks, rich bird life, sailing boats and marinas. | LS | |
Essex | 159 | South Woodham Ferrers to North Fambridge | 25.7 | 5 | 275 | Varied walk out of the Crouch valley through undulating parts of Essex with a serene riverside finish, passing RHS Garden Hyde Hall, some woods and vineyards. | LS | |
Essex | 166 | The Broomway and Foulness Island | 16.0 | 3 | 25 | Fabled tidal road off the coast off Essex across Maplin Sands to Foulness Island. | ||
Essex | 409 | Theydon Bois to Epping | 15.5 | 3 | 225 | An Essex walk with a heritage railway station within easy reach of London | ||
Essex | 357 | Tilbury to East Tilbury via the 2 Forts Way | 13.0 | 2 | 25 | The 2 Forts Way along the Thames Estuary coast path, passing Tilbury and Coalhouse Artillery Forts | FS | |
Essex | 46 | Wakes Colne to Bures | 17.7 | 5 | 150 | The Colne Valley, thatched cottages, brooks, farms, woods and undulating hills | LS | |
Essex | 98 | Walton-on-the-Naze Circular | 12.2 | 2 | 75 | Coastal walk from a faded grandeur Victorian seaside resort with pier to a fast eroding, fossil rich headland and a sand spit. Return along the beach or salt marsh sea wall. | LS | |
Essex | 116 | Wendens Ambo Circular | 23.7 | 4 | 225 | North West Essex hills and pretty villages | LS | |
Essex | 157 | Wickford to Battlesbridge | 21.0 | 3 | 200 | Grassy fields, quiet lanes, a smattering of woods, Hanningfield Reservoir Nature Reserve and the tidal River Crouch. | LS Str | |
Essex | 30 | Wivenhoe Circular | 14.8 | 2 | 150 | 2 circular walks on either side of the Colne estuary. **check ferry times in advance** | LS Str | |
Essex | 247 | Wivenhoe to West Mersea or Clacton-on-Sea | 18.6 | 2 | 50 | Tidal river Colne to Brightlingsea. Then short ferry for coast walk to Clacton (long) or West Mersea (bus) | LS Str | |
Exmoor | 123 | Foreland Point, Lynmouth and Watersmeet Circular | 15.5 | 5 | 775 | 2 short circular walks 1) East along the South West Coast Path past Foreland Point 2) Along the narrow, steep sided River Lyn gorge to picturesque Watersmeet (NT) | ||
Exmoor | 124 | Heddon's Mouth Circular | 9.1 | 4 | 450 | Short walk to Heddon's Beach, and along the South West Coast Path from a remote country pub. Travel by car only. | ||
Exmoor | 143 | Lynton to Combe Martin | 21.8 | 10 | 1,175 | SWCP Day 3 - Spectacular and remote coastal walk with a nice lunch pub | ||
Exmoor | 125 | Minehead to Porlock | 14.1 | 4 | 375 | SWCP Day 1 - Gentle introduction to the coast path, with rugged and tea room options. | ||
Exmoor | 142 | Porlock to Lynton | 18.5 | 8 | 1,000 | SWCP Day 2 - Spectacular and remote coastal walk. | ||
Glamorgan | 296 | Barry to Llantwit Major | 21.7 | 6 | 325 | Glamorgan Heritage Coast : Cold Knap point, Porthkerry viaduct, Fontygary, Rhoose and Summerhouse points, Llantwit Major beach | ||
Glamorgan | 298 | Kenfig Burrows to Porthcawl | 14.4 | 3 | 100 | Kenfig Burrows (sandy dunes), Margham Moors (heathland and edgeland in the shadow of Port talbot steelworks), and quiet sandy beaches | ||
Glamorgan | 297 | Llantwit Major to Ogmore or Porthcawl | 18.2 | 4 | 425 | Glamorgan Heritage Coast : Llantwit Major beach, St Donat's Bay, Nash Point lighthouse, Traeth Mawr beach, Southendown (Dunraven Bay), Ogmore-by-Sea | ||
Gloucestershire | 256 | Kemble Circular via Thames Head and Cirencester | 27.8 | 5 | 225 | Past the Thames Head and along a disused canal, then up through woods to the Severn/Thames watershed and back through the magnificent Cirencester Park and Town | P | |
Gloucestershire | 224 | Kingham to Moreton in Marsh via Adelstrop | 17.7 | 3 | 150 | A First World War Remembrance Walk | P | |
Gloucestershire | 115 | Moreton-in-Marsh Circular | 25.1 | 5 | 500 | Peaceful walk through the gentle hills of the Cotswolds with great views and charming honey colored villages | P | |
Gloucestershire | 288 | Moreton-in-Marsh Grand Circular via the Escarpement | 42.6 | 10 | 1,075 | The Cotswold Hills and Escarpment with fine views and bucolic villages - Stanway, Stanton and Snowshill, and optionally, Broadway Tower | P | |
Gower | ★ | 89 | Llanmadoc via Whiteford Sands Circular | 11.0 | 2 | 250 | Out through NT pine forest with salt marsh views to a lighthouse, back along sand dunes and a remote beach. | |
Gower | 269 | Mumbles to Three Cliffs Bay | 20.0 | 5 | 375 | Gower coast path via Mumbles Head, Langland bay, Caswell bay, Brandy Cove and Pwlldu bay. | ||
Gower | 271 | Port Eynon to Rhossili | 11.6 | 4 | 275 | Gower coast path along cliff top paths to Worms Head and spectacular Rhossili bay. | ||
Gower | ★ | 87 | Rhossili via Llangennith Circular | 15.3 | 3 | 400 | A gentle walk, up to then along the downs overlooking a stunning beach with wide ranging sea views, and back along the beach itself. | |
Gower | 88 | Rhossili via Worms Head Circular | 10.0 | 4 | 225 | A gentle cliff top headland walk a dramatic extension - a classic walk out to 2 small islands cut off at high tide, with stunning views of Rhossili beach. | ||
Gower | 270 | Three Cliffs Bay to Oxwich Bay | 12.3 | 3 | 250 | Gower coast path via spectacular Three Cliffs and Oxwich beaches | ||
Hampshire | 10 | Alton Circular | 20.4 | 4 | 375 | Long but gentle walk visiting Selborne and Chawton, which inspired Jane Austen (writer) and Gilbert White (naturalist) | CJ W | |
Hampshire | 163 | Brockenhurst Circular | 16.8 | 3 | 175 | The New Forest - A mix of dense and more open woods. | CJ W | |
Hampshire | 226 | Brockenhurst to Lymington | 20.3 | 3 | 150 | A varied walk on the southern edge of the New Forest through parkland, woods, open heaths and pasture before a contrasting finish past coastal marshes. | CJ W | |
Hampshire | 358 | Bursledon to Gosport | 19.4 | 1 | 25 | River Hamble,and Solent Way coast path past Meon, Browndown, Stokes Bay and Gilkicker Point | CJ W | |
Hampshire | 265 | Dean to Mottisfont | 27.7 | 7 | 450 | Remote West Hampshire chalk downlands: varied Woodlands, the scenic valleys of the Wallop Brook and the Dun and Test Rivers and Broughton Down Nature Reserve | W | |
Hampshire | ★ | 160 | Farnham to Blackwater | 23.0 | 4 | 375 | Farnham Park, Caesar’s Camp Iron Age Hillfort site, Beacon Hill, Bourley Reservoirs, Gelvert Stream, Fleet Pond, Foxlease Meadows and Hawley Common | CJ W |
Hampshire | 318 | Fleet Circular | 19.5 | 4 | 200 | Varied heathland and woodland containing some unusual features, returning alongside the Basingstoke Canal. | CJ W | |
Hampshire | 84 | Hook to Winchfield | 20.0 | 3 | 150 | The River Whitewater and some rural stretches of the Basingstoke Canal, passing the ruins of a medieval castle and visiting an attractive Hampshire town. | CJ W | |
Hampshire | ★ | 62 | Lymington to Barton-on-Sea | 15.7 | 2 | 50 | Easy coastal walk along the Solent Way with views towards the Isle of Wight. Return by bus. | W |
Hampshire | 58 | Mottisfont to Romsey | 22.6 | 4 | 300 | Mottisfont Abbey Gardens, West Hampshire Chalk Downs, Dun & Test Valleys and the picturesque market town of Romsey | W | |
Hampshire | 3 | Netley to Botley | 15.2 | 2 | 100 | The Solent Way and the River Swanick with sea views, marinas and mudflats | W | |
Hampshire | 97 | Overton Circular | 18.7 | 4 | 225 | North Hampshire hills and Jane Austen's literary landscape | CJ W | |
Hampshire | 53 | Overton to Whitchurch | 17.3 | 3 | 175 | An easy walk down the Test valley which passes many interesting mills, old and new. | CJ W | |
Hampshire | 11 | Petersfield to Liss | 16.6 | 5 | 425 | Shoulder of Mutton Hill (steep, fine view) and a very walker friendly pub | CJ W | |
Hampshire | 179 | Portsmouth to Havant via Hayling Island | 17.8 | 1 | 25 | Portsmouth Harbour, Southsea promenade, Eastney Beach, a ferry to Hayling Island, quiet beaches. Either continue to Eaststoke Point, or head inland along a disused railway path alongside Langstone Harbour. | CJ EC V W | |
Hampshire | 180 | Southbourne to Emsworth via Thorney Island | 15.8 | 1 | 25 | Easy coastal walk around Thorney Island in Chichester's tidal harbour. | V W | |
Hampshire | 183 | West Meon to Petersfield | 27.5 | 9 | 750 | A railway path, The South Downs Way, Old Winchester Hill, Butser Hill, Queen Elizabeth Country Park, Buriton and The Hangers Way. | CJ W | |
Hampshire | 48 | Whitchurch to Andover | 19.0 | 3 | 150 | Longparish, thatched cottages and the River Test | W | |
