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March 2025

  • Pink Sea Thrift (Armeria maritima) flowering on a stone wall on the South West Coast Path. Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, England, UK<br>2H92B3H Pink Sea Thrift (Armeria maritima) flowering on a stone wall on the South West Coast Path. Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, England, UK

    Readers' travel tips
    ‘Spring sings with birdlife and wildflowers’: readers’ favourite UK trips of the season

    From best in bloom on the Lizard Peninsula to perky puffins in the Hebrides, our tipsters revel in the return of spring
  • Crewing along the Amstel River wiyh Rieker Windmill in background, Amsterdam, Netherlands<br>2JPKADY Crewing along the Amstel River wiyh Rieker Windmill in background, Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Rembrandt’s Amsterdam – walking the Amstel River 750 years after the city’s birth

    To celebrate this significant milestone, our writer follows the flow of the artist’s inspiration, taking in sights that would have been familiar to the Old Master
    • The devil waits at every crossroads: a walk between darkness and light on Dartmoor

    • Castaway in Fife: exploring Robinson Crusoe country in east Scotland

    • 10 of the best Exmoor experiences: day trips, activities and places to stay

February 2025

  • Panoramic view of the Cilento coastline from Castellabate

    Hiking in southern Italy: myths, mountains and wild boar in Cilento

    South of the Amalfi Coast is a rugged wonderland of quiet paths through chestnut woods and vineyards. It’s all perfect for contemplating ancient yarns, spotting wildlife and enjoying local fare
  • Hardy's Cottage, Higher Bockhampton Village, the birthplace of the English author Thomas Hardy

    Far from the madding crowd: my personal pilgrimage on the quiet paths of Thomas Hardy’s Dorset

    My mother wrote about the meandering trails from the novelist’s cottage, through countryside loaded with literary references – now I’m following in her footsteps
  • Porthdinllaen a small coastal village in the Dwyfor locality on the Llyn Peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe.<br>FF4BTH Porthdinllaen a small coastal village in the Dwyfor locality on the Llyn Peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe.

    Giants, saints and dragons on the Llŷn peninsula in north Wales

    Three walks along the Wales Coast Path offer a fascinating insight into the legends, culture and industry that shaped this stunning outpost

January 2025

  • Strumble Head Lighthouse, near Fishguard, West Wales, UK<br>CTP0KW Strumble Head Lighthouse, near Fishguard, West Wales, UK

    Car-free coast
    Pembrokeshire’s wild north by train, bus and bike

  • Andy Pietrasik Orienteering/navigation Plas y Brenin, Wales

    How I learned to navigate in the Welsh mountains

December 2024

  • A winters day on Derwent Edge in Derbyshire. The Coach and Horse or Wheel Stones<br>BGFW9A A winters day on Derwent Edge in Derbyshire. The Coach and Horse or Wheel Stones

    A winter’s trail: seasonal UK walks from Somerset to Scotland

  • Guardian | Travel<br>John, Rosa and James hiking across Wavering Down. ohn Harris with his daughter Rosa and son James take a 5 mile hike along the uplands of Wavering Down and Crook Peak, starting and finishing in the village of Cross, Somerset. 1st December 2024 Photographer Gareth Iwan Jones www.garethiwanjones.com

    The gentle magic of walking in Somerset’s Mendip Hills

  • Megan Holbeck and her family walk the Yuraygir coastal walk in northern NSW

    Summer essentials
    Deserted beaches, wild rivers and seaside chill: four days walking in NSW’s largest coastal park

  • Hoar frost on vegetation near Tarn Hows in the Lake District.

    Readers' travel tips
    ‘At the top it’s a different world, crisp and pure’: readers’ favourite winter walks

  • Look out for the stars of Bethlehem … in south Wales

  • 10 places to see in the winter solstice in the UK and Ireland (that aren’t Stonehenge)

  • Six lines, six walks: we explore London’s Overground reboot on foot

  • Winter Skye: the snow, wind and rain made our trip to Scotland a euphoric experience

November 2024

  • A woman with a backpack looks out on a lake surrounded by plants and trees

    The road from Wigan: a walk along Greater Manchester’s new 200-mile green trail

    The GM Ringway is an extraordinary new circular route that takes in industrial heritage, countryside, towpaths and hills. Here’s how one 10-mile section shapes up …

October 2024

  • Late afternoon sunlight on the rural farmland and hills in the Brecon Beacons, Wales, UK

    Very cheap and incredibly cheerful: we hired an entire hostel in Wales

    In winter, the YHA hires out whole hostels for exclusive use by large groups of family and friends – and they are in some of the loveliest parts of the UK
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