100 Greatest Walks in Britain

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Route Highlights: The four miles of coast at Blakeney Point offers uninterrupted views of the coastline and a seal population across the Blakeney Point National Nature Reserve. Prior to reaching Blakeney is the beautiful seaside town of Wells-next-the-Sea, comprised of stately Georgian houses and a small harbour. See Route > Where is Kinder Scout? – Kinder Scout is the highest peak in The Peak District. Mass trespass walk of 1932 which helped establish National Trails.

Julia Bradbury and Ore Oduba present a guide to the British public’s favourite 100 walks, showcasing the results of a survey taken from over 8,000 British walking enthusiasts to find the nation’s favourite. Where is the Forest of Bowland? – The Forest of Bowland is a designated Area of Natural Beauty straddling rural Lancashire and Yorkshire. This one’s an epic. The distance is plenty, the ascent greater. Starting off by gently ascending over Conwy Mountain, which isn’t one, and on to Tal y Fan which is. Continuing on towards Drum, Foel Fras, Garnedd Uchaf (resist the name change!), Foel Fras and finally the highest point of Carnedd Llewelyn. Bagging the lot is now made difficult as you’ve four ridges that meet up at Llewelyn. You’ve the Elen in one direction,which you can descend to naturally before contouring and continuing over Carnedd Dafydd and Pen yr Ole Wen. Of course, there’s nothing stopping you doing that and returning to Llewelyn and continuing with the route we suggest. End the route by descending to Bwlch Eryl Farchog and over Pen yr Helgi Du and Pen Llithrig y Wrach before descending to Capel. You manage to bag 5 proper summits (with 3 well known tops that are only bumps in the ridge) while missing out on the other 4 summits. You’ll need 2 other walks to finish these off! 2 Carneddau from Conwy to Capel 3 Moelwynion from Maentwrog to CapelRoute Highlight: The route is an ideal way of exploring some of East Scotland’s most picturesque, quaint fishing villages, such as St. Monans, Elie and the colourful town of Culross. See Full Route > Where is Cat Bells? – Cat Bells is another peak in the Lake District, and a favourite of families as it is not so high and suitable for all ages.

Where is The Coffin Route? – The Coffin Route runs from Ambleside to the consecrated ground at St Oswald’s in Grasmere, in the Lake District. Where is Cambridge? – Cambridge is the County town of Cambridgeshire and located 60 miles north of London. Where is Blakeney Point? – Blakeney Point is on the north Norfolk coast, between Wells-next-the-Sea and Cromer. Good for – art and sculpture fans, beach and sea views, sand dunes. 81 – Skipton to Saltaire on Leeds/Liverpool Canal Where is the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal? – The Gloucester & Sharpness Canal walk runs from the Roman city of Gloucester to the port of Sharpness on the River Severn in South West England. When it was built in the 1800’s it was the broadest and deepest canal in the world.Good for – waterfalls and streams, moorland and wildlife, historical novel settings inspiration for the Bronte sisters, Penistone Hill. 68 – Blakeney Point Good for – wildlife in a varied landscape – 2 breeds of deer live here, woodland, King Henry’s Mound where legend has it that King Henry VIII was standing with third wife Jane Seymour, watching the Tower of London, when second wife Ann Boleyn was executed. 97 – Cave Hill Country Park & Belfast Castle Good for – beautiful views of Helvellyn and Rydal Water, two homes of poet William Wordsworth. 26 – Dovedale to Milldale

What are High Force and Low Force – High Force and Low Force are two waterfalls along the River Tees, in the Durham Dales. The rest of the route will see you taking in the beauty of the Welsh coast and countryside. The path heads through seaside towns, a National Park and along miles of sand and beach. The capital city of Wales, Cardiff is also part of the walk creating a great contrast between the hustle and bustle of the city and the peace and tranquillity of the countryside. Good for – spotting the inspiration of Dahl’s stories, Angling Spring wood where Dahl is known to have walked, Coombe Hill where you can see the Prime Minister’s country retreat Chequers where Winston Churchill wrote some of his famous speeches. 74 – St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly Maps for Edale: We recommend the ORDNANCE SURVEY Explorer OL1 The Peak District – Dark Peak area With Digital Version, and the the Dark Peak BMC (British Mountain Map) from Harveys which is a particular favourite of ours. The British public has voted and the results are in! Here is the full list of Britain's favourite top 100 walks in the UK.Where is Helvellyn? – Helvellyn is England’s third highest peak, and located in the Lake District of Cumbria. Located between the two lakes Ullswater and Thirlmere. Where is the Four Falls Walk? – The Four Falls Walk is located in the Fforest Fawr massif, west of Merthyr Tydfil, in the Brecon Beacons National Park. The four falls are Sgwd Clun-Gwyn, Sgwd Isaf Clun-Gwyn, Sgwd Y Pannwr, Sgwd Yr Eira. What Pubs and eateries are there in Edale? There’s The Old Nag’s Head at the start of the Pennine Way and The Rambler Innnearer the railway station. There are also the National Trust’s Penny Pot Cafe. cafe near the station for those who prefer their strong drink in the form of a well brewed cuppa or Coopers Cafe in the village.