Here you will find every walk and hike I have written about in England. Have a browse below, or click on a box if you know which area you want to explore.
If you want something near London, then click on South East England.
Pateley Bridge is a cute market town located in Nidderdale AONB, famous for the oldest sweet shop in England. Ah, but that’s not why I was there today. Today I …
Today I decided to head back up to Swaledale, this time to walk the trail via the Old Gang Smelt Mill. I decided to head back up to Swaledale because …
The Trinnacle is a unique three columned gritstone rocky outcrop, towering above the Dovestone and Yeoman Hay reservoirs, with an adventurous trail to get to it. It had been on …
You know, Brimham Rocks has been on my list to come and walk for some time now, but I kept putting it off for a number of reasons. First off, …
This walk takes you through Hackfall Woods, which is a beautiful ancient woodland filled with wildlife, follies, grottos, lakes, waterfalls, bluebells, a water fountain, surprise views, and river. Fun Facts: …
Gunnerside Gill is a valley in the Swaledale area of the Yorkshire Dales, and is stunning to walk through. It it without a doubt one of the most beautiful places …
The Agden Reservoir was my second reservoir walk of the day. There are a bunch of reservoirs all fairly near each other, and all fairly short, so I had set …
Dale Dike (also known as Dale Dyke) is a reservoir located in the north east area of the Peak District, with a walking trail all the way around. The walk …
This circular walk from Muker is absolutely wonderful, and was so worth the effort…. I had only decided this morning to come out here, the main reason being, was to …
I’m not so sure about this walk. First of all, Druid’s Temple was great, and I enjoyed having a walk around this area. The rest of the route I’m iffy …
It’s funny to think, that the Wessenden Reservoir was an afterthought, but turned out to be in my top three reservoir walks. It might even be number one. The idea …
The first thing I thought when I arrived to walk around the Dovestone Reservoir, was how lovely and picturesque it was. Surrounded by hills, patches of woodland, sailboats bopping on …
Thor’s Cave is an impressive natural cavern in the Manifold Valley of the Peak District, and I’m going to show you two different ways to walk to it. The short …
Padley Gorge is a deep and narrow valley of mystical woodland with moss covered boulders, and this walk takes you right through it. Along the trail, you will pass by …
This walk takes you from the small attractive village of Osmotherley, up across the Scarth Wood Moor, before circling back around, with a view down to the Cod Beck Reservoir. …
The first thing I thought, as I made my way to Scar House Reservoir for the walk, was how wonderfully remote and peaceful it is. I approached from the moors …
Ok, this walk to the Wainstones is now officially my favourite up here in Yorkshire. You will walk surrounded by so much heather, skirt across the highest moor in the …
This walk takes you from the picturesque market town of Helmsley, and along an easy path to reach the ruins of Rievaulx Abbey. You will have views down to Helmsley …
This is a short walk taking you up and around the Kilburn White Horse in North Yorkshire, then back down through the woods. I had been planning to come here, …
As I was driving out to walk Roseberry Topping, I turned a corner and suddenly saw it. I was 20 miles away, and there it was poking up in the …
The Grimiwth Reservoir, located in the Yorkshire Dales, is owned by Yorkshire Water, which I didn’t realise until I got there. Having recently walked three others of their reservoirs, I …
The circular walk to Malham Cove is a real classic up here in Yorkshire. It takes you via the beautiful Janet’s Foss waterfall, and then the impressive gorge of Gordale …
What started out as a wonderful day, turned into something horrible. First of all, the walk along the ridge to Sutton Bank was spectacular. The most incredible views. A level …
This is an easy and short walk, taking you around the Swinsty Reservoir in Yorkshire. I walked it straight after the Fewston Reservoir, which is just next door. I decided …
I decided to come out and walk the Fewston Reservoir, because it was forecast to be a bit rainy. I needed something with trees for protection. Having had a look …
Yesterday, on my way to another walk, I drove right by the Hole of Horcum and did a double take. It was one of those situations where I wanted to …
This walk takes you from Goathland, past the Mallyan Spout waterfall, and along the rail trail, to reach the the fascinating village of Grosmont. You can then follow the rail …
This walk takes you first along the clifftop to Ravenscar, and then all the way back along the beach to the small picturesque old fishing village, Robin Hood’s Bay. What …
I chose to walk around Thruscross Reservoir today, because I thought it would be the safe option after the recent snow dump. My only concern was what if the ground …
I had walked along part of this trail to Bolton Abbey one week earlier when I did Simon’s Seat, and I knew I would come back to walk the full …