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When I was packing for hiking the South West Coast Path last year, I became obsessed with weight. I shaved grams off what I had to carry...

For the last 20 years or so, I have walked in leather Brasher walking boots. I have found them comfortable and long-lasting, even though...

The Veterans’ Hub in Wyke Regis was started by Andy, a veteran himself, as a weekly meet-up for a coffee and a chat. But as he heard...

How do you walk for 14 miles with large blisters on the soles of both of your feet, without making them worse? A sensible response would...

Hikers’ wool is a mainstay of my first aid kit. I was first told about it by my friend Hazel, who used it when she walked the Camino de...

I clung on to my husband Mike as we stood in the car park at Lulworth. He joked that it was because he was so warm, but it was far more...

I worked hard on keeping the weight of my rucksack down while walking the South West Coast Path. I used almost everything that I carried,...

The view back across the ranges I had carefully planned the first few days of this walk so that I knew that I would be setting off on the...

Walking past Kimmeridge Bay, I visited the Dorset Wildlife Trust and Fine Foundation’s Wild Seas Centre and talked to one of their...

Walking towards Kimmeridge Bay, I was looking out for the Clavell Tower, an elegant landmark standing on the cliffs. When it came into...

All around the South West Coast Path, I saw signs of the plastic pollution in our seas and on our beaches. Plastic lasts for hundreds of...

Despite all of my training, my knees were wobbling like a plate of blancmange. After a gentle start to the South West Coast Path, coming...

On any long-distance trail, your rucksack will be your constant companion. It’s never going to be easy carrying all the extra weight, but...

The first few days of my South West Coast Path adventure were a bit of a shock. After a long, hot summer, I re-discovered what it felt...

If, like us, you have had to cancel a visit to the coast this festive season, or if you just fancy a bit of wave therapy, this is for you.

Walking the 630-mile-long South West Coast Path continuously in 52 days taught me a lot about hiking and camping. Some of this knowledge...

Walking the South West Coast Path, I was embarrassed when I realised how little I knew about seaweed, so I’ve done a bit of research and...

Until I actually saw the sea, I wasn’t entirely convinced that my South West Coast Path adventure would happen. I had planned, trained...

Fancy that - the star letter in Britain's #1 fortnightly women's magazine. That's another 189,000 or so people reached with some...

One day as I was walking along the north coast of Devon, I was chatting to some other walkers about seals. I explained that I was raising...