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…

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

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS MONTH

The spring whisperer • Simon Barnes has written the definitive book on spring and why we need it. He took us for a walk to give us a few clues…

PURBECK • Surrounded by an iconic coastline rich in dramatic views and geology, and with so much to see away from the shoreline, Dorset’s Purbeck peninsula provides an action-packed trip.

On the trail of badgers! • Add extra fun to your month with our mini-challenges and you could win a money-can’t-buy Golden Badger* - like these walkers just have!

WIN some springtime gold!

Your View

Views in brief

The long 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?

Paper trails

Tea break

PRIZE CROSSWORD

Stuart Maconie • The idea of walking just for the joy of it has found its way into our video games - and it’s a less maddening way to pass a winter’s eve than Monopoly.

Kerri Andrews • Walking and motherhood can seem like antagonistic concepts and it can take a colossal effort to bring them together. But it’s a fight worth having.

The spice of life • Britain overflows with walking opportunities, but magnificently situated Kirkby Stephen might be the hottest spot of pedestrian plenty.

The Coast with the Most • St Davids might seem a little out the way of things, but it’s at the epicentre of everything that makes Pembrokeshire Britain’s only coast-themed national park.

National TREASURE • The White, the Dark, the high, the low; the myths, the reality: give the Peak District seven days of your time, and get ready to fall in love with a national park that has a bit of, well, everything.

Land of the LION SHEEP • Make like this woolly legend and take life at a slower pace, with a perfect walking week in the Cotswolds.

A high old time • Remote, wild and utterly beyond words: spend a week in Torridon and see Scotland go scrunch.

WATERPROOF JACKETS • Expert advice on the kit that makes a difference

Waterproof trousers • As important as a jacket - maybe more.

Country Walking

Country miles • Two lonely valleys in Cumbria | Sand that squeaks beneath your feet in Gwynedd | A coast-to-coast wander through Cornwall and more great walks…

OUR ROUTES YOUR WALKS • Tackled one of the routes published in Country Walking? Send us a picture and a few words on your experience: you could win a fantastic prize from Ordnance Survey.

Footnotes • Meanderings we couldn’t fit into the issue, but which seemed terribly important at the time…

WELCOME

CAMPSITE CAMPING • Get back to basics and reconnect with nature (without having to dig your own toilet).

PITCH UP IN STYLE • No need to go Spartan when you’re campsite camping, right?

CAMPING ON FOUR WHEELS • Our guide to pitching up with a campervan, roof tent, or manky estate car.

WHEELIE GREAT STUFF • Our top kit...