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I walked the northern part of the Corsican GR20 and found it quite gruelling.

One of my favourite areas in Snowdonia is the Rhinogs or more correctly, in Welsh, the Rhynogydd. It’s quite a small area but the walks are rough, wonderful, and close to the sea. I like camping below the hills, on a favourite site, and also walking and reading on the beach. The photograph above shows […]

Edale was the first place I visited in the Peak District and it remains a favourite. There are lovely valley walks which I particularly enjoyed a few years ago when I came back from the Pyrenees. No climbing, no heavy rucksack, and gentle slopes not steep mountains. You can reach the Kinder Plateau (above) quite […]

A marvellous walk in snowy winter conditions – although it was April. Buttermere is a beautiful lake which you can walk around in a few hours. The surrounding hills are some of the best in the Lake District, partly because it’s an area of ridges and plateaux. You stay high – and the dramatic views […]