Hampshire | 15 | Winchester Circular | 18.0 | 4 | 325 | A historic Cathedral City, St Catherine's Hill and downland. | CJ W | |
Hampshire | 182 | Winchester to West Meon or Hinton Ampner | 26.1 | 7 | 475 | Historic Winchester and the South Downs Way. Shorter (via Hinton Ampner NT) and longer (Beacon Hill, and a railway path) options. Return by bus. | CJ W | |
Hertfordshire | 91 | Baldock Circular | 19.6 | 4 | 225 | A flat walk across vast Hertfordshire farmland fields in an area filled with clues to Britain’s Iron Age and Roman past. Follows part of the Icknield Way. | KX | |
Hertfordshire | 397 | Berkhamsted Circular | 15.3 | 2 | 250 | A short easy walk to the South-East of Berkhamsted, along the Grand Union Canal and across fields to Ashley Green for lunch, returning via Hockeridge Wood. | CJ EC E | |
Hertfordshire | 168 | Broxbourne Circular | 24.3 | 5 | 300 | Along the New River and up through the Spital Brook valley into Broxbourne Woods National Nature Reserve and an assortment of ancient, diverse and wild woods. | LS Str | |
Hertfordshire | 311 | Cheshunt to Broxbourne | 17.5 | 1 | 25 | River Lee Country Park and Waltham Abbey. | LS Str | |
Hertfordshire | 7 | Garston to St Albans | 14.6 | 2 | 125 | River Ver, historic St Albans and the Roman town of Verulamium | E | |
Hertfordshire | 55 | Harlow Circular | 14.0 | 1 | 100 | An easy walk through south east Hertfordshire. | LS Str | |
Hertfordshire | 351 | Harpenden to St Albans | 17.6 | 3 | 175 | A Hertfordshire Town and a Hertfordshire City linked by commons, parks, a country estate and a new woodland forest. | StP | |
Hertfordshire | 234 | Hitchin Circular | 25.6 | 6 | 375 | Across the most north easterly Chilterns ridge to Pegsdon Hills and Knocking Hoe NNR. A motte-and-double bailey and an abandoned medieval village and the Oughton chalk river | KX | |
Hertfordshire | 353 | Knebworth Circular | 19.9 | 4 | 250 | Knebworth Hall, pretty Hertfordshire Villages, undulating woodland and fields | KX MF | |
Hertfordshire | 340 | Knebworth to Welwyn Garden City | 21.3 | 3 | 250 | Knebworth Hall, Ayot St Lawrence, and gently undulating woodland and fields. | KX MF | |
Hertfordshire | 164 | Roydon to Sawbridgeworth | 22.7 | 3 | 225 | Open countryside with wheat fields, woods and waterways; stretches of the River Ash in the morning and the Stort Navigation near the end. Passes Henry Moore Foundation. | LS Str | |
Hertfordshire | 210 | Sawbridgeworth to Bishops Stortford | 23.8 | 4 | 275 | Sawbridgeworth, gently rolling countryside, fields, woods and waterways, the Stort Navigation, and Bishop's Stortford | LS Str | |
Hertfordshire | 165 | St Margarets Circular | 24.1 | 4 | 275 | Quiet rolling Hertfordshire countryside, a haunted, ruined church and long stretches in scenic river valleys. | LS | |
Hertfordshire | 366 | Tring to Berkhamsted via Tom's Hill | 15.8 | 3 | 250 | A canal, Ashridge estate, Berkhamsted Common and World War One trenches | CJ EC E | |
Hertfordshire | 94 | Watton-at-Stone Circular | 20.0 | 2 | 300 | The rolling hills of Hertfordshire, the River Beane, and Watton. | MF | |
Hertfordshire | 69 | Welwyn Circular | 18.3 | 2 | 200 | An easy walk through Hertfordshire countryside, visiting Ayot St Lawrence and an ivied Gothic ruin of a church. | KX MF | |
Isle of Wight | 405 | Chale to Ventnor | 13.8 | 6 | 450 | A coastal walk on the Isle of Wight | ||
Isle of Wight | 71 | Lake to Ryde | 21.0 | 4 | 275 | The north east section of the coastal path: cliffs, Victorian promenades, and a quiet harbour. | W | |
Isle of Wight | 369 | Lake to Shanklin via Ventnor | 15.7 | 4 | 500 | Hilly SE corner of the Isle of Wight - Sandown Bay, the Landslip, Ventnor, and St Boniface and Luccombe Downs | W | |
Isle of Wight | 410 | Ventnor to Godshill via Appuldurcombe House | 12.6 | 6 | 425 | A downs walk via a ruined mansion to a picturesque village | ||
Isle of Wight | 72 | Yarmouth Circular | 19.3 | 5 | 325 | The Isle of Wight coastal path, Tennyson Down, a nature reserve, and a disused railway. | W | |
Kent | 153 | Ashford to Ham Street | 17.2 | 2 | 100 | Greensand Way Stage 11 - the Great Stour River out of Ashford, new housing and a landfill, then pretty through pastures and Ham Street Woods NNR | TL CX StP V | |
Kent | 236 | Ashurst to Eridge | 18.3 | 4 | 250 | A gently undulating High Weald walk in the low hills and valleys around Tunbridge Wells. | LB | |
Kent | 330 | Aylesford to Maidstone | 19.0 | 5 | 300 | Ancient sites and a fine viewpoint on Kent's North Downs. | CX LB V | |
Kent | 28 | Birchington to Herne Bay | 14.0 | 1 | 75 | Easy coastal walks, passing the dramatic ruins at Reculver | TL StP V | |
Kent | 36 | Borough Green to Sevenoaks | 15.1 | 4 | 225 | A Country House, Igtham Mote (NT), Knole Palace and deer park (NT), as well as pretty countryside, and close to London. | V | |
Kent | 121 | Canterbury Circular via Bekesbourne and Sturry | 22.7 | 2 | 150 | Ancient villages, churches and pubs in a classic Kent landscape | TL StP V | |
Kent | 138 | Chilham Circular | 15.4 | 5 | 275 | A climb into the Kentish Downs and a descent to two historic houses. | TL StP V | |
Kent | 28 | Chilham to Canterbury | 20.1 | 4 | 225 | A pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral via the Great Stour River, hop fields and orchards | TL StP V | |
Kent | 3 | Cowden to Eridge | 21.0 | 4 | 350 | Starts along a valley and then over hills to Hartfield for lunch, followed by an undulating trek thorough woods and fields to Eridge. | LB | |
Kent | 78 | Cowden to Hever | 16.3 | 4 | 250 | A contrast between a remote part of the Weald and three attractive and popular Kent villages. | LB | |
Kent | 35 | Crowhurst to Battle | 20.0 | 4 | 325 | Gentle woods and fields, the Battle of Hastings, and Battle Abbey | CX | |
Kent | 35 | Cuxton to Sole Street | 17.3 | 5 | 425 | Open views and a wooded ridge before lunch, then a walk across a vineyard. An optional afternoon loop up to Cobham and the Leather Bottle pub (of Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers) | LB | |
Kent | 202 | Dartford to Greenhithe | 11.3 | 1 | 25 | Riverside walk along the banks of the Darent and the Thames with stunning views of the Dartford river crossing | CX V | |
Kent | ★ | 30 | Dover to Deal | 17.7 | 3 | 475 | Easy cliff walk following the Saxon Shore Way along the 'White Cliffs of Dover' to historic Deal | LB StP V |
Kent | 337 | East Malling to Maidstone | 19.5 | 4 | 175 | Extensive orchards and two fine medieval bridges across the River Medway. | V | |
Kent | 344 | Edenbridge Figure of 8 | 14.3 | 1 | 75 | A gentle stroll on the Kent/Surrey border, with the option of doing the first leg of the Eden Valley Walk. | V W | |
Kent | 79 | Edenbridge to Westerham | 17.8 | 8 | 450 | A slow climb from Eden Valley to the Greensand Ridge and the High Chart, via Chartwell (NT, Churchill's Home) and Emmetts Garden (NT). | CX LB | |
Kent | 419 | Eynsford Circular via Farningham | 17.3 | 4 | 275 | Ancient woodlands, low hills and riverside paths in the Darent valley. | TL CX StP V | |
Kent | ★ | 59 | Eynsford Circular via Otford | 21.5 | 7 | 450 | A contrast between hidden valleys in the North Downs and the Darent Valley Path through three interesting villages. | TL CX StP V |
Kent | 291 | Farningham Road to Otford | 20.0 | 4 | 350 | Ancient woodlands, low hills and riverside paths in the Darent valley. | V | |
Kent | 207 | Farningham Road to Sole Street | 17.2 | 3 | 225 | A walk of contrasts, urban sprawl, and then caught by what it may have been like a hundred or more years ago, coming across the Wheatsheaf pub and Chapter House Farm. Plenty of good pubs along the way. | V | |
Kent | 420 | Faversham Circular | 19.5 | 2 | 75 | Around the windswept marshes and waterways of north Kent, with traces of the time when the area was the centre of Britain's explosives industry. | TL StP V | |
Kent | 12 | Faversham to Whitstable | 15.7 | 1 | 50 | Easy Coastal Walk | TL StP V | |
Kent | ★ | 13 | Folkestone to Dover | 14.8 | 5 | 400 | Coastal Walk along the cliffs to Dover via Folkestone Warren. | TL CX StP |
Kent | 106 | Ham Street to Appledore | 14.3 | 2 | 125 | A walk full of historical interest in the low hills around Romney Marsh. | TL StP | |
