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.

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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

LOST IN A GOOD BOOK

ON THE MAP

LOVED TO BITS

THE WALKING POLL

DIDYOU KNOW?

‘Make your miles count!’ • TV legend Johnny Ball on the joys of numeracy, Roman miles and the paths of Burnham Beeches…

CLUN • This peaceful town deep in the Shropshire Hills is known for inspiring literary greats, embracing gloriously eccentric traditions, and welcoming walkers with open arms.

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Let's do something INCREDIBLE together • We've only got one life, one planet, one today – let's make the most of all of them.

Welcome to the world of mini-challenges! • Spice up your miles with one of our quests, post the result in the Facebook group and our favourite 20 will win a Golden Badger! You have until 1 February for this crop. Got a suggestion for a challenge? Email us! walk1000miles@countrywalking.co.uk

Your View

Where's Kes? • Every month our favourite spaniel Kes goeswalkies somewhere in the issue, and we want him back! Can you help find Kes?

Timely tips

15 minutes of infamy

Plus minus

Tea break

Stuart Maconie • What's the best depiction of walking in a novel? I can think of some contenders. (But fans of Virginia Woolf, look away now…)

The not-so-bleak midwinter • Our tour of the year on foot begins with January – to some a gloomy time, but to a walker, like every month, one of glories too.

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The deep freeze • February is a moment-seizing month of suddden snow, popping puddles and two-pudding triumphs over the elements and inertia.

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THIS MONTH IN…1814

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The lion, the lamb, the lion again • Perhaps our most mercurial month, March often has us bewildered with its weirdness. But that's no bad thing…

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Green means go • To walk in April is to step out into a teeming seasonal interchange, while being dealt cards at random from weather's refreshing deck.

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‘Let all thy joys be as the month of may’ • May's irresistible message is the soul of walking's wisdom: it's good to be here now

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An enormous YES • The most daylight, the lustiest growth, the month of maximum possibility: June is a time for lovers of life, nature and saying yes to adventure.

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Why you love june…

The time of big dreams • Whether your goal is an epic challenge or just the chance to slow right down, July is the month to make it happen.

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A purple HAZE • Three cheers to the dreamiest, most chilled-out month of the year… once you've finished your nap, of course.

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THIS MONTH IN…1639 & 1771

Last of the summer wine • Fewer people, farewells to feathered friends and the poignancy of...