Where to find easy hiking trails in the United Kingdom
Themed London Walks The London Crime Trail Part 2 Welcome back for our London crime trail part 2, a walk through Dark London which mainly concentrates on the deeds of the most notorious London murderer of them all: Jack the Ripper … who is the undisputed star of London’s Themed Walk industry. For one because the…
Themed Walks in London Walking the London Crime Trail Crime is, of course, not unique to London, nor was it invented here, although it may sometimes feel that way. It is certainly true that no other city revels more in it, and no other city would dream of bestowing semi-mythical status to its mass murderers…
Walks near London A Tudor Hunting Lodge If you go hiking in the Epping Forest on the Eastern outskirts of London, you should not miss Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge. It’s a bit of a gem, really. Even in central London, there are very few original Tudor houses that have been as well preserved and that can…
Themed London Walks One of our themed London walks in swinging London – Part 2. Themed London Walks Read part 1 here Today, in the finale of the first of our themed London walks, we are crossing from Soho over into Mayfair and beyond. We start at the Spirit of Soho mural on the corner…
Themed London Walks Swinging London – Part 1 In the first of our themed London walks, we are going to take a tour of Swinging London, visiting the places where its famous inhabitants once worked or played or both. One reason why London was so “swinging” is that the lines between the two were not…
Walks near London Power to the People’s Forest We will spend the next couple of weeks in London where we will do some urban walking as well as some “proper” hiking, too, starting today by exploring the biggest public outdoor space in the British capital. Any idea what that might be? Hands up everybody who…
Walking London Exploring London on Foot If you want to go exploring London on foot, you must – as a general rule – be selective and concentrate on no more than one area per day. The distances from one part of town to the other are simply too long for even the most determined urban…
Walking in London Let’s Go Walking along the Thames Some of the best walking paths in London can be found along the banks of the river Thames. Whenever you are looking for a particularly easy walk: a two to three hour stroll to help you digest a heavy Sunday lunch or something to do if…
Urban Walking – London London is a great city for hikers. For one because there are so many scenic trails and nature reserves near-by – the Ridgeway, the South Downs Way, the New Forest – and for another because they are all so easy and convenient to reach by what is probably the world’s best public…
Guest Post – Easy hikes in the UK Cities are rubbish. They’re boring and grey and when your children try to play out in a street, they risk getting squashed and poor Mums get all panicky. The industrial revolution may have heralded the mass movement of the population from the countryside to the cities but the Brits…