Kent | 151 | Harrietsham or Sutton Valence to Pluckley | 17.7 | 3 | 200 | Greensand Way Stage 9 - fine views from a gentle ridge, orchards and nice pubs | TL StP V | |
Kent | 281 | Hayes Circular | 9.5 | 1 | 150 | A short walk across three commons in South East London | CX CS | |
Kent | 82 | Hayes to Knockholt | 16.0 | 4 | 300 | Close to London, this walk in north-west Kent is entirely rural, traversing fields, woods and valleys in London's 'Green Belt'. It passes Charles Darwin's home, Down House (EH) | CX CS | |
Kent | 175 | Hever to Ashurst | 16.5 | 4 | 250 | A surprisingly remote part of the High Weald on the Kent/East Sussex border. | EC LB | |
Kent | 362 | Hever to Dormans | 16.1 | 4 | 300 | Undulating walk passing 3 historic manor houses and climbing to an iron-age hillfort | EC LB | |
Kent | 19 | Hever to Leigh | 14.3 | 2 | 175 | 2 castles, a stately home, rivers, ponds, woods, undulating hills and three lovely villages | EC LB | |
Kent | 345 | Hever to Tonbridge | 16.5 | 2 | 125 | The second leg of the Eden Valley Walk, through Penshurst and Haysden Country Park to Tonbridge. | EC LB | |
Kent | 209 | Higham to Gravesend | 18.4 | 3 | 50 | Birdwatching and nature walk - the Thames Estuary, Hooe Peninsular and Cliffe Pools RSPB Nature reserve. | LB V | |
Kent | 219 | Hildenborough to Hadlow or Tonbridge | 13.3 | 2 | 125 | Gentle walk through the Kentish Weald to one of the tallest follies in Britain. | LB | |
Kent | 253 | Hollingbourne Circular | 15.5 | 4 | 275 | A choice of ridge walks on the North Downs followed by a circuit around the grounds of Leeds Castle | LB V | |
Kent | 16 | Hurst Green to Chiddingstone Causeway | 20.5 | 6 | 500 | Long. The Greensand Way through remote wooded hills, passing Chartwell (Churchill, NT), Toys and Ide Hills. Gentle fields to finish. | CJ EC LB V | |
Kent | 7 | Knockholt Circular | 18.5 | 5 | 425 | An enjoyable day out in the country within zone 6, thanks to those who campaigned for and legislated the Green Belt policy. | CX | |
Kent | 37 | Knockholt to Otford | 12.9 | 7 | 450 | A moderately strenuous stroll in the North Downs, taking in the pretty village of Shoreham | CX | |
Kent | ★ | 92 | Leigh and Penshurst | 13.5 | 3 | 200 | The Eden valley, Penshurst Place and a rural pub for lunch. | CX |
Kent | 21 | Leigh to Sevenoaks | 14.5 | 5 | 225 | A gentle morning past fields and Oasthouses, then a steep climb to Knole Palace (NT) and its deer park | CX | |
Kent | 15 | Leigh to Tunbridge Wells | 18.6 | 5 | 350 | Penshurst Place (a stately home), rivers, woods, and Kent's rolling hills | CX | |
Kent | 1 | Lenham to Charing | 13.3 | 3 | 250 | A tranquil walk along the North Downs | TL StP V | |
Kent | 173 | Meopham Circular | 19.5 | 4 | 250 | Ancient woodland, landscaped parkland and a nature reserve on the Kent Downs, with an alternative ending to a riverside town full of historical interest. | V | |
Kent | ★ | 43 | Otford Circular via Romney Street | 12.4 | 5 | 275 | A short walk packed with variety and fine views, bluebell woods in season, a pretty village and a short train journey | TL CX StP V |
Kent | 290 | Otford Circular via Shoreham | 14.0 | 5 | 350 | The steep-sided hills and secluded valleys around the Darent valley. | TL CX StP V | |
Kent | 23 | Otford to Eynsford | 14.1 | 5 | 250 | 2 climbs, the River Darent, two castles, and a Roman villa | TL CX StP V | |
Kent | 338 | Paddock Wood to Yalding | 18.0 | 2 | 75 | An easy walk in an attractive part of the Medway Valley. | CX LB | |
Kent | 300 | Penshurst Circular via Bough Beech | 15.5 | 3 | 175 | A popular bird-watching site in the Eden Valley and attractive Kent villages. | CX | |
Kent | 21 | Pluckley Circular | 11.7 | 1 | 125 | Gentle walk through quiet Kent Orchards with ancient pubs - Darling Buds of May territory. Hilly afternoon options. | TL CX StP | |
Kent | 152 | Pluckley to Ashford | 16.4 | 3 | 150 | Greensand Way Stage 10 - pretty orchards and woods, commons with a bog, Godinton Park, then the Great Stour River into Ashford | TL CX StP | |
Kent | ★ | 101 | Ramsgate to Margate | 15.7 | 2 | 200 | Easy coastal walk with fine cliff top views, 3 classic seaside resorts, and a number of stunning sandy bays and coves that make it a great swimming walk | TL CX StP |
Kent | 154 | Rye, Dungeness and Lydd-on-Sea | 21.8 | 3 | 75 | Interesting coastal walk past an extra wide beach framed by sand dunes and an army range to an eerie shingle desert landscape with decommissioned nuclear power stations. Return by bus. | LB StP | |
Kent | ★ | 93 | Sandling to Folkestone or Dover | 17.9 | 7 | 800 | A dramatic ridge walk along the North Downs Way, overlooking the English Channel. | TL CX StP |
Kent | 51 | Sandling to Folkestone via the Sea | 11.2 | 5 | 175 | A swimming walk. Starts with a disused railway line, Saltwood Castle, and downland. Finishes along the coast to Folkestone. | TL CX StP | |
Kent | 24 | Sandling to Wye | 20.9 | 6 | 450 | Pretty Ridge Walk along the North Downs Way with lovely views. Nice pubs for lunch and tea | TL CX StP | |
Kent | ★ | 21 | Sevenoaks Circular | 16.0 | 3 | 325 | Out via the National Trust's Knole Park, House, and Igtham Mote. Back by the Greensand Way along the escarpment of the Kent Downs. | TL CX StP |
Kent | 20 | Sevenoaks to Westerham | 18.6 | 6 | 475 | Knole Park, then west along the Greensand Way with spectacular views of the Kent Weald. | TL CX StP | |
Kent | 289 | Shoreham Circular | 20.0 | 6 | 400 | The steep-sided hills above an attractive village in the Darent valley. | TL CX StP V | |
Kent | 17 | Snodland to Sole Street | 13.1 | 5 | 350 | The North Downs, hilly with views after lunch, and tranquil Luddesdown for tea. | TL StP | |
Kent | 80 | Staplehurst to Headcorn or Cranbrook | 13.1 | 2 | 75 | An easy walk through fields in the Kentish Weald, with some fine bluebell woods en route, and an option to visit Sissinghurst Gardens (NT). | CX | |
Kent | 19 | Stonegate Circular | 15.5 | 3 | 300 | Remote, rolling Hills, Burwash for Lunch and Batemans (NT, Rudyard Kipling's home) | CX | |
Kent | 113 | Tenterden to Rye | 21.5 | 4 | 225 | A varied landscape between two interesting Cinque Port towns, from the low hills of the eastern High Weald almost to the coast. | TL CX StP V | |
Kent | 299 | Teynham to Faversham | 24.7 | 3 | 125 | Fruit farms, Saxon Shore Way along tidal River Swale, creeks, mudflats, and the stark but beautiful landscape of windswept grazing marshes. Oare Marshes. Historic Faversham. | V | |
Kent | 220 | Tonbridge Circular via Tudeley | 19.3 | 3 | 125 | A unique church, orchards and a country park of historical interest in the Garden of England. | TL CX StP | |
Kent | 235 | Tonbridge to Penshurst | 18.0 | 3 | 175 | Through Haysden Country Park and along the Eden Valley Walk to Penshurst Place and Chiddingstone Castle. | TL CX StP | |
Kent | 19 | Tunbridge Wells Circular | 23.8 | 6 | 325 | A varied High Weald walk with stretches through parkland, restored heathland and woods containing massive sandstone outcrops, finishing alongside the Spa Valley Railway. | CX | |
Kent | 238 | Tunbridge Wells to Hildenborough | 17.7 | 4 | 275 | Gentle walk via elegant Tunbridge Wells, delightful woods, the Wealdway, and Haysden County Park | CX | |
Kent | 18 | Wadhurst Circular | 19.0 | 4 | 650 | The High Weald, quiet countryside - woods and rolling hills, the Sussex Border Path, and historic Mayfield for lunch. | CX | |
Kent | 336 | Wateringbury Circular | 14.0 | 3 | 175 | Medieval bridges and churches in an attractive part of the Medway Valley. | CX LB StP | |
Kent | 38 | Whyteleafe to Hayes | 16.6 | 5 | 250 | Field, woods, quiet valleys, a gem of a pub, and close to London. | TL EC LB StP V | |
Kent | 53 | Wye Circular | 17.7 | 7 | 550 | Out over the North Downs with breathtaking views to lunch in Sole Street. Back up over the Downs, then returning along the Great Stour river. Muddy in winter. | TL CX StP V | |
Kent | 320 | Yalding Circular | 12.5 | 2 | 275 | Pub Medley at the River Medway | TL CX StP | |
Kent | 50 | Yalding to Borough Green | 16.5 | 3 | 275 | A gentle walk along The Greensand Way and through Mereworth Woods | TL CX StP | |
Kent | ★ | 41 | Yalding to Sevenoaks | 21.2 | 4 | 425 | Kent Orchards, then follows the Greensand Way to Igtham Mote (NT), One Tree Hill, Knole House and deer park (NT) | TL CX StP |
