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…

WOODLAND CAMPING

Dancing on air

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS MONTH

Changing clothes… FOR GOOD • Meet the group bringing larger-bodied walkers together – and changing the way outdoor kit is made.

CASE STUDY: OSPREY

CASE STUDY: ALPKIT

STAMFORD • A town that's so precious it became England's first urban conservation area, Stamford's sempiternal charm is just as appealing as the villages, stately homes and reserves that surround it.

The word is…

The year of living hopefully • We all aspire to better things in life – but walking helps turn mere wishfulness into purpose and direction. So what are you hoping for, and getting closer to one step at a time?

NEW Gorgeous new silver badge

I've never looked back!’ • From black ice and a broken hip five years ago, Susan Cottier has come a long way.

20 pairs of Bridgedale socks to give away

A MESSAGE FROM THE NHS ‘Please keep going’ • Says Dr Alison Sabine, NHS doctor of 30 years…

THINGS OF THE MONTH!

Get even more from your miles! • Spice up your mile-munching with one of our mini-challenges and you could win a money-can't-buy Golden Badger – like this lot just have!

NEW MINICHALLENGES • Take part in one of our mini-challenges this year and if we publish your entry, you'll win a money-can't-buy Golden Badger!

Your View

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

READY? GET SET, GO! • All you need to join the UK's biggest self-improvement, and really feel the part. Visit the Walk 1000 Miles shop for milestone stickers, charts for friends and family and more goodies throughout the year!

Stuart Maconie • You don't know what you've got ‘til it's gone, said Joni Mitchell. That's especially true when you forget your walking poles.

Romance, REVOLUTION RINGS OF IRON • We often think of ruined castles as being ‘romantic’. But what does that mean in a place where castles are symbols of something darker?

CARREG CENNEN: A POTTED HISTORY (PART 1)

CARREG CENNEN: A POTTED HISTORY (PART 2)

Plan your trip

9 MORE ROMANTIC RUINS • Still hungry for rambling relics that stir the soul? Then chow down on these extraordinary echoes of worlds gone by…

Tour de Force • With their elegance and power, waterfalls have a charm that can lure even the most stubborn sofa spud, and when you get up close, they provide an utterly thrilling outdoor encounter.

Plan your trip

5 more amazing waterfalls • There are fine examples of plummeting H2O all over the country – these are just a few of our favourites.

THE SECRET WOODS • It's one of the most important woods in the world, but it's off the general public's radar. There are no rights of way – but you can walk here. And you must.

Plan your trip

Hours of spring • Few have captured the tumbling sense of...