Have you ever walked in the footsteps of one of your musical heroes? Stuart Maconie did and ended up on the beautiful Orkney Islands... countrywalking.co.uk/read/apr-24/or…

'I joined Walk1000miles 4 years ago. Diabetes and depression ruled my life. Now 8000 miles down the road. Just over three stone lighter. The diabetes is totally under control. I'm in a new wonderful place, and very happy. I feel like I've totally changed my life.' Ian Smith, 64

Do you enjoy walking in the 'worst' of weathers?

In our April issue, we chat to author Matt Gaw, who not only loves wind, rain, fog and ice; he actively seeks it: countrywalking.co.uk/read/apr-24/in…

These woods near Oxford are a beautiful secret. There are no rights of way. But you CAN walk there, so long as you take the trouble to apply for a free permit. Find out more here: countrywalking.co.uk/read/spring-is…

The perfect ghyll scrambling route for first timers: Stickle Ghyll in Langdale, Cumbria, provides a fun rocky climb (when the water's not too high) for anyone who enjoys a Grade 1 scramble. There are plenty of exit points too.
Photo: Tom Bailey

Is there a more satisfying short walk in the UK than the one to Steall Falls near Fort William? countrywalking.co.uk/read/spring-is……
Photos: Tom Bailey

Kilchurn Castle at Loch Awe isn't visible from its car park, nor is there a sign explaining what the car park's for. You could, therefore, plan quite a surprise for someone...

'I want to transform perceptions of the older person – what they are, what they’re capable of. Walking is an incredible way of getting yourself into that state of all-round fitness that literally stops you being what we think of as ‘old’.' countrywalking.co.uk/read/february-…

Forts like Castell Carreg Cennen, in the foothills of the Brecon Beacons, are often described as 'romantic'. But is that the right word to use considering their bloody past and reason for being? Nick Hallissey ponders that thought here: countrywalking.co.uk/read/spring-is…

Photo: Tom Bailey

The best walking magazine by a country mile (I'm here all week) is Country Walking. I'm doing their brilliant and energising Walk 1000 Miles Challenge this year. It's good for you and you can get a chart and some stickers!
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'This is first class walking, some of the best of the whole Coast Path,' says The South West Coast Path Guide about Devon's Prawle Point and surrounds. We quite agree... countrywalking.co.uk/read/mar-24/wa…

Photo: Robert Hesketh

Who's all set to watch this new series? And what could possibly beat going for a pub walk with Bill Bailey? channel4.com/programmes/per…

Should the rest of Britain adopt a Scottish-style 'right of responsible access' policy, as these protesters are campaigning for? Or is the combination of rights-of-way and access land, as used in England and Wales, adequate? theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/f…

The odds of you ever getting hit by a meteorite are 840 million to one (apparently). But for farm labourer John Shipley, who was working fields in the Yorkshire Wolds back in 1795, one space ball landed a little too close for comfort... countrywalking.co.uk/read/mar-24/do…

The Somerset Space Walk allows you to trek the entire length of the solar system and glean a true sense of its scale (if you can imagine each of your footsteps being 400,000km, that is) countrywalking.co.uk/read/mar-24/wa…

The near-symmetrical mountain of Schiehallion is a popular first Munro. But did you know it was once used to weigh the world? countrywalking.co.uk/read/mar-24/th…

Want a view like this? Then try climbing Sheffield Pike – one of the Lake District's eastern fells – and gaze out over Ullswater, 'that loveliest of lakes' according to Alfred Wainwright countrywalking.co.uk/read/mar-24/wa…

Photo: David Marsh

Should answering a call of nature in the countryside be classed as littering and punishable with a fine? One council in Hertfordshire thinks so: theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/j…

The new issue of Country Walking is in shops today and out of this world! Talking stars, meteorite strikes, UFOs and the most amazing walks in the solar system, you won’t find anything like it for lightyears.
I hope you love it. It's one of my favourites! Guy

Happy St Dwynwen's Day everyone - the day devoted to Wales' patron saint of lovers. She founded a convent on Ynys Llanddwyn, a tidal island off the west coast of Anglesey where this most photogenic of lighthouses sits.