Country Walking

Country Walking Magazine shows you the best of British walks: the biggest views, the hidden gems, the sea cliffs and the mountain summits. All our features come complete with superb writing, inspiring photography and step-by-step instructions so you can follow every footpath yourself. In every issue, you’ll find: - In-depth stories of amazing walks - A booklet of 25 pull-out walks every issue - with OS maps! - Information about hotels, pubs, cafes, tearooms. - Clear, jargon-free tests of walking kit And... every issue our readers tell their walking stories, help us devise new walks and shape the places we go to. If you love walking, this is the magazine for you.

Welcome

IN THIS ISSUE…

Find a great walk near you! • Highlights from the 27 fantastic walks in this issue…

The View • SIGHTS | SOUNDS | WONDERS | IDEAS | COOL STUFF

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS MONTH

CAUGHT OUR EYE

We asked… • You are granted one of the following wishes. Which do you go for?

BEAT BLISTERS

DID YOU KNOW?

Black Mirror (Netflix)

Three billion years of history. One incredible walk. • Christopher Somerville spent 40 years running scared of geology. There was only one way to fix the fear: a walk into the bones of Britain.

THREE QUESTIONS WE ASK EVERYONE

WALLINGFORD • On the banks of the Thames and at the foot of the Chilterns, the quintessentially English nature of Wallingford conceals its colourful tales of conquests, highwaymen and dark mysteries.

The word is…

Meet the noughties! • It's an exciting moment crossing any hundred-mile threshold – and whether it's a huge number or a more modest one, there's always so much more to celebrate when you're changing your life one step at a time!

Be inspired by your city walks • When challenger Katie Marsh was struggling for motivation in her urban surroundings, she turned to the lovely people on the #walk1000miles community for help…

Walk yourself to sleep • Long-term, poor sleep can kill you. But walking can not only aid sleep, it can also prevent premature death even if you continue to sleep badly.

Walk more, sleep better

Surprising benefits of walking… backwards

Pin up inspiration

Major spoils for mini challengers! • Twenty winners of each month's mini-challenges earn a money-can't-buy Golden Badge! Come on, join in!

SOME THINGS ARE WORTH CELEBRATING! • Like walking 1000 miles and your membership of biggest & best community in the outdoors! walk1000miles.co.uk/shop

Do more and win treasure!

This place is my place

Views in brief

Stuart Maconie • Give me an hour, a missing film crew and a pocket park, and I'll be just fine, thank you very much.

Your next favourite place • Just when you think the British Isles can't surprise you any more, they always do. Meet six incredible walking locations that are crowd-free and completely captivating – starting with a vast upland that's hiding in plain sight…

Plan your trip

Brecks, beacons and TRINNACLES • Meet five more sensational locations that would love to become Your Next Favourite Place…

RUNNING RINGS AROUND THE HEART • There are world famous stone circles, and there are stone circles the world seems to have forgotten. Both speak of the timeless power of a walk and a wonder.

Plan your trip

Don't dream it,DO IT! • If the idea of walking a long trail tugs at your heart, don't let the idea that an impossible amount of time or ambition are required for an adventure you'll remember forever – as these 100(ish)-mile heroes are here to prove.

WELCOME TO THE dream house • We'd all like a little place in the country – and we've all got one, too.

3 MORE dream sleeps

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