Kent | 150 | Yalding to Sutton Valence | 15.3 | 3 | 250 | Greensand Way Stage 8 - fine views from a gentle ridge and excellent pubs en-route | TL CX StP | |
Lake District | 199 | Walks from Ambleside | 8.5 | 4 | Low to mid level walks from Ambleside in the Lake District | |||
London | 321 | Alexandra Palace to Tottenham Hale | 15.8 | 3 | 125 | Alexandra Palace, the Parkland Walk (a former railway line) and two restored Wetlands in north London. | KX MF | |
London | 215 | Blackheath to Canary Wharf | 12.0 | 1 | 75 | Greenwich Park with its world-famous Museums and a foot tunnel under the Thames to Canary Wharf. | CX CS V | |
London | 421 | Blackheath to Deptford | 22.2 | 4 | 275 | Genteel streets, grand houses, a large heathland with views, well-kept parks, a Victorian cemetery and green hills with magnificent views | CX CS V | |
London | 418 | Boston Manor to Northfields | 14.0 | 2 | 75 | Boston Manor, the Grand Union Canal, Three Bridges, Brent Lodge Park, Wharncliffe Viaduct, Elthorne Park Nature Reserve and Blondin Park | ||
London | 122 | Central London Circular | 15.2 | 1 | 25 | Urban walk through Central London - passes many famous tourist sites | ||
London | 352 | Chessington to Cheam | 14.3 | 2 | 150 | Horton Country Park, Hogsmill Riverside Nature Reserve, Nonsuch Park and Cheam Heritage Trail | CJ V W | |
London | 137 | Crystal Palace to Forest Hill | 13.8 | 3 | 200 | Short surburban London walk with plenty of interesting and unusual features. | CJ LB V | |
London | 104 | Ealing Broadway Circular | 17.8 | 1 | 75 | The green spaces of West London, including The Grand Union Canal, Boston Manor, Syon House, The Thames towpath, Kew Gardens, and Gunnersbury Park. | ||
London | 42 | Greenford to Osterley | 12.0 | 1 | 50 | A walk through attractive open spaces in West London, visiting parks, a viaduct, a series of locks and a NT stately home. | ||
London | 240 | Hampton Court Circular | 12.0 | 1 | 25 | Two royal parks and Britain's finest surviving Tudor building. | CJ W | |
London | 257 | Highgate to Hampstead | 15.5 | 4 | 250 | A varied walk through the green spaces of London's ‘Northern Heights’, with some panoramic views of the city. | ||
London | 406 | Kenley to Caterham | 14.3 | 5 | 350 | Short but hilly walk on the slopes of the North Downs. | CX LB V W | |
London | 241 | Leytonstone to Loughton | 13.5 | 1 | 200 | Epping Forest | ||
London | 411 | Lloyd Park to Coombe Lane | 13.0 | 4 | 275 | The Shirley Hills, taking in Addington Hill, Croham Hurst and Coombe Wood. | ||
London | 197 | Loughton to Epping | 13.8 | 3 | 250 | The ancient woodland of Epping Forest within Zone 6 | ||
London | 259 | Manor Park to Epping | 24.2 | 5 | 375 | A walk along the length of an ancient royal forest in East London - Wanstead and Leyton Flats, Walthamstow Forest, Highams Park and Epping Forest. Can be done over two legs. | LS | |
London | 273 | Mitcham Junction to Colliers Wood | 15.5 | 1 | 25 | Nature Reserves and the Wandle Trail through south London. | TL CJ LB StP V W | |
London | 261 | Norbiton to Hammersmith or Putney | 16.8 | 2 | 75 | A deer park, ‘the village on the river’ and one of the first English landscape gardens. | CJ W | |
London | 309 | Petts Wood Circular | 12.0 | 1 | 275 | Easy and pleasant walk through woodlands nestled in the middle of London's South-Eastern suburbs | CX CS V | |
London | 390 | Putney to Richmond | 15.0 | 1 | 50 | Tree lined Thames Path past Hammersmith and Kew with many riverside pubs. | ||
London | 203 | Rainham to Grays | 16.2 | 2 | 25 | Dracula, outdoor art, concrete barges, an ace nature reserve, industrial sculpture, history and heritage, accompanied by the mighty Thames. | FS | |
London | 172 | Rainham to Purfleet via RSPB Rainham Marshes | 12.7 | 0 | 75 | An easy birdwatching walk in Outer East London along an atmospheric section of the London LOOP via the RSPB reserve at Rainham marshes. | FS | |
London | 188 | Richmond Circular | 12.0 | 1 | 175 | Get away from it all without leaving Greater London - Richmond Park and the River Thames. | ||
London | 376 | River Crane | 9.2 | 2 | 25 | River walk through west London parks, woods, and nature reserves. | W | |
London | 139 | Tadworth via Headley Heath and Box Hill Circular | 19.5 | 6 | 475 | Mixed open and wooded chalk downland with several viewpoints close to London | EC LB | |
London | 374 | The London Stations | 21.3 | 1 | 225 | All London’s railway terminals, the three royal parks, the River Thames and the City | KX LB P V W | |
London | 228 | Totteridge Circular | 14.5 | 2 | 175 | Meadows, woods and villages on the Northern Heights | ||
London | 282 | Tower Hill to Putney | 18.2 | 1 | 25 | The Thames Path through the centre of London, passing the City, Westminster, Chelsea, Battersea and Putney via 18 bridges | ||
London | 375 | Twickenham Circular via 3 rivers | 11.1 | 1 | 25 | The Thames towpath, the River Crane and the Duke of Northumberland's river | W | |
London | 245 | Westminster to Greenwich via the south bank | 13.0 | 1 | 25 | The Thames path through central London, past Tower Bridge and the regenerating East End, to historic Greenwich. | ||
London | 206 | Wimbledon Circular | 10.0 | 2 | 100 | Get away from it all without leaving Greater London - Wimbledon Common. | ||
London | 46 | Wimbledon to Kingston | 18.5 | 3 | 100 | Wimbledon Common, Richmond Park, and the Thames Path. | ||
London | 391 | Wimbledon to Putney | 15.5 | 2 | 75 | Through Cannizaro Park, Wimbledon Common, Richmond Park and Barnes Common to the Thames. | ||
Norfolk | ★ | 70 | Hunstanton to Cromer | 98.0 | 3 | 350 | A quiet coastal path with wide beaches, sand dunes, salt and freshwater marshes, nature reserves, barrier islands, and lots of birds. | |
Northamptonshire | 176 | Kings Sutton Circular | 17.2 | 3 | 250 | A leisurely stroll through Northamptonshire with ample refreshment. | M P | |
Northamptonshire | 359 | Wellingborough Circular | 28.0 | 4 | 175 | Northamptonshire rivers and lakes, up to four villages and one of England's finest Saxon churches. | TL LB StP | |
Northamptonshire | 378 | Wellingborough to Northampton | 24.9 | 3 | 100 | Urban and rural stretches of the River Nene and the villages of Cogenhoe and Little Houghton | TL LB StP | |
Northamptonshire | 356 | Wolverton to Northampton | 30.2 | 5 | 175 | Three rivers, a medieval hunting forest, a War of the Roses battlefield and Britain's newest university campus | CJ E W | |
Northern France | 126 | Calais Walking Guide | 26.0 | 1 | 50 | 8 walks between 5 and 16 miles in the Calais area suitable for day trips by ferry. | ||
Oxfordshire | 293 | Banbury Circular | 17.2 | 2 | 150 | A peaceful circular walk with a variety of lunch stops. | M | |
Oxfordshire | 49 | Cholsey to Goring | 23.5 | 3 | 250 | Fairly gentle climbs through Oxfordshire and Berkshire countryside ending with a southerly stretch along the Thames. | P | |
Oxfordshire | 242 | Cholsey to Goring via Wallingford | 20.5 | 4 | 150 | The Thames Path to Wallingford, rolling hills and South Stoke, finishing along the Thames path | P | |
Oxfordshire | 24 | Cookham to Maidenhead | 16.8 | 3 | 175 | A figure of 9 - Up over Winter Hill, overlooking the Thames Valley, then along the Thames Path. | P | |
Oxfordshire | 44 | Didcot Circular | 22.1 | 3 | 125 | A walk in Oxfordshire, taking in Dorchester-on-Thames and the Clumps. Can start from Appleford. | P | |
Oxfordshire | 243 | Goring Circular via Hill Bottom | 18.0 | 4 | 300 | Rolling Chilterns countryside, forest trails, quiet country lanes and 3 pubs | P | |
Oxfordshire | 171 | Goring to Wantage | 29.9 | 5 | 325 | A ridge walk over open downland with good views along a neolithic trail to an ancient hill fort. Very long or short option. Return by bus. | P | |
Oxfordshire | 38 | Hanborough to Charlbury | 22.1 | 5 | 400 | Blenheim Palace, its beautiful landscaped parkland, a Roman road, and flint stone villages. | P | |
Oxfordshire | ★ | 1 | Henley Circular via Great Wood | 16.5 | 3 | 200 | The Thames Path in the morning, historic Hambledon for lunch, and back via the hills above Henley in the afternoon. Short but pretty. | P |
Oxfordshire | 373 | Henley Circular via Rotherfield Greys | 15.0 | 2 | 150 | Henley, a valley to Rotherfield Greys, undulating woodland, the Thames and a weir crossing at Marsh Lock | P | |
