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General Walking Sites

Walking Forum - Walking Forum is a forum for discussing all aspects of country walking & hiking in the UK with boards for general chat, gear, long distance trails, and all the popular UK walking destinations. I must say that I am very impressed with this site and the variety of content.

Vivien and Geoff - Vivien and Geoff's site is a superb personal site. A must visit site for dedicated walkers. They have logged many walks with good descriptions and excellent photography. If you are into backpacking and camping on the mountains then this is the site for you.

Carl Morris - Carl's site is a true inspiration. A devoted fell walker until a horrible accident restricted the options of where he could walk Carl has not given up and now he is putting together a spectacular resource for us all. It deserves to be a major success so get clicked on to One Foot and see for yourself.

Jo and Alan - Jo and Alan's Adventure Journals are fantastic reads of long distance walks they have done. All the journal reports include super photographs that just make you want to be there. I highly recommended their site to all discerning walkers.

Paul Watson and Mitch - Pauls site about his walks with Midge, his beloved Border Collie is brilliant. As he states on the homepage "This site records the travels and adventures I have with my Border Collie Midge. All the stories herein are true, only the names have been changed to protect the innocent, the litigious and the stupid" Fantastic!

Malhamdale.com A web site dedicated to the Yorkshire Dales village of Malham in Malhamdale. The web site contains useful information about accommodation, camping, walking, climbing, mountain biking and events, the latest news and a picture gallery.

Scotland Walks The online guide to walks and the outdoors for the Highlands of Scotland. The site offers a comprehensive guide to walking routes in each area. Walks included range from family rambles to tough cross-country hikes and scrambling mountain ascents. The routes are available as free waypoints to download to GPS. The site also has a guide to accommodation, from the smartest hotels, through bed and breakfasts and self-catering cottages, to budget hostels and campsites.

Walking and Hiking - Whether on a short stroll in the woods, a hill walk with others or a five peak challenge this specialist advice site offer great tips and advice on keeping fit and staying safe.

Angela Clarke - Peak Walker is a photo diary of Angela's walks. Most of the walks take place in the Peak District, where she lives, but there are also walks in the Lake District as she is slowly 'bagging' the Birketts. The photographs are really well taken which makes her pages a pleasure to browse.

Andy Wallace - Andy's homepage tells us that his website 'Andyfellwalker' is a place to share his experiences and challenges on fell walks, mainly in the Lake District . He does that very well indeed. His stories are an interesting read and his photographs are simply excellent. Well done Andy.

Stephen Siddall - Stephen's site is simply one of the best. He provides very colourful descriptions of his walks that are interlaced with lots of humour. They are a 'must' read. Stephen hails from Blackpool so the Lake District is his prominent walking area but he does include Wales and North Yorks.

Sean McMahon - Sean's homepage tells us that 'Striding Edge is a photo diary of Lake District Fell walks which captures the moods and ever changing natural beauty of the Lake District' His growing site just that with a fine collection of walks accompanied by super pictures.

Walks around Queensbury near Bradford - There are several interesting walks around the locality and an increasing number of these walks are appearing on the site, with the flexibility to increase, or decrease, the length to suit the person who is walking. Each one starts and ends at a pub! In recent weeks The Great Northern Trail, a Sustrans funded linear cycleway, footpath and bridleway has opened its Queensbury section, taking you along the interesting railway route. Eventually when land aquisition allows the GNT will allow a traffic free route between Queensbury and Cullingworth, taking in the impressive railway viaducts at Thornton and Hewenden

Paul Rose - Paul's site 'Lakeland Walker' is new and a welcome addition to the web based walking community. Paul's main ambition is to complete the Lakeland Wainwright's. His walks are well described, excellently written and all include clear photographs.

Bob Findlow - Bob's site 'Transpeakwalks' is a not for profit voluntary group responsible for organising a programme of 'free to the public' guided walks in and around The Peak National Park. They specialise in linear 'station to station' walks to promote easy access to the National Park via public transport. Their motto is "All are welcome!"

Trigpoint Hillwalking - has been providing training, and ongoing support, in land navigation (comprehensive map reading) on the Southdown's, since 2002, for anyone from the beginner wanting to find out what it's all about to the seasoned walker wanting to brush up on their land navigation skills, allowing the student to progress from introduction to advanced status.

Andy Bannister - Andy's site is the perfect place for finding a great free picture and general information about the Lake District. Andy's description is "Free desktop wallpaper photographs of the Lake District, with a new image every other day. Also walks, maps, and visitor information." Go on, get a free Lake District picture on your desktop.

Steve Giles - Steve's site is dedicated to pub walks in the Yorkshire Dales. It is complemented by his 'Pub in the Middle' guide book that includes 13 walks of between 4 and 9 miles with the attraction of a pub meal and a pint at the end of your labours!

