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Preparing to walk the West Highland Way
By Mark Wright Few walks capture the imagination quite like Scotland’s first designated long-distance trail, the West Highland Way. The 95 mile route from Milngavie near Glasgow to Fort William in the Highlands offers tremendous variety. You’ll journey alongside picturesque Loch Lomond, over the remote but beautiful Rannoch Moor and enjoy dramatic mountain scenery culminating…
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Landmark Locations on the Cleveland Way
By Mark Wright The Cleveland Way National Trail is an enthralling long-distance walk that travels through the breathtaking landscapes of the North York Moors and along the rugged Yorkshire coastline. The 109 mile route offers an enchanting blend of natural wonders, historical landmarks, and coastal charm. Walkers on the Cleveland Way can explore medieval castles,…
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Why Choose Alfred Wainwright’s Coast to Coast Walk?
By Mark Wright Alfred Wainwright’s Coast to Coast is an iconic and cherished long distance walk spanning the width of the country, from St Bees on the west coast to Robin Hood’s Bay on the east. Covering approximately 192 miles, the trail journeys through three national parks, the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, and the North…
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Autumn in the Dales
By Mady Thompson Having joined the Mickledore team earlier this year, I was delighted to be asked to plan a familiarisation trip on one of the routes I book in the Operations Team. Walking the Dales Way was going to fit in really well with the time I had available and offered a daily mileage…
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The Two Moors Way: Devon’s Coast to Coast Trail
By Mark Wright When we talk about walking on the South West Peninsula I think it’s fair to say our thoughts immediately turn to the South West Coast Path, and understandably so, the 630 mile route from Minehead in North Devon round to Poole in Dorset features some of the finest coastal walking in Europe….
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Anne-Marie’s Cotswold Way Adventure
By Anne-Marie Wilson Any of you that are regular readers of our Mickledore blogs will know that last year on my familiarisation trip, my friend Sarah and I got rather wet on the West Highland Way. So, this year, I requested to head south in the hope of getting some warmer, dryer weather on the…
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Five Reasons Why Hiking Benefits Health
By Tara Walker-Rose There are many reasons why people enjoy hiking outdoors, and once you are bitten by the trail-bug it can be hard to resist your next outdoor adventure. Hiking is great exercise, but did you know there are more to the health benefits of exercise than meets the eye? Here are five ways…
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Red Kites are a Ridgeway Delight
By Matt Speak Last year, for my first fam trip here at Mickledore, my partner Damien and I enjoyed our first long distance walk together, along the western section of the Thames Path from Kemble to Oxford. We loved every second of it, so we were incredibly excited as to what we might get to…
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A walk through James Herriot’s Yorkshire Dales
By Gill Atkinson This year I chose the Herriot Way for my Mickledore staff fam trip. One of the main reasons for this decision was that although the Yorkshire Dales are really not very far away from home, I’m ashamed to say that it’s an area that I just don’t know, so I was looking…
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Lynne’s A-Z of the Coast to Coast: Dales and Moors
By Lynne Batey Having completed the Lakes and Mountains section of Wainwright’s Coast to Coast ourselves – taking it in day and weekend walks over the past year – Steven and I were delighted to have the chance to finish this iconic route by tackling the Dales and Moors section in one go as my…
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