Oxfordshire | ★ | 51 | Henley to Pangbourne | 19.2 | 6 | 250 | A lovely country ramble, starts and finishes by the Thames, via forests and country pubs. | P |
Oxfordshire | 7 | Henley via Hambleden Circular | 14.9 | 3 | 200 | The Thames path in the morning. Gentle woodland after lunch in an NT Village, Historic riverside Henley for tea. | P | |
Oxfordshire | 6 | Henley via Stonor Circular | 23.4 | 6 | 525 | Long walk through the Chilterns over gentle rolling grassy hills. Historic riverside Henley for tea. | P | |
Oxfordshire | 223 | Henley via Turville Circular | 24.0 | 5 | 250 | The Midsomer Murders Walk | P | |
Oxfordshire | 292 | Islip Circular | 17.4 | 3 | 200 | Pleasant rolling countryside north of Oxford, and the RSPB Otmoor wetland reserve | M | |
Oxfordshire | 246 | Kingham to Charlbury | 17.6 | 2 | 100 | The Oxfordshire Way, the river Evenlode, gentle rolling hills, woods and fields that were the inspiration for Tolkien’s Hobbitshire, and 2 Cotswold villages | P | |
Oxfordshire | 341 | Kingham to Charlbury Long | 34.9 | 2 | 350 | to do | P | |
Oxfordshire | 8 | Marlow Circular | 21.3 | 4 | 200 | The Thames path in the morning, a classic pub for lunch, gentle hill afterwards. | P | |
Oxfordshire | 13 | Oxford Circular | 16.3 | 1 | 25 | The Rivers Isis and Cherwell, Wolvercote Common, the Oxford Canal, a tour of the old town and historic Colleges, Oxford Castle and Mound | M P | |
Oxfordshire | 4 | Pangbourne Circular | 13.9 | 3 | 275 | Pretty villages, a toll bridge, fine views of the Thames in the morning and a serene stroll through a rural idyll after lunch. | P | |
Oxfordshire | 170 | Pangbourne via Goring Circular | 16.0 | 2 | 225 | Part-wooded ridges above the Thames Valley to lunch in Goring, shorter return along the Thames through meadows | P | |
Oxfordshire | 9 | Shiplake to Henley | 18.0 | 4 | 250 | The River Thames, Rotherfield Greys village, Greys Court (NT) and historic Henley | P | |
Oxfordshire | 190 | Thame Circular | 20.9 | 2 | 100 | Scenic ramble through quiet villages in the Thame Valley on the Oxon/Bucks border, north of the Chilterns. | M | |
Peak District | 302 | Bamford to Edale via Win Hill and Great Ridge | 20.3 | 7 | 1,050 | Tremendous views after steep ascent to Win Hill, then the Great Ridge on the boundary between the Dark and White Peak | TL E KX StP | |
Peak District | 385 | Buxton Circular or to Monsal Dale | 26.0 | 8 | 1,175 | A very scenic White Peak dale: tight gorges, limestone crags, steeping stones, cascades, mills. Elevated pastures back to Buxton. Or on to Monsal Head with its famous vistas | ||
Peak District | 387 | Buxton Circular via Axe Edge Moor and Three Shires Head | 27.1 | 8 | 1,000 | The vast Axe Edge Moor, the heads of 5 famous Peak District rivers, the popular and scenic Three Shires Head pools and waterfalls, disused quarries and some fine far views | ||
Peak District | 384 | Buxton Circular via Combs Moss | 16.2 | 5 | 850 | Exciting but short and easy circuit of a quiet moorland plateau above Buxton. Green valleys, reservoirs, Castle Naze hillfort, far views and dramatic gritstone edges. | ||
Peak District | 386 | Buxton Circular via the Dragon's Back | 26.1 | 8 | 800 | Remote and quiet Upper Dove Valley, combining extreme natural beauty with the more esoteric beauty of industrial sites. Go over or past the very unique Dragon's Back | ||
Peak District | 389 | Buxton to Macclesfield via the Cat and Fiddle | 24.9 | 8 | 800 | From Spa Town to Silk Town via the wild Goyt Valley, Shining Tor, lonely moorlands down the Clough Brook Valley to Macclesfield Forest and through Tegg's Nose Country Park | ||
Peak District | 326 | Dovedale | 20.0 | 6 | 900 | Through a pastoral landscape to the Peak District's most famous and scenic dale with its ravines, crags, pinnacles, arches and caves | ||
Peak District | 303 | Edale Circular via Kinder Scout and Mam Tor | 20.6 | 7 | 1,350 | Rugged moorlands and dramatically sculpted gritstone outcrops, the lush Vale of Edale and grand views into the Hope Valley from Mam Tor | ||
Peak District | 350 | Fairholmes Circular | 27.3 | 8 | 1,175 | From a remote bus stop onto one of England’s few great, untamed wildernesses: Bleaklow. Descend either across moors and Derwent River's Head, or Westend Valley. | ||
Peak District | 322 | Grindleford Circular via Chatsworth House | 24.8 | 7 | 600 | Through ancient woods and along some famous Dark Peak Edges to the UK's most-loved Country House, back through the verdant Derwent Valley | StP | |
Peak District | 315 | Hathersage Circular via Bretton Clough and Eyam | 22.2 | 7 | 925 | Rolling hills, drystone walls, deep wooded valleys,the Hope Valley, Eyam and Hucklow ridges, mining industrial heritage, Eyam, peat bogs (on a good path) | TL E KX StP | |
Peak District | 319 | Hathersage Circular via Stanage Edge Higger Tor and Padley Gorge | 20.0 | 6 | 575 | Dark Peak Highlights - up a green valley to Stanage Edge, over Higger Tor and Carl Wark hill forts and down the narrow wooded Padley Gorge, then along the Derwent River | TL E KX StP | |
Peak District | 360 | Hathersage to Bamford | 25.0 | 8 | 1,175 | Upper Derwent Valley walk out to Ladybower: griststone edges, moors with pre-historic features, overlooked by Stanage Edge, valleys and pastures with views | TL E KX StP | |
Peak District | 343 | Hope to Hathersage or Bamford | 27.0 | 8 | 925 | Pastures with views, Mam Tor's landslip area, Cave Dale, lunch in Castleton, Hope Cement Works, a large upland moor and a scenic descent to the Derwent River | ||
Peak District | 304 | Kinder Scout Circuit from Edale | 27.0 | 9 | 800 | Strenuous circuit of the Kinder Scout moorland plateau from Edale Station | ||
Peak District | 349 | Ladybower Inn Circular via Alport Castles and Derwent Reservoirs | 26.9 | 8 | 1,225 | A grassy ridge to Britain’s longest inland landslip. Descend to skirt the famous Derwent Reservoirs. Hilly return options across moors or along edges. | ||
Peak District | 348 | Ladybower Inn Circular via Derwent Edge and Strines | 25.8 | 8 | 1,150 | Famous gritstone formations on Derwent Edge high above the Derwent Reservoirs, wooded Bradfield Dale with its reservoirs and folly tower. Back across moorland to Ladybower. | ||
Peak District | 382 | Macclesfield Circular via Teggs Nose and Kerridge Hill | 24.7 | 8 | 1,125 | Tegg’s Nose Country Park, Macclesfield Forest, the Dean Valley, Lamaload Reservoir, Kerridge Ridge with its picturesque folly, the White Nancy | E | |
Peak District | 381 | Macclesfield Circular via The Dane Valley | 28.9 | 8 | 1,000 | The Dane Valley, pastures and wooded valleys, and ridges with views of the Cheshire Plain, high moors and gritstone ridges | E | |
Peak District | 383 | Macclesfield to Buxton | 25.0 | 8 | 975 | Tegg's Nose Country Park, Macclesfield Forest, lonely moorlands up to Shining Tor, and the wild Upper Goyt Valley to the historic Spa Town | E | |
Peak District | 380 | Macclesfield to Leek | 27.7 | 9 | 1,200 | Reservoirs, Macclesfield Forest, the 'Cheshire Matterhorn', lonely Wildboarclough, the Dane Valley, Lud's Church chasm and the Roaches gritstone escarpment | E | |
Peak District | 422 | Mam Tor to Kinder Low | 16.3 | 3 | 475 | Peak District out-and-back ridge walk around Edale from a car park at 420m to Mam Tor, Lords Seat, Brown Knoll, Swines Back and Kinder Low (633m) | ||
Peak District | 310 | Monsal Trail | 14.5 | 1 | 150 | Gentle Peak District walk along a disused railway line via viaducts, tunnels, and escarpements | ||
Peak District | 267 | Sheffield Circular via Porter and Gleadless | 27.8 | 8 | 850 | Strenuous excursion through the south westerly wooded valleys of Sheffield | ||
Peak District | 266 | Sheffield to Bamford via Stanage Edge | 25.5 | 7 | 850 | From Sheffield's urban centre through narrow valleys and across wild moorland to the Dark Peak's gritstone edges, and a lush finish into the Hope Valley | ||
Peak District | 388 | Upper Hulme to Macclesfield via Hen Cloud, Roaches, Shutlingsloe | 24.9 | 8 | 1,175 | Hen Cloud and the Roaches, the Hanging Stone, Lud's Church chasm, the Dane Valley, lonely Wildboarclough, the 'Cheshire Matterhorn', Macclesfield Forest, Reservoirs. | ||