Hill Tribe - A small business, based in the Lake District that offers guided walking weekends and map reading courses. It is mainly aimed at beginners and the aim is to run sociable walks where people can make friends as well as experiencing the joys of walking.

Ann Bowker - Ann is a passionate walker who has travelled far and wide to walk the mountains of Britain and beyond. Most impressive on her website are the sweeping panorama shots from most of the Lake District fells. They are amazing and you must check them out.

Don Burluraux - Don's site is dedicated to Cleveland and the North Yorkshire Moor's. Each walk he has done contains lots of photographs some of which are amongst the best walking photographs I've seen on any personal walking site.

John Dawson - A comprehensive list of walks in the Lake District can be found on John's site. The walks are well detailed and there is a good supporting collection of photographs to whet any walker's appetite.

Ken Robinson - Ken is a retired teacher who doesn't believe in letting the dust settle under his feet. His site dedicated to the Lake District includes some of the most stunning photography I've seen. The site is growing all the time and I'm sure it will become one of the most visited walking sites on the web.

Matt Elliott - Looking for a challenge? How about walking all 15 of the Welsh peaks over 3000ft in 24 hours! Matt's superbly arranged Welsh 3000s Challenge website will explain in detail how to achieve this, with route description, photos, maps and other essential information.

George Tod - George's site is full of personal records of his many walks on Northern England's trails. I bet you will have fun reading them.

John Carey - John's site is a treat for Yorkshire Dales fans. He has included lots of the walks that he does on a regular basis together with photographs.

Barry Riley - Barry calls his website 'Brilwalks' and that is just what they are to him. Like me he walks with friends 'The Boys' or his family. I recommend you read about Barry's exploits. His reports are full of passion. An excellent personal site.

Manchester University - The club have a good web site with a fairly comprehensive record of (mainly) English walks.

Rural Ways - This super site is dedicated to the south-east. It includes a section on walking opportunities in the area with particular emphasis on local beauty routes. Well worth a visit if you plan staying in the south-east.

Jamie Bassnett - I'll let Jamie's site description explain his great site. "Welcome to Trekking Britain, my name is Jamie Bassnett and I have been trekking as a hobby for quite some time and love nothing more than introducing new people to the sport as I feel it is the best way to keep a healthy body and mind. The idea of this website is to bring my experiences of walking in Britain with my friends to yourselves by photography and then by providing full trek information and directions I hope that you'll follow in my footsteps and get out there!

Walks in Yorkshire - Yorkshire, an area of breath-taking scenery, historic cities, market towns and charming sleepy villages. The walks vary from leisurely strolls by rivers to more daunting day treks like the 3 peaks walk.

Walking Routes - Want to find a site on walking. If so, go this site and follow the link to the area(s) you want.

Boots and Paws – Dog Friendly Walks, Photography, Places to Visit and Accommodation from around the UK & Ireland.

Cumbria Local The site includes a large directory of resources for walking and other recreational pursuits in Cumbria.

The following group of links is recommended for particular areas. The sites comprehensively cover the area in question and provide a host of information including a full listing of walking related sites. They are very detailed and well worth searching if you plan to go walking in the area.

Yorkshire Dales
North Yorks Moors
The Yorkshire Coast
Bronte Country
The Peak District
The Lake District

Other Sites

David Speight Landscape Images
David is a semi professional landscape photographer based in West Yorkshire who has had images published in various books and magazines including Trail magazine, Britains favourite view and digital photo monthly. This quality website is full of inspirational landscape photography and fine art prints, mainly of the Yorkshire Dales and coast.

Bill Stormont's Dales Way Gallery
Bill is a photographer from Oregon who walked the Dales Way with his wife Kathy in May 2008. The site includes day-by-day impressions of the landscapes they found on the walk. Taking a leisurely walk over ten days provided ample time to meet people, savour a cream tea or pint of John Smith’s, and truly enjoy the scenery. Bill’s intent was to capture the “personality” of the Dales Way which he most certainly achieved.

Paul Horsman Landscape Photography
Paul lives close to me in Harrogate and I am lucky enough to have a copy of his Northern Heights 2008 Calendar. It is the best calendar I have ever had with stunning photographs of the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales. I highly recommend you pay his website a visit and take a look at his lasndscape photography for yourself.

Scottish Coastal Walk
An account of Gil Campbell's walk around the coastline of Scotland, starting at Berwick on the east coast and finishing at Gretna. A 2500 mile journey. His blog incudes photos and his accounts of the whole journey.

The Fife Coastal Path
A guide to the Fife Coastal Path - from the Forth to the Tay bridges. Sectional guide with points of interest, maps and photos of the route.

