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Coxheath to Lenham – 11.8 miles

The task: walk from Coxheath to Lenham (11.8 Miles) in four and a half hours. The day: very hot. The guide: Rowan. Yours truly: hungover. What could possibly go wrong? The occasion was to celebrate our guide’s 25th birthday with a summers walk along the Greensand Way from his house to one ofContinue reading “Coxheath to Lenham – 11.8 miles”

Holmsley to Burley (New Forest) – 9.2 miles

Once again, we find ourselves outside of our usual stomping ground for another adventure on tour, this time in the peace and comfort of one of my very favourite places in the world – The New Forest. I have been visiting these trees for as long as I can remember, and it is aContinue reading “Holmsley to Burley (New Forest) – 9.2 miles”

Horsmonden Circular – 5 miles

So it begins. The sweet torture that can be walking in the brilliant heat of summer. As the cooler days of spring vanish into the rear-view, these long sunny days bring with them a host of new challenges – sweating, stinging eyes, sunburn, glare, chaffing pants, dehydration, the overgrowth of nettles and brambles;Continue reading “Horsmonden Circular – 5 miles”

Staplecross Circular – 9 miles

For our final spring adventure, we had saved one of our very favourite walks, starting from a woodland car park, just outside the small village of Cripps Corner. We intentionally set off later than normal, aiming to catch the best of the day’s weather, so crossed the road and onto a woodland rise toContinue reading “Staplecross Circular – 9 miles”

Penshurst Circular – 9.3 miles

Back in the South East and a welcome return to normal service this week – although this route was a similar length to Ben Nevis, it was significantly flatter, so we very much hoped it would be easy in comparison. As we now head into what is undeniably late spring, today’s walk suddenly broughtContinue reading “Penshurst Circular – 9.3 miles”

Ben Nevis (Scotland) – 10 miles

For months, we joked about the prospect of climbing up to Britain’s highest peak. For weeks, we scoffed at the thought of ourselves navigating the mountain passes as we puffed through the pretty fields of East Sussex. Even days before, it remained a mere blot on the distant horizon, barely seeming real. And yet,Continue reading “Ben Nevis (Scotland) – 10 miles”

Bodiam Castle Circular – 5 miles

Before we start, I would like to talk about spring, and why it is our favourite of all the seasons. There are of course the obvious reasons, which we have spent the past few weeks gushing over. The arrival of lambs in our fields, the glow of the bluebells amongst the woodland floor, theContinue reading “Bodiam Castle Circular – 5 miles”

Bewl Water – 12.5 miles

It’s fair to say that we are generally fair-weather walkers. Given that we live more-or-less within an hour of 99% of our walks, we’re not shy of hunkering down on the less pleasant days and letting the rains pass before venturing out the following week. Why then, did we find ourselves parking up atContinue reading “Bewl Water – 12.5 miles”

Cowden circular – 5.4 miles

Here we go again for another spring adventure, this time heading a little south from last week. Beginning at Cowden station we turned left up the road into a cool, slightly overcast day. The start of the walk is a short sharp wake-up call to the leg muscles, before turning right onto leveller ground. Continue reading “Cowden circular – 5.4 miles”

Ightham Mote to Knole Park circular – 8.5 miles

Midspring is upon us – the lambs are frolicking, the leaves are bursting from their buds and the woodlands are awash with colour. The latter of these is exactly what today’s walk is all about, specifically perhaps the most iconic British spring flower of all – bluebells. The circular route between National TrustContinue reading “Ightham Mote to Knole Park circular – 8.5 miles”