Long-distance Walks

This page lists the walks I have done during my travels in the United Kingdom. The walks give me a good opportunity to combine some healthy exercise with two of my favourite pastimes: photography and drinking good beer in interesting pubs.

Follow the links below for detailed descriptions of the walks.

Walk 1

North Downs Way National Trail

North Downs Way National Trail

Farnham, Surrey to Boughton Lees, Kent (via Canterbury and Dover)

23 Jul 2010 - 16 Aug 2010
245km

Walk 2

Thanet Coast Path

Thanet Coast Path

Reculver, Kent to Pegwell Bay, Kent

18 Aug 2010 - 19 Aug 2010
32km

Walk 3

Gravesend, Kent to Hastings, East Sussex

Saxon Shore Way

Gravesend, Kent to Hastings, East Sussex

27 Feb 2010 - 03 Mar 2011
257km

Walk 4

Thames Path National Trail

Thames Path National Trail

Thames Head, Gloucestershire to Thames Barrier, East London (plus Thames Path Extension to Crayford Ness)

04 Jun 2011 - 21 Jun 2011
310km

Walk 5

1066 Country Walk

1066 Country Walk

Rye, East Sussex to Jevington, East Sussex (plus Hastings, Bexhill and South Downs link walks)

30 Jun 2011 - 04 Jul 2011
82km

Walk 6

Hastings to Eastbourne Coast Walk

Hastings to Eastbourne Coast Walk

Hastings, East Sussex to Eastbourne, East Sussex

05 Jul 2011
27.7km

Walk 7

South Downs Way National Trail

South Downs Way National Trail

Eastbourne, East Sussex to Winchester, Hampshire

06 Jul 2011 - 07 Apr 2012
173km

Walk 8

Staunton Way

Staunton Way

Queen Elizabeth Country Park, Hampshire to Langstone Harbour, Hampshire

01 May 2012
19km

Walk 9

St Swithun's Way

St Swithun's Way

Winchester, Hampshire to Farnham, Surrey

02 May 2012 - 04 May 2012
54km

Walk 10

Solent Way

Solent Way

Emsworth, Hampshire to Milford-on-Sea, Hampshire

08 May 2012 - 13 May 2012
105km

Walk 11

Bournemouth Coast Path

Bournemouth Coast Path

Milford-on-Sea, Hampshire to Poole Harbour, Dorset

13 May 2012 - 16 May 2012
35.9km

Walk 12

Isle of Wight Coastal Path

Isle of Wight Coastal Path

Circular walk beginning and ending at Ryde Pier, Isle of Wight

21 May 2012 - 25 May 2012
115km

Walk 13

Isle of Wight Day Walks

Isle of Wight Day Walks

Eight official one-day walks on the Isle of Wight

26 May 2012 - 18 Jul 2016
132.5km

Walk 14

Capital Ring

Capital Ring

A circular walk around London starting and ending at Woolwich

30 May 2012 - 01 Oct 2012
126km

Walk 15

The Clarendon Way

The Clarendon Way

Winchester, Hampshire to Salisbury, Wiltshire

21 Sep 2012 - 22 Sep 2012
42.8km

Walk 16

The Ridgeway National Trail

The Ridgeway National Trail

Overton Hill, Wiltshire to Ivinghoe Beacon, Buckinghamshire

10 Oct 2012 - 18 Oct 2012
139km

Walk 17

The South West Coast Path National Trail

The South West Coast Path National Trail

Poole, Dorset to Minehead, Somerset via Lands End

24 Apr 2013 - 18 Jul 2015
1014km

Walk 18

St Michael's Way

St Michael's Way

Lelant to Marazion, Cornwall

31 May 2015
16.9km

Walk 19

Somerset Coast Path

Somerset Coast Path

Lynmouth, Devon to Bristol

18 Jul 2015 - 07 Aug 2016
227km

Walk 20

Medway Valley Walk

Medway Valley Walk

Tonbridge to Rochester, Kent

21 Jul 2016 - 22 Jul 2016
48.2km

Walk 21

Strawberry Line Path

River Avon Trail

Pill, Somerset to Bath, Somerset

07 Aug 2016 - 23 Aug 2016
39km

Walk 22

Strawberry Line Path

Strawberry Line Path

Cheddar, Somerset to Yatton, Somerset

19 Aug 2016
17.1km

Walk 23

Kennet and Avon Canal Path

Kennet and Avon Canal Path

Bristol, Somerset to Reading, Berkshire

23 Aug 2016 - 01 Sep 2016
151km

Walk 24

Channel Islands Way

Channel Islands Way

Circular walks around Guernsey, Herm, Sark, Alderney and Jersey

27 Jul 2017 - 15 Aug 2017
187.5km

Walk 25

Smugglers' Way

Smugglers' Way

Looe to Boscastle, Cornwall

07 May 2018 - 16 May 2018
82.7km

Walk 26

Dart Valley Trail

Dart Valley Walk

Dartmouth to Totnes, Devon

22 May 2018 - 23 May 2018
25.7km

Walk 27

Isles of Scilly Walks

Isles of Scilly Walks

Isles of Scilly

17 Sep 2018 - 23 Sep 2018
60.3km

Walk 28

Coleridge Way

Coleridge Way

Nether Stowey, Somerset to Valley of Rocks, Devon

02 Oct 2018 - 09 Oct 2018
85.8km

Walk 29

Erme-Plym Trail

Erme-Plym Trail

Plymouth to Ivybridge (via Wembury), Devon

13 May 2019 - 15 May 2019
33km

Walk 30

Two Moors Way

Two Moors Way

Ivybridge, Devon to Lynmouth, Devon

16 May 2019 - 25 May 2019
153km

Walk 31

Offa's Dyke Path National Trail

Offa's Dyke Path National Trail

Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Prestatyn, Denbighshire

01 Jun 2019 - 11 Sep 2019
295.3km