Pembrokeshire Coast | 317 | Castlemartin Range Coast Path | 12.9 | 2 | 100 | Easy cliff top path following the Pembrokeshire Coast Path through a MOD range, past dramatic cliffs, stacks, arches, a secluded chapel and 2 remote beaches. Check access times! | ||
Snowdonia | 102 | Snowdon | 11.0 | 7 | 775 | A beginners guide to safely climbing the highest mountain in England and Wales. | ||
Somerset | 186 | Bath Circular via 2 Tunnels and a Canal | 19.9 | 2 | 150 | Walk/Cycle route via a disused railway, Devonshire and Combe Down tunnels, Tucking Mill Viaduct, the Kennet and Avon Canal towpath, Dundas Aqueduct, and historic Bath | CJ P W | |
Somerset | 284 | Bruton Circular or from Castle Cary | 25.1 | 7 | 700 | Narrow steep-sided valleys with fast flowing streams and rivers, rolling hilltops, Alfred’s Tower, Hauser & Wirth Somerset art gallery | P | |
Somerset | 342 | Bruton Circular via Stourhead | 22.7 | 6 | 575 | Through quiet South Somerset pastures and across a wooded ridge past Alfred's Tower folly and through the beautifully landscaped Stourhead Estate | P | |
Somerset | 392 | Castle Cary Circular via Camelot | 30.3 | 8 | 775 | Along the fringes of the Somerset Levels over some fine viewpoints to three magnificent hills, one maybe the mythical Camelot of King Arthur fame | P | |
Suffolk | 204 | Aldeburgh to Saxmundham | 16.0 | 3 | 75 | Aldeburgh to Thorpeness seafront, an old railway trackbed, North Warren nature reserve, the Sandlings Walk to the village of Friston, and across fields to Saxmundham | ||
Suffolk | 205 | Wickham Market to Aldeburgh | 22.8 | 3 | 75 | Blaxhall Common, Suffolk heathlands (the Sandlings), Snape Maltings for lunch, the historic Sailors’ Path along the River Alde estuary along, then either the seawall around Aldeburgh Marshes or a shortcut to seaside Aldeburgh. | LS | |
Suffolk | 227 | Wickham Market to Felixstowe | 35.1 | 3 | 100 | Long (or 2 day) walk over farms, heathland, then along the Butley river, wild and isolated coastline, and a ferry crossing to Felixstowe. | LS | |
Surrey | 237 | Ash Circular via the MOD Ranges | 22.0 | 6 | 650 | Explore the remote Ash Ranges - what Surrey should really look like! (Usually open Bank Holidays only - Check!) | P W | |
Surrey | 107 | Ash to Brookwood | 15.3 | 5 | 125 | Ash Ranges and Brookwood Cemetery | P W | |
Surrey | 96 | Ash Vale Circular via North Downs Way | 25.8 | 5 | 375 | A circular walk starting and ending in the rarely visited Ash Ranges and including a section of the North Downs Way through the attractive village of Puttenham. | CJ W | |
Surrey | 136 | Ash Vale to Worplesdon | 19.8 | 4 | 175 | The Basingstoke Canal, Ash Ranges (Remote, hilly MOD land with unrestricted access), Cobbett Hill and Whitmoor Common. | CJ W | |
Surrey | ★ | 184 | Bentley to Farnham | 26.0 | 6 | 450 | Alice Holt Ancient Forest, Surrey Hills, Scotch Pine Forest, and remote heather filled heathland, Frensham Great and Little Ponds (swimming) | W |
Surrey | 396 | Box Hill Circular via Betchworth | 16.8 | 5 | 325 | The classic climb up the Burford Spur to the summit of Box Hill, then out past old chalk quarries on the North Downs escarpment and back along the Mole Valley. | CJ V | |
Surrey | ★ | 64 | Box Hill Circular via Mickleham | 16.3 | 8 | 550 | A fairly strenuous walk in a beautiful part of the North Downs. | CJ V |
Surrey | 49 | Box Hill to Leatherhead | 11.8 | 7 | 300 | Short, 2 steep climbs and the view from Box Hill in the morning, and a gentle river valley after lunch | CJ V | |
Surrey | 393 | Box Hill to Merstham and Caterham | 16.4 | 6 | 625 | Follows north downs escarpement via Box Hill, Reigate Hill, and Gatton Park. Forest with many viewpoints. Hilly. | CJ V | |
Surrey | 111 | Caterham to Knockholt | 26.2 | 7 | 800 | The North Downs Way through woods with fine views - and within Zone 6 (some road noise). Long, with shorter options. Return by bus. | TL EC LB StP | |
Surrey | 177 | Chipstead to Kingswood | 15.3 | 5 | 350 | Ancient woodland, open downs and farmland in London's Green Belt. | EC LB | |
Surrey | 274 | Dorking Circular | 18.5 | 6 | 375 | Out along the North Downs escarpment and back through the Greensand Hills. | V W | |
Surrey | 16 | Dorking to Reigate | 12.5 | 3 | 200 | A mainly level route along the River Mole and then the Greensand Way via several picturesque villages. | V W | |
Surrey | 364 | Dorking via Brockham Circular | 16.1 | 3 | 300 | Lost Surrey estate, with restored landscaped garden and forests, ruined castles | V W | |
Surrey | 329 | Dormans to Lingfield | 16.8 | 2 | 125 | Historic buildings, a Racecourse and a small Nature Reserve with a Community Orchard in the south-eastern corner of Surrey. | EC LB V W | |
Surrey | 148 | Earlswood to Oxted | 16.9 | 4 | 325 | Greensand Way Stage 5 : A gentle ridge walk through a quiet part of Surrey. Regularly spaced pubs. | V | |
Surrey | 14 | Effingham Junction to Westhumble | 15.2 | 4 | 300 | Polesden Lacy (dramatic NT country house) for lunch, steep woods opening out onto the North Downs Ridge, and an English vineyard for tea | CJ LB W | |
Surrey | ★ | 12 | Farnham to Godalming | 21.2 | 5 | 300 | A long but pretty walk with gentle hills via a nice mixture of river valley, forest tracks, and many beautiful country houses. | CJ W |
Surrey | 277 | Godstone to Oxted | 17.8 | 4 | 250 | Compare two magnificent yew trees in the Surrey churchyards of Crowhurst and Tandridge. | CX | |
Surrey | 147 | Gomshall to Dorking | 23.2 | 5 | 500 | Greensand Way Stage 3 : The Surrey Hills : Holmbury Hill and Leith Hill | V W | |
Surrey | 14 | Gomshall to Guildford | 15.6 | 3 | 175 | Historic Shere, then a walk through a broad wooded valley, then along a canal to historic Guildford | V W | |
Surrey | 185 | Guildford Circular via Albury Park | 25.0 | 8 | 500 | The North Downs ridge, a haunted pool, unusual churches and traces of an industrial era in the Tillingbourne valley. | CJ W | |
Surrey | 12 | Guildford to Farnham | 22.2 | 2 | 325 | A river valley, gentle pastures, Watts Gallery, woods, remote heathlands and heather covered moors. | CJ W | |
Surrey | 13 | Guildford to Gomshall | 19.2 | 5 | 525 | Historic Guildford, The North Downs Way and St Martha-on-the-Hill Church, picturesque Shere. Option to continue along the NDW to Dorking | CJ W | |
Surrey | 131 | Guildford to Horsley | 21.4 | 4 | 375 | Viewpoints on the North Downs ridge | CJ W | |
Surrey | ★ | 57 | Guildford via Chantries Hill Circular | 20.3 | 4 | 325 | Chantries Hill and the North Downs Way to St Martha's Church (viewpoint). Albery for lunch, returning via mixed woods and the tranquil Wey navigation to Guildford. | CJ W |
Surrey | 22 | Haslemere Circular | 13.9 | 5 | 450 | Gentle woods in the morning and a climb to Black Down in the afternoon | CJ W | |
Surrey | 377 | Haslemere Outer Orbital Path | 26.8 | 8 | 725 | Orbital route around Haslemere from a rural bus stop, but with plenty of options for connecting routes from the station | CJ W | |
Surrey | 144 | Haslemere to Farnham | 23.6 | 6 | 550 | A wooded ridge, Temple of the Four Winds, Gibbet Hill, Devil's Punch Bowl, Highcomb Bottom, Thursley & Hankley Commons, Atlantic Wall, River Wey, Waverley Abbey's ruins | CJ W | |
Surrey | 42 | Holmwood to Gomshall | 16.7 | 5 | 350 | A very pretty forest walk, quite close to London, and the view from Leith Hill, the highest point in the Southeast. | CJ V | |
Surrey | 32 | Holmwood to Reigate | 16.0 | 2 | 150 | An easy walk through Surrey's Low Weald and the Mole Valley. | CJ V | |
Surrey | 287 | Holmwood to Shamley Green | 18.7 | 8 | 450 | The Greensand Way : Leith Hill and Tower, Holmbury Hill, Pitch Hill and the Hurt Wood | CJ V | |
Surrey | 214 | Horsley to West Byfleet | 15.4 | 3 | 75 | Green woods and fields, the yellow scrub and heathland of Ockham Common, Wisley Common and RHS Wisley Gardens (public footpath), and a canal side pub on the Wey Navigation | CJ W | |
Surrey | 367 | Hurst Green to Riddlesdown | 21.6 | 5 | 350 | Limpsfield Common, splendid views and remains of a medieval manor | CJ EC LB V | |
Surrey | 149 | Hurst Green to Sevenoaks | 18.8 | 6 | 425 | The best of the Greensand Way - a traverse of the Chart Hills. Toy's Hill, Ide Hill, Chartwell (NT), and an extension to Knole Park (NT) | CJ EC LB V | |
Surrey | 6 | Liphook to Haslemere | 15.0 | 5 | 375 | Lovely walks through wooded Surrey Hills | CJ W | |
