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

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS MONTH

Hoots. Hisses. And Hedwig. • Naturalist Stephen Moss shares some of the secrets of Britain’s most elusive and enigmatic bird in this extract from his wonderful new book The Owl: A Biography.

CAMBRIDGE • Nowhere embodies history, culture and character more gracefully than this world famous university city, whose streets are best explored on foot.

The word is…

The millionmile march FOR GOOD • With more than 60,000 people walking over 160,000 miles every day, we’re an enormous force for potential good. So what small things can we do to make our miles even more meaningful and add up to a BIG positive difference?

Help spread the word - and get 25% off

Join the biggest Secret Santa in walking! • Walk 1000 miles is a virtual village – and nothing makes you feel more at home than taking part in our epic annual #secretsanta

'I can truly say I'm happy' • Beverley Campell is full-time carer to profoundly disabled youngest child Bonnie – but her walking is taking both to new heights.

What's this thing? • The Walk 1000 Miles community versus the things you spot on your walks…

They went for gold! • Spice up your miles with a fiendish, foolish or fascinating side-quest, courtesy of our monthly mini-challenges…

Do more and win treasure! • Spice up your miles with one of our quests, post the result in the Facebook group and our favourite 20 will win a Golden Badge! You have until 7 December for this crop. Got a suggestion for a challenge? Email us! walk1000miles@countrywalking.co.uk

Your View

Views in brief

Stuart Maconie • The 15-minute city might be one of the smartest, kindest and healthiest ideas in human history. So why are certain people so terrified of it?

THE SHOW'S ABOUT TO BEGIN… • You’ve got a walk-on part!

And… ACTION! • The Highlands, Russia, North Korea, Dartmoor, the North Sea, Azerbaijan: they’ve all been played on screen by this Surrey landscape. Come for a walk in Britain’s movie-star heathland (and enjoy it without the explosions…).

FROM THE DOCTOR TO 007… • …just a few of Frensham and Hankley’s starring roles on screen.

THE ATLANTIC WALL

Plan your trip

When HOLLYWOOD comes to Britain • Some of the world’s biggest movie franchises have filmed key scenes in the British countryside. Use the Force and find them…

The walk of FAME • Love walking and the countryside? You’re in great company…

Brief encounter • The most poignant and British of cinematic love stories comes to life on a walk from this now immortal station.

Plan your trip

3 MORE BRITISH CLASSICS

WALKING ON FILM: an ignoble history • There are a precious few good films about walking. Most are quite bad. Nick Hallissey grabs the popcorn to sort the clunkers from the corkers.

All the world's A STAGE • Britain is...