Welcome to walks in South East England! So far, every walk and hike here is achievable as a day trip from London (and some in London). I use train travel to get to and from most of them, and I tell you exactly how to do it in each post. Scroll down to explore all of the walks, or click on a link below if you know which area you want to go to.
This is quite an interesting walk, like a treasure hunt, around the Otford Solar System. It claims to be one of the largest scale models of the Solar System in…
This walk from Otford to Shoreham takes you across the Darent Valley countryside, mostly flat with one hill, and an oast house (I love an oast house) along the way.…
This is a very easy and short circular walk in the Darent Valley, featuring a medieval village, a white chalk hill cross, and wonderful views down to the village of…
The walk from Dartford to Northfleet was a little bit better than yesterday. I still didn’t love it though. I got bitten by a horsefly and various other insects, was…
There have been very few times in my life where I have felt unsafe, but this walk from Woolwich to Dartford was one of them. What to expect on the…
The walk from Tower Bridge to the Thames Barrier is a long slog. 12 miles on concrete or similar. Comfortable shoes are a must. It’s a milestone day, because this…
The walk from Battersea to Tower Bridge takes you past all the big London landmarks. You could call this the tourist stretch. It was raining, and had been raining for…
What a day. At 16 miles, Hampton Court to Putney is a good old long stretch of a walk. I hadn’t planned to walk this far. I set out for…
The walk from Shepperton to Hampton Court was so much better than the previous section. My faith in the trail was restored. What to expect on the walk from Shepperton…
The walk from Staines to Shepperton was a bit shit. Thankfully it was only 6 miles. What to expect on the walk from Staines to Shepperton The first part of…
Today’s walk from Windsor to Staines was alright. I can’t remember a lot of it because I was planning out in my head what I would do if I won…
Todays walk from Maidenhead to Windsor was very pleasant. Short and sweet, giving me enough time left over in the day to clean my bathroom and go for a food…
Today’s walk from Marlow to Maidenhead is short and sweet. Lots of easy path, meadows, plenty of benches, and generally more people. It was a lot more people heavy than…
From what I saw along the the river in Reading last time, and knowing how lovely Henley is, I was looking forward to todays walk. I was left a little…
I wasn’t that excited about todays walk from Goring and Streatley to Reading. I didn’t think it would be that great, as I could see on the map a bunch…
This walk takes you from one county to another, Wallingford in Oxfordshire to Goring and Streatley in Berkshire. If we are being specific, Goring and Streatley are actually two separate…
Todays walk is from the historic market town of Abingdon to the other historic town of Wallingford. This was my least favourite day so far. At 14ish miles it wasn’t…
Today I would be walking the next section on my river walking journey, from Oxford to Abingdon. The day didn’t start out well though. I left much later than I…
I set off early today. I had a train to catch. The walk from Newbridge to Oxford would round off this stage of walking. The remote stage of the Thames…
The Forest Way is a 10 mile walking trail along an old railway line, in the East Sussex Countryside. It actually takes you through High Weal which is an AONB.…
The Worth Way is a 7ish mile trail following the old railway line from Three Bridges to East Grinstead. I first heard about the walk along the Worth Way from some…
The Parkland walk is the longest nature reserve trail in London. Located in North London, it runs from Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace, following the old railway line. The railway…
It’s February, and the walk from Oxted to Otford was my first one of the year. It was my first walk in over a month. Why have I gone so…
Two years later, I finally came back to do the walk from Merstham to Oxted. I had been avoiding it, as the last time I was on the North Downs…
At 21 miles, the walk from Sparsholt to Goring and Streatley is the longest section of the Ridgeway Trail. I knew it would be the longest day, but I didn’t…
The walk today from Ogbourne St George to Sparsholt, has two sides. First, there is a lot of prehistoric history, with Wayland’s Smithy and the oldest chalk hill figure in…
The walk from Avebury to Ogbourne St George, first takes you past what is said to be the largest prehistoric stone circle in the world. It is a World Heritage…
This walk takes you from Henley, along the River Thames, then across the river to Hambleden and back again on the other side. It’s a very easy, and not too…
The Regent’s Canal in London starts from Little Venice in Paddington and finishes at the Limehouse Basin by the River Thames, with a walking path alongside it almost the entire…
I have so far walked a fair chunk of the coastline near London, so I have decided to put together this list of the best coastal walks. Now, I have…