Surrey | ★ | 4 | Merstham to Tattenham Corner | 17.3 | 4 | 325 | Viewpoints on the North Downs to start, a pub lunch in Mogador, and a London panorama from the Epsom Downs to finish. | CJ EC LB V |
Surrey | 20 | Milford to Godalming | 18.6 | 5 | 350 | The Greensand Way, Winkworth(a NT Arboretum), a canal, and historic Godalming. | CJ W | |
Surrey | ★ | 27 | Milford to Haslemere | 19.1 | 6 | 375 | Its surprising how remote Surrey can be, pretty lakes, heathland, and Devil's Punchbowl as well. | CJ W |
Surrey | 47 | Ockley to Warnham | 16.5 | 3 | 175 | A quiet corner of Surrey - woods, gentle hills and a lovely lunchtime pub | CJ V | |
Surrey | 178 | Oxshott to Ashtead | 18.3 | 3 | 225 | The River Mole and the heaths, commons and woods of metropolitan Surrey. Including Oxshott Heath, Esher Common, Prince’s Coverts, Ashtead and Epsom Commons. | CJ W | |
Surrey | 305 | Oxshott to Cobham via Painshill | 12.3 | 2 | 75 | Surrey heaths, the Mole valley and the opportunity to visit “England's most elegant 18thC landscape garden”. | CJ W | |
Surrey | 63 | Oxted Circular | 19.5 | 5 | 300 | The Greensand Hills on the Surrey/Kent border to Westerham, with an optional extension via Chartwell. | CJ EC LB V | |
Surrey | 135 | Oxted to Lingfield | 19.5 | 4 | 200 | A short climb over the Greensand Hills followed by a gentle walk across the Low Weald, with a fine bluebell wood at its centre. | CJ EC LB V | |
Surrey | 425 | Redhill Circular | 20.0 | 4 | 250 | Nature Reserves, the Greensand Ridge and wooded commons around a Surrey market town. | CJ LB V | |
Surrey | 15 | Riddlesdown to Coulsdon South | 16.8 | 4 | 300 | Happy Valley and Farthing Down, close to London (Zone 6) | CJ EC V | |
Surrey | 398 | Tattenham Corner Circular | 17.8 | 4 | 250 | Exploring a First World War Centenary Wood taking shape behind Epsom Downs racecourse. | EC LB | |
Surrey | 2 | Wanborough to Godalming | 12.9 | 3 | 275 | Over the North Downs ridge to Watts Gallery, then a ramble to historic Godalming | W | |
Surrey | 43 | Warlingham Circular | 17.0 | 4 | 225 | Bluebell woods, fields, valleys and nature reserves on the London/Surrey border. | CJ V W | |
Surrey | 45 | West Byfleet to Hampton Court | 17.2 | 1 | 25 | The Wey Navigation and the Thames Path via several pubs. | CJ W | |
Surrey | 363 | Whyteleafe Circular | 16.5 | 5 | 325 | A Battle of Britain airfield and a medieval wall painting in the newly-designated South London Downs National Nature Reserve. | TL EC LB StP V | |
Surrey | 146 | Witley to Ewhurst | 20.3 | 5 | 500 | Greensand Way Stage 2 : The Surrey Hills : the Wey Valley, and remote villages | CJ W | |
Surrey | 44 | Witley to Haslemere | 13.6 | 3 | 200 | A gentle walk to Chiddingfold and the Crown Inn | CJ W | |
Surrey | 145 | Witley to Haslemere via Thursley, Surrey Hills | 17.3 | 5 | 500 | Greensand Way Stage 1 : Gibbet Hill, Devil's Punch Bowl and Hindhead Common | CJ W | |
Surrey | 244 | Woldingham Circular via Titsey Place | 17.8 | 7 | 500 | Rural valleys, the North Downs and the Titsey Plantation. | CJ EC V | |
Surrey | ★ | 2 | Woldingham to Oxted | 16.8 | 5 | 325 | Close to London, this walk combines stretches of both The North Downs Way, and the Greensand Way. | CJ EC V |
West Sussex | 11 | Amberley Circular | 18.3 | 5 | 300 | Out along the foot of the South Downs above Wild Brook wetland to Storrington for lunch, and back along the ridge of the Downs. | CJ EC V | |
West Sussex | 361 | Amberley Circular via Arundel Park | 18.3 | 5 | 300 | A walk through Arundel Park to an attractive old town with a castle and cathedral, returning along the Arun Valley. | CJ EC V | |
West Sussex | 22 | Amberley to Arundel | 14.5 | 5 | 225 | South Downs in the morning, then follows the river Arun to Historic Arundel (Castle, Cathedral) | CJ EC V | |
West Sussex | 33 | Amberley to Cocking | 18.6 | 6 | 475 | South Downs Way along the ridge of the South Downs NP. Views in the morning, a forested trail in the afternoon. Travel by bus. | CJ EC V | |
West Sussex | 39 | Amberley to Pulborough | 25.7 | 7 | 525 | South Downs Way up a ridge, across a couple of hills, down through hanging woods. Then through the West Weald and the Rother Valley with heathery commons. | CJ EC V | |
West Sussex | ★ | 26 | Amberley to Shoreham By Sea or Lancing | 25.0 | 7 | 425 | A ridge walk along the South Downs Way, passing Chanctonbury Ring. | CJ EC V |
West Sussex | 445 | Angmering to Littlehampton | 16.5 | 2 | 75 | A short climb to “Worthing's best kept secret” on Highdown Hill, then down to the seafront and along the England Coast Path into Littlehampton. | CJ EC V | |
West Sussex | 100 | Arundel Circular | 21.0 | 4 | 225 | A walk in the low hills around the River Arun, returning through an attractive old town with a castle and cathedral. | CJ EC V | |
West Sussex | 32 | Arundel to Amberley | 18.8 | 7 | 425 | Arundel Castle, its parkland, and the South Downs | CJ EC V | |
West Sussex | 295 | Arundel to Goring-by-Sea | 18.8 | 3 | 200 | The River Arun, the Angmering Park Estate and “Worthing's best kept secret” on Highdown Hill. | CJ EC V | |
West Sussex | 217 | Arundel to Midhurst via Midhurst Way | 31.8 | 8 | 775 | Long walk though a remote and less visited part of the South Downs National Park | CJ EC V | |
West Sussex | 16 | Balcombe Circular | 19.0 | 5 | 425 | Nymans Gardens (NT), and the ruins of Slaugham | LB V | |
West Sussex | 22 | Balcombe Circular via Ardingly Reservoir | 16.2 | 4 | 300 | Two interlocking circular walks (one for Summer, one for Winter) around Balcombe, taking in Ardingly Reservoir, the Ouse Valley Viaduct, and fine Weald territory. | LB V | |
West Sussex | 34 | Balcombe to East Grinstead | 17.1 | 5 | 450 | Gentle wooded hills, Wakehurst Place Gardens (NT) and a reservoir | LB V | |
West Sussex | 312 | Balcombe to Horsham | 27.0 | 7 | 450 | Through the Weald to an old market town | LB V | |
West Sussex | 8 | Billingshurst to Amberley | 22.8 | 5 | 350 | Starts in gentle countryside, with the South Downs a thin line on the horizon, then via some steep hills and hidden valleys to finish on the crest of the South Downs with a panoramic view | CJ EC V | |
West Sussex | 167 | Chichester to West Wittering and East Head | 20.6 | 2 | 25 | A quiet canal, the shoreline of Chichester Harbour, West Wittering beach, and East Head spit. Return by bus. | CJ EC V | |
West Sussex | 283 | Christs Hospital to Billingshurst via Knepp Castle | 27.1 | 4 | 150 | Long flat walk with an emphasis on fauna in a re-wilding area, and passing several historic buildings. | CJ EC V | |
West Sussex | 435 | Cocking to South Harting | 14.5 | 3 | 575 | to do | CJ EC V | |
West Sussex | 40 | East Grinstead Circular | 17.6 | 5 | 275 | Two walks in classic Weald territory, with an optional visit to the National Trust property of Standen | CJ EC V | |
West Sussex | 27 | East Grinstead to Wivelsfield or Sheffield Park | 31.9 | 8 | 575 | Long walk through area of bluebell-rich woodland then heathery commons, or shorter walk and return by steam train | CJ EC V | |
West Sussex | 239 | Halnaker to Chichester via Goodwood | 22.9 | 6 | 475 | Scenic steep chalk downlands around the Upper Lavant Valley, the Goodwood Estate and unrivalled views from St. Roche's Hill | CJ EC V | |
West Sussex | 263 | Haslemere to Midhurst via Henley | 22.6 | 8 | 625 | The Temple of the Winds on Black Down & lunch in idyllic hamlet with fine pub and evocative ruins of a fortified Tudor house on Cowdray Estate against the backdrop of the South Downs | CJ W | |
West Sussex | 48 | Haslemere to Midhurst via Lurgashall | 21.7 | 6 | 525 | Black Down and the Temple of the Winds viewpoint, pretty Lurgashall, Cowdray Estate with its romantic ruin and the historic market town of Midhurst. | CJ W | |
West Sussex | 218 | Haslemere to Midhurst via Midhurst Way | 16.3 | 4 | 375 | Quiet hills and forests, 2 country pubs, and Cowdray Park. | CJ W | |
West Sussex | 23 | Hassocks to Upper Beeding | 16.3 | 7 | 550 | 3 steep hills with fine views before lunch at Devil's Dyke. A gentle ridge walk in the afternoon to Upper Beeding (short bus ride to Shoreham station) | TL CJ EC StP V | |
West Sussex | 141 | Haywards Heath Circular via Lindfield | 18.8 | 3 | 200 | A gently undulating walk in the low hills around the Ouse Valley. | TL CJ EC StP V | |