Outdoor Scene Adventures
Mick Cornfield runs Outdoor Scene Adventures which provide guided walking in many parts of the UK. He is a mountain leader with many years experience from scouting to training with the mountain rescue team. All his leaders and helpers are qualified and experienced and all hold first aid certificates ensuring the best standard of leadership and commitment to the enjoyment and safety of walking groups.

Mountain Treks
Guided Walking and Mountain skills training courses including Navigation, Scrambling and Winter Skills. Covering the Lake District and Scotland.

Lake District Photographs by BN-Images (Brian Northmore)
Brian is a landscape photographer and have recently created a few pages specialising in the Lake District National Park. He believes the images on his site will be of interest to Walking Englishman readers giving them ideas on places to go in Lake District like Derwentwater and Borrowdale. I agree, his selection of black and white prints, monochrome and colour photographs certainly inspire me.

Millington Way Posts
A website dedicated to the eleven carved oak "Way Posts” in Millington Pastures in the Yorkshire Wolds, which collectively form a sculpture trail inspired by heritage and landscape, on a route through the Pastures towards Huggate. The website describes the Way Post community public art project which generated a sense of shared creative ownership in the sculpture. By artists Lis Molzahn and Paul Brooks, E-York Projects.

Will 4 Adventure - Wiliam Legons site provides high quality adventure holidays and weekends perfect for the novice to the budding mountaineer. Qualified and experienced leaders help to ensure maximum safety and enjoyment - UK and Worldwide treks, Hill Skills, Rock Climbing and Mountaineering Courses, Challenge 4 Charity and FREE Weekends.

John Patrick Photography - A collection of dramatic images from the Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors and Lake District by landscape photographer John Patrick. John has enjoyed exploring the area since being a kid and the site includes shots of many of his favourite spots, including some unusual night-time landscapes. His photographs are a tribute to his favourite outdoor locations and are an appropriate appreciation.

Outdoor Scene Adventures - Mick Cornfields site offers guided walks and other activities. He says "we are all qualified and experienced leaders with first aid certificates, this means that from your point of view, when using us, you are getting the best standard of leadership and commitment to the enjoyment and safety of your group" We can offer single day, weekend, multi-day or longer duration activities, these can be single or mixed, for the weekend or longer activities we can use Youth Hostels, Camping Barns, Camping, B&B or Hotel which can be arranged or numbers supplied to arrange direct.

Yorkshire Images - Brian Hill's site is an expanding Photographic collection of Yorkshire and the Dales designed, hopefully, to convey something of their beauty to the many who have never seen them, and bring back happy memories to those who have moved away or visited in the past.

Derbyshire Heritage - Derbyshire Heritage is an ongoing project to collate information about many of the places of special interest in Derbyshire and the Peak District. It is a mixture of literature and 'on the ground' information. There are a vast number of sites - prehistoric, ancient and relatively modern - sometimes curious or unusual - which can give an insight into the history and heritage of the county. All of the locations presented are accessible with varying degrees of walking difficulty but most are easy to moderate. Anyone with an interest in Derbyshire Heritage and Peak District Heritage can become involved and have an input by joining the forum associated with this site.

Snowdonia Guide - Complete illustrated guide to Snowdonia, includes sections on the mountains, lakes, towns, villages, visitor attractions, castles, stately homes as well as events in the National Park and much more.

Lake District Guide - Complete illustrated guide to the Lake District, includes sections on the mountains, lakes, towns, villages, visitor attractions, castles, stately homes as well as events in the National Park and much more.

Yorkshire Images - Brian Hill's site is an expanding Photographic collection of Yorkshire and the Dales designed, hopefully, to convey something of their beauty to the many who have never seen them, and bring back happy memories to those who have moved away or visited in the past.

Footscapes of Crete - Footscapes offers a range of walks in Crete coupled with modern, comfortable villa accommodation in the beautiful and unspoilt Crete countryside just south of Rethymno.

Sheila's Spanish Walking Holidays - Sheila Gard's site focuses on small group guided walking holidays in Axarquia, Andalucia, Southern Spain. The countryside is stunning, with magnificent mountains and beautiful views of the Mediterranean. She also provides day walks and tours from Nerja

Cornwall Tour - Complete illustrated guide to Cornwall, includes sections on the landscape, lakes, towns, villages, visitor attractions, castles, stately homes as well as events in the Dartmoor National Park and much more.

Beautiful England - Alison Avery's personal website displays her photographs of England and Wales and are accompanied by interesting and informative notes relating to them. New photographs and information are added frequently. If you are unfamiliar with an area you intend to walk this website can provide an excellent introduction.