England
Lakeland fells, Pennine moors, chalk downs and a coastline of castles.
314 walks · 16 regions · 201 places to see
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Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsEngland's walking runs from the high fells of the Lake District, home to Scafell Pike and Wainwright's 214 fells, along the Pennines and over the moors of Yorkshire and the Peak District, to the chalk downs and sea cliffs of the south.
Its National Trails, castles and abbeys, and a hostel in almost every walking area make it easy to turn a walk into a trip.
Walks in England
Guides to walking in England
All guides- Guide · 10 walksEasy Lake District walks: lakes, tarns and small fellsTen walks for the days when you don't want a mountain: round Buttermere, up Orrest Head, along the Coffin Route.
- Guide · 7 walksSouth Downs walks by train from LondonChalk cliffs, hillforts and the deepest dry valley in Britain, all an hour from Victoria or London Bridge.
- Guide · 7 walksDartmoor, Exmoor and the coast: seven walks for a West Country weekendTors, a 3,000-foot-wide beach of chalk, a hill with a view of two seas, and the highest ground in southern England.
- Guide · 10 walksThe best walks in the Lake District for a first visitTen walks that show you what the Lakes are about, from a two-hour stroll above Keswick to the long day on Scafell Pike.
- Guide · 10 walksDog-friendly walks in the Peak DistrictTen walks where the dog will have as good a day as you, from an easy dale to the top of Kinder Scout.
- Guide · 10 walksWalks near Manchester you can do by trainTen walks with a station at the start, from an hour on the city's canals to a Three Peaks mountain in the Dales.
- Guide · 10 walksThe Wainwrights to do firstTen fells to start a round of the 214, chosen for the view, the path and the chance of getting to the top with a smile on your face.
National parks in England
Regions of England
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London
Royal parks, heaths, ancient forest and riverside paths, all reachable by Tube or train.
12 walks
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Lake District
Wainwright country: 214 fells, sharp ridges and England's highest peaks.
108 walks · 232 hills
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Peak District
Gritstone edges, limestone dales and moorland plateaux between Manchester and Sheffield.
11 walks
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North York Moors
Heather moorland, deep dales and a dramatic coastline in North Yorkshire.
10 walks
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Pennines, Dales & Cheviots
Cross Fell, the Yorkshire Three Peaks and The Cheviot on the border.
60 walks · 65 hills
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Dartmoor & the South West
High Willhays and Yes Tor, the high ground of Dartmoor.
15 walks · 1 hill
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South Downs & the South East
Chalk downland, the white cliffs of the Seven Sisters and quiet ridge walking within reach of London.
12 walks
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Shropshire Hills & the Malverns
The heather plateau of the Long Mynd, Stiperstones' rocky tors and the long, open ridge of the Malverns.
11 walks
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Lincoln & the East Midlands
Lincoln's cathedral and castle on the hill above the Brayford Pool.
9 walks
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Manchester, Liverpool & Lancashire
Canal towpaths through Manchester, the Liverpool waterfront, Gormley's iron men on Crosby beach and the long whaleback of Pendle Hill.
10 walks
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Birmingham & the West Midlands
Wooded hills on