West Sussex | 174 | Haywards Heath to Balcombe via Ardingly | 16.0 | 4 | 300 | An undulating High Weald walk with a contrasting section alongside Ardingly Reservoir. | TL CJ EC StP V | |
West Sussex | 198 | Haywards Heath to Balcombe via the Ouse valley | 10.4 | 3 | 250 | The rolling tree clad High Wield | TL CJ EC StP V | |
West Sussex | 132 | Horsted Keynes Circular | 17.5 | 5 | 325 | A varied walk from the deep wooded valleys of the High Weald to the elevated heathland of Ashdown Forest, with a section alongside the Bluebell Railway. Travel by bus. | TL CJ EC StP V | |
West Sussex | 212 | Littlehampton to Bognor Regis | 12.2 | 2 | 25 | Quiet coastal walk past quiet shingle beaches and busier south coast resorts of Littlehampton and Bognor Regis | CJ EC V | |
West Sussex | 433 | Pease Pottage to Steyning | 40.6 | 3 | 1,450 | to do | EC LB StP V | |
West Sussex | 155 | Petersfield to Cocking | 20.4 | 7 | 650 | Follows the South Downs Way along the crest of the South Downs with good 360 degree views throughout. | CJ W | |
West Sussex | 18 | Petersfield to Rowlands Castle | 16.0 | 3 | 400 | An easy southerly trek through East Hampshire. | CJ W | |
West Sussex | 14 | Pulborough Circular | 21.0 | 4 | 200 | Long but easy walk which explores the water meadows of the River Arun, with the South Downs as a dramatic backdrop. | CJ EC V | |
West Sussex | 9 | Pulborough to Amberley | 16.6 | 5 | 325 | Historic Pulborough, gentle hills, a gem of a pub, an RSPB marshland, and up and over the South Downs to Amberley. | CJ EC V | |
West Sussex | 294 | Pulborough to Halfway Bridge via Tillington | 26.0 | 7 | 575 | The Rother and Lod valleys, Littleworth and Sutton Common heathlands, South Downs views, Burton Park and three good pubs | CJ EC V | |
West Sussex | 128 | Pulborough to Petworth | 18.8 | 6 | 375 | Across the Arun valley and Greensand Hills to an attractive town with one of the National Trust's finest properties. | CJ EC V | |
West Sussex | 68 | Rowlands Castle Circular | 25.6 | 7 | 500 | A walk, first through park- and woodland, then through some remote westerly valleys of the South Downs. At its best in spring for plentiful bluebells and wild garlic. | CJ W | |
West Sussex | 313 | Rowlands Castle Grand Circular | 37.0 | 10 | 1,650 | Long walk via Kingley Vale SSI, Beacon Hill, and the South Downs ridge | CJ W | |
West Sussex | 314 | Seaford Circular via Alfriston and Bishopstone | 25.8 | 7 | 550 | A new perspective on, and glorious panoramic views of, the South Downs. | LB V | |
West Sussex | 211 | Shoreham By Sea to Littlehampton | 22.4 | 2 | 25 | Varied coastal walk past quiet shingle beaches and the busier south coast resorts of Worthing and Littlehampton | LB V | |
West Sussex | 37 | Southbourne to Chichester | 18.5 | 2 | 50 | The inlets of Chichester Harbour (best at high tide) and the historic Cathedral town. | V W | |
West Sussex | 434 | Steyning to Cocking | 44.7 | 3 | 1,825 | to do | LB V | |
West Sussex | 225 | Wivelsfield to Haywards Heath | 18.8 | 4 | 250 | Fine views from the High Weald, the picturesque Sussex village of Cuckfield, and Borde Hill Garden. | TL CJ EC StP V | |
Wiltshire | 6 | Bradford-on-Avon to Bath | 16.7 | 2 | 100 | Follow the tranquil Kennet and Avon Canal through a pretty valley between the historic towns of Bradford-upon-Avon and Bath | CJ P W | |
Wiltshire | 408 | Chippenham Circular | 17.9 | 2 | 600 | A gentle west country circular walk | P | |
Wiltshire | 354 | Marlborough Circular via Avebury | 24.2 | 5 | 325 | Over the Marlborough Downs and through sarsen fields to the Avebury World Heritage Site | P | |
Wiltshire | 127 | Pewsey Circular | 27.0 | 6 | 400 | North Wessex Downs and the Vale of Pewsey | P | |
Wiltshire | 255 | Pewsey Circular via Avebury | 36.6 | 8 | 575 | Long walk over Wiltshire downs to Avebury World Heritage Site | P | |
Wiltshire | 254 | Salisbury Circular | 32.2 | 7 | 450 | Gentle start via historic Salisbury, the Chalke Valley, pretty villages. Strenuous afternoon via the Downs, a Roman Road, and a noted Water Meadows view of the Cathedral | CJ W | |
Wiltshire | 67 | Salisbury to Amesbury via Old Sarum and Stonehenge | 26.0 | 5 | 325 | Up the Avon Valley from the attractive marker town of Salisbury past Old Sarum hillfort and castle site to the Stonehenge World Heritage Site and on to historic Amesbury | CJ W | |
Wiltshire | 250 | Tisbury Circular via Alvediston | 26.0 | 7 | 700 | An Iron Age hill fort, pretty coombes, and plenty ascent: the Vale of Wardour and West Wiltshire Downs AONB with views to the Cranborne Chase and all the way to the coast | CJ W | |
Wiltshire | 249 | Tisbury Circular via Dinton and Fovant | 24.1 | 6 | 475 | The Nadder Valley, Dinton Park, undulating countryside of the West Wiltshire Downs, with views to distant coombes, and the regimental Fovant Badges (large hill side figures) | CJ W | |
Wiltshire | 252 | Tisbury Circular via Donhead St. Andrew | 23.3 | 7 | 500 | The Vale of Wardour in the Wiltshire Downs AONB. Wardour Park, Nadder Head, a neolithic hill fort, Barkers hill, Old Wardour Castle. Long and shorter version. | CJ W | |
Wiltshire | 248 | Tisbury Circular via Hindon | 22.0 | 5 | 425 | The Nadder Valley, picturesque villages, some dry chalky U-shaped downs of the West Wiltshire Downs, wooded ridges and one of Britain’s largest thatched buildings | CJ W | |
Wiltshire | 251 | Tisbury Circular via Ludwell | 26.4 | 7 | 575 | The Upper Nadder Valley (Wiltshire Downs), Wardour Park and its ruined Castle, steep ascents to Win Green and White Sheet hills and Chalke Valley. | CJ W | |
Wiltshire | 286 | Westbury to Warminster via Imber Range | 30.3 | 8 | 775 | Westbury White Horse, 5 hills (3 of which Iron Age Camps), pristine chalk downland on Salisbury Plain, an abandoned village on the rarely open Imber Range | P | |
Worcestershire | 323 | Evesham to Pershore via Dumbleton and Bredon Hills | 34.3 | 8 | 625 | Through the Vale of Evesham and over Cotswold Outliers with grand views of the Cotswolds and Malvern Hills | P | |
Worcestershire | 161 | Hagley to Barnt Green via the Clent Hills | 18.5 | 6 | 575 | Ridge walk over the North Worcestershire Hills via a 1,000 feet summit. Shorter circular walk option via some nice pubs. Handy for Birmingham/the M5 | E | |
Worcestershire | 324 | Malvern Hills from Great Malvern or Colwall | 20.6 | 8 | 1,525 | Route over the iconic Malverns Range, rising out of the Plain, with optional routes covering all but a few of the tops. | P | |
Yorkshire Dales | 436 | Baugh Fell | 19.8 | 8 | 550 | Remote hill in wild countryside with fine views. Some rough and pathless ground. Return via Ure Force (waterfall). | ||
Yorkshire Dales | 442 | Fountains Fell and Catrigg Force | 24.4 | 7 | 725 | Easy exploration of a wild and remote fell. Return with views of green valleys, Malham Tarn and Catrigg Force waterfall. Finish along elevated path above Ribblesdale | ||
Yorkshire Dales | 437 | Great Knoutberry Hill | 18.2 | 6 | 625 | Easy mountain walk from England's highest station onto grassy hill with fine views. Passes three railway viaducts and uses good track across Blea Moor. | ||
Yorkshire Dales | 439 | Ingleborough via Ingleton | 24.3 | 8 | 825 | Demanding walk across the fearsome Ingleborough and down to the tourist hotspot Ingleton. Return via fascinating limestone plateau. Waterfalls Route Option | ||
Yorkshire Dales | 440 | Ingleborough via Moughton Scars and Gaping Gill | 20.7 | 7 | 700 | Easy route over Yorkshire's finest via the limestone paradise that is its easterly end: limestone pavement, caves, a dramatic gorge and chasm, a pot with the longest waterfall, views | ||
Yorkshire Dales | 441 | Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill | 17.2 | 5 | 575 | The iconic Pen-y-ghent via a quiet ascent route, then the even quieter Plover Hill. Return through remote countryside on good paths. Fine views all round. | ||
Yorkshire Dales | 443 | Settle Circular via Malham | 22.8 | 7 | 800 | From a pretty market town through impressive limestone scenery to the natural wonders of Malham: cove, waterfall, dramatic gorge, dry valleys, a stream out of caves, a very large tarn | ||
Yorkshire Dales | 438 | Whernside | 20.7 | 6 | 625 | Onto Yorkshire's highest point along quiet back-of-the-hill route. Return through the limestone country of Chapel-le-Dale. |