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Ashdown Rambling Club
Ashdown Rambling Club, based in East Grinstead, West Sussex, was founded in 1961 by Five Enthusiastic Walkers. In 1962 we became affiliated to the Ramblers’ Association and presently we have a membership of over 200. We have a Footpath Working Group made up of club members who carry out all aspects of footpath maintenance and offers of help in doing this essential work are always welcome. Almost all our walks are circular with either a pub lunch or a packed lunch on the all-day walks.
Bag Tag
A baggage transfer service for walkers and cyclists on the Isle of Wight. If you are on a walking or cycling holiday, then BagTag will move your bags for you so you can enjoy your days without bearing the burden of heavy bags. Bags are moved anywhere on the Island for £6 per bag per day. Also collection from Fery Terminals is available.
Beachyhead
Beachyhead at Birling Farm, East dean, East Sussex is an ideal location to start your walking holiday. The farm boasts over 40 different breeds of sheep at the Seven Sisters Sheep centre and a 'Hayrack Tea Room' where you can have a real Sussex cream tea. As well as staying at Beachyhead Cottages, day visitors can explore walks devised by the farm, and soon will be able to visit the coffee shop and tea room.
Contours Walking Holidays
Contours Walking Holidays are the specialists in self-guided walking holidays (hiking tours) in Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland. Within this web site you'll find an unrivalled range of walking holidays and short breaks along more than sixty trails in Britain ranging from famous routes to little-known gems. Whatever your interest, Contours Walking holidays extensive range of walking tours means you'll be sure to find your perfect walking holiday here.
Country Walks
Country Walks specialise in guided day walks and weekend breaks led by experienced professional guides. The guides give commentaries on the wild flowers, trees and local history with extracts from poetry and literature that are relevant to the countryside you pass through. Visits to National Trust properties and heritage sites can also be included. Group walking is always in countryside of scenic beauty and tranquillity, and a warm welcome is given to all walkers, ramblers and hikers
Defra Country Walks
The DEFRA-run website - www.countrywalks.defra.gov.uk has now been redesigned to make it more interactive and user friendly. The guide lists those walks and rides open to the public under the Countryside Stewardship and Environmentally Sensitive Areas Schemes in every county in England. It includes information about the wildlife, plants and scenery of each site. There are lots of good ideas about other nearby access sites to visit. The website contains new county maps showing the location of nearly 1800 access sites. Clear maps are given for individual routes and 320 new routes have been added to the website since June.
Faversham
The Faversham area, stretching from the beauty of the Kent Downs to the flatlands of the north Kent marshes, is a great place in which to take a walk, ranging from the traditional Sunday afternoon stroll through to guided tours of the town and rambles through the countryside. Interesting walks include the Saxon Shore Way, along the banks of the Swale, Oare and Faversham Creeks and around the Oare Marshes Nature Reserve, and in Blean Woods. The woods are very old and almost half of it is so special for wildlife that it has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest."
Footprints
Footprints of Sussex are a private company offering guided walks around the Sussex countryside
Footprints
WELCOME to some of the best country walking in England and the people who can help you enjoy it to the full. SUSSEX is a rural county just 60 miles southwest of London. Its coastal resorts of Brighton, Worthing & Bognor Regis are well known and very popular. But just a few miles inland the beautiful South Downs lead you up and over into an altogether different and secret world… Footprints of sussex was formed in 1985 by a small group of country walkers who wanted to share their love and knowledge of the Sussex countryside with other people. The group began simply by leading Sunday morning walks along their favourite trails. Weekend walks followed, allowing longer trails to be explored and it wasn't long before we took our first group along the South Downs Way National Trail. Today we are the leading walking activity company in Sussex.
Hampshire Guided Walks
Hampshire's Guided Walks Discover Hampshire's rich downlands, tranquil valleys, charming villages, historic cities and towns; learn more about your countryside, wildlife and heritage - with Hampshire County Council's comprehensive guided walks programme.
Hants2030s
Hants2030s is a walking group for people in their 20s and 30s based in Hampshire and affiliated to the Ramblers Association. The club has a membership of over 100 who regularly enjoy 3-15 mile walks in Hampshire and surrounding counties. The walks usually include a visit to a pub en-route or at the end. In addition we run 2 or 3 weekend trips to national parks and other walking areas further afield and have a packed programme of social events throughout the year
ISYS Outdoors
Our software allows all outdoor enthusiasts to plan their activities and to prepare at home. Use our unique 3D map route-plotting system to create comprehensive route cards. Send the route directly to your GPS. Read the continuous height and grid reference to one metre precision at any point. Follow predefined walks by Irvine Butterfield, Paddy Dillon and others to the summits of the Munros, Tops, Corbetts, Lakeland Fells and Mountains of Wales. Climbers can read Martin Moran's knowledge of graded Alpine routes. Record your expeditions in the log and enjoy the music, hill name pronunciations, video clips and the hundreds of photographs.
Kent Countyside Access
Discover the delights of Kent's varied landscape this Autumn. From dramatic chalk cliffs at Dover to flat, mysterious marshland, shingle banks at Dungeness and wooded slopes of the Weald. Explore and enjoy the countryside through the extensive network of public paths and promoted routes as well as the country parks and picnic sites dotted across the county.
Lewes Footpaths Group
The Group aims to promote and share the enjoyment of walking and to participate in keeping rights of way accessible. www.lewesfootpathsgroup.org.uk contains details of our walking programme and selected walks descriptions.
National Trails
National Trails are the official routes, selected by the Governments Countryside Agency and the Countryside Council for Wales , to offer some of the best walking in Britain. National Trails are long distance routes for walking, cycling and horse riding through the finest landscapes in England and Wales.
North Oxfordshire Circular Walks
Cherwell District Council publishes a pack of 11 full colour circular walk booklets to aid exploration of hidden North Oxfordshire. The booklets come in a sturdy, splash-proof pack and feature: Tried and tested waymarked routes Easy to read maps and directions Variety of walk options including short cuts and village trails (distances range between 1 and 14 miles) Guide to pubs and facilities en-route Details of local history and points of interest The pack can be purchased from Banbury Tourist Information Centre 01295 259855 and Bicester Visitor Centre 01869 369055 for £5.50 (+ £1 p&p if ordering by post). Individual walk details can be downloaded free from the link below.
Orchard Trails
We are a local business that has been arranging walking and cycling holidays in Kent and East Sussex for more than ten years. We produce a personal itinerary based on your interests and the distance you would be comfortable with walking or cycling each day. Accommodation is in quality bed and breakfast establishments and we transfer your luggage betw! een overnight stops. Maps and a full route description for your tour are provided and a full back-up service is available throughout your trip. Visit our web site and contact us for a proposal and quotation for your holiday.
Oxfordshire Circular Walks
A set of 8 circular walks leaflets, containing easy to follow maps, comprehensive written directions and points of local historical interest for just £2.50.
Pub Walks On The Isle of Wight
A leaflet of lovely walks on the Isle of Wight with pub stops included - perfect! Leaflet is available free of charge from Wightlink or can be downloaded from their website.
Teddy Trails
Have you ever set off for a breath of fresh air with your family only to go home frustrated by wet and muddy paths, bumpy and uneven ground and a general lack of facilities for children? If so, then this leaflet is for you. Bracknell Forest Borough Council’s Countryside Service manages 70 parks and open spaces, 23 play areas and 75 kilometres of public rights of way in the Borough. This leaflet gives details of 10 sites that are suitable for children.
Thames Path Walks Pack
Thames Path Walks Pack 1 - Set of leaflets featuring walking opportunities on and around the Thames Path from the Source of the River Thames in the Cotswolds to London, £2.10 including UK postage.
The Ramblers' Association
The Ramblers' Association is Britain's biggest organisation working for walkers, a registered charity with 139,000 members across England, Scotland and Wales. They have been looking after Britain's footpaths and defending its beautiful countryside for more than 65 years.
The Walking Englishman
A comprehensive site on the web for Walking in England and Walking on the Web. Great reports of the walks with complimentary pictures. Many popular areas covered. This is a humorous and informative site about walking in Great Britain. Enjoy the walks which include maps, journals, statistics, elevations and reports of the experience.
The Wey and Arun Canal Trust
The Wey & Arun Canal runs through Surrey and West Sussex in Southern England. Much of the canal is no longer navigable - the Wey & Arun Canal Trust aims to restore the Wey and Arun Canal back to navigation. When it is restored, there will be an inland waterway link from London, via the rivers Wey and Arun, to as far as Littlehampton on the Sussex coast
Top Treks For Dogs - Isle of Wight
A guide to the best and most beautiful places to walk your dog on the Isle of Wight. Perfect, pretty places for pooches to mooch! A free leaflet of these walks is available from Wightlink Ferries Ltd or by free download from their website.
Walk Awhile
Walk Awhile offer a select range of walking holidays in the heart of the Kent Countryside. Our walking holidays have been designed to meet the needs of a wide range of abilities and can be adapted to suit specialist needs. Average distances travelled per day are no more than 10 miles walking, but can be extended for the more ambitious. Our range of holidays include 'Walking the Pilgrims Way' and 'Discovering Rural Kent'. Holidays are self-led or guided and include daily Tracker support, staying in quality B&B or Hotel accommodation.
Walking Paths in Hampshire
Each walk is distinctively signed and waymarked, and advertised by a leaflet or booklet - some also provide additional circular walks. Leaflets can be obtained from HCC Information Centres or Local Information Points.
Walking World
Welcome to Britain's largest online walking guide. This is the place where over 150 local contributors share their favourite routes with you.
WalkLink
Walkers! This is The Interactive UK Walking Site for you! Whether you go hill walking, rambling or hiking, we have the information to keep you on your feet!
West Sussex
West Sussex offers some of the finest walking country in the British Isles. To walk here is to wander into some of the quietest corners of Southern England and to discover landscapes of great beauty, which have inspired generations of writers, poets and artists
Wight Walking
A Wight Walks Holiday is a wonderful way to explore the hidden charms of the Isle of Wight; it’s a very flexible holiday starting and finishing on any day of the week to suit your lifestyle. You will be walking from one place to another carrying only a light weight day sack, stopping some where different each night, with the freedom to walk at your own pace, stop for breaks when you want and spend as long as you want exploring the villages, towns or sites of historical interest along the trail.
Wightlink Walking
A pack of four long distance routes, ranging from 42 miles to 67 miles in length. Two of the walks explore the Isle of Wight and two link the Island with The New Forest and Hampshire, just across the Solent. The pack is available free of charge from Wightlink Ferries Ltd or can be downloaded from their website. Wightlink can arrange ferry crossings and accommodation on the Island as part of your holiday.
www.kentdowns.org.uk
Website for the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty