Best Walking Destinations UK

The weather is getting somewhat nicer, and the days are getting somewhat longer. If you feel like you have been a couch potato for far too long, maybe it's time to blow the cobwebs away. There is no need to go far to experience beautiful scenic views, we have some of the most amazing walking destinations right here on our doorstep in the UK.

Here are eight of our favourite walking destinations in the UK...

1. Hadrian’s Wall

Based in North East England Hadrian’s wall is a beautiful, picturesque walk, which is also a roman legacy. It is an enormous defensive wall stretching 73 miles across Britain. This phenomenal wall was built under the Roman Emperor Hadrian to keep out Scottish Picts. The wall took 15,000 men and six years to construct. Although only 10% of the wall remains it still creates an unforgettable impression. Along the wall, there were 80-mile castle forts with observation turrets around them. You can even still visit some of these forts today. Exploring the wall is easy due to good road and rail links, but if you’re up for a challenge you can complete the length of the wall in about a week.

2. Stonehenge

Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain near Amesbury is a monumental and undeniably mind-boggling achievement. It was built in stages around 4500 BC and 1500 BC. Stonehenge’s massive stones (some even weigh up to 25 tonnes) were probably erected using a system of sledges, rollers, pivots and pulleys; some were even transported here from the Preseli Hills in Wales, 140 miles away.
But despite decades of academic study, no one knows why Stonehenge is there. It is orientated around the solstice and it forms part of a larger sacred site! But what did the site mean to its builders? Is it a temple? A sacrificial centre? A place of healing? Truth is, nobody knows!

3. Grizedale Forest

Grizedale Forest is the perfect day out for the whole family, whether you fancy swinging from the treetops or a stroll in the great outdoors. This beautiful forest is full of breath-taking views, stunning artwork and endless forest trails. Nestled in the heart of the Lake District between Windermere and Coniston, 8 waymarked walking trails are ranging from the easy access ridding wood trail to the strenuous Silurian Way with forty sculptures across Grizedale Forest to discover. Cyclists and mountain bikers can also bike trail on the many forest roads.

4. Pembrokeshire

Located in south wales. There is more to wales than drizzly valleys and sheep. If you haven’t been to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in the country’s Wild West you are seriously missing a trick. This ravishing stretch of cliff flanked coves, thrashing waves; wildflower moors and hedge rowed tracks make a great escape. This coast is a perfect walk for if you want to experience life in the slow lane. The beaches are divine, whether you fancy ice-cream licking and sandcastle building or perhaps something in the wilder west with high sea cliffs and shipwrecked boats.

5. Yorkshire Dales

In Yorkshire, you can find a perfectly preserved slice of 1950s England. Filled with postcard villages nestled in the green flat top hills stepped skylines and broad valleys with patchwork fields. The Yorkshire Dales is protected as a national park since the 1950s and is a magnet for some of Britain’s best walking, mountain biking, caving and even wild swimming!

6. Derwent Water

Why not experience the largest of the four islands in Derwent Water –St Herberts? It is named after the Saint who brought Christianity to the area in AD 685. Herbert retreated to the four-acre island and built a small hut and lived off fishing. The remains can be seen on the northern end of the island, which can be reached via a small canoe. St Herberts featured as the fictional owl island in Beatrix Potter’s “The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin” where Nutkin, Twinkleberry and their cousins go to gather nuts. It was also featured in the 2016 film version of swallows and amazons, a story of the walker children’s lake district holiday.

7. The Black Mountains

The famously charming towns and villages along the base of the black mountain are as close as most people get to this formidable England – Wales frontier. Some may fancy checking out Wales’s oldest pub, the Skirrid mountain inn. Or some may want to climb one of the mountains better-known peaks.

8. Malham Cove

Malham Cove is a gorgeous day out, especially when the sun is shining. The 70 metres (230ft) high, gently curving cliff of white limestone is truly breathtaking. Formed along the line of the Middle Craven Fault, it has been eroded backwards from the line of the fault by the action of water and ice over millions of years. Rock climbers galore come along to Malham Cove all year round! It is also home to Peregrine Falcons which can be viewed in the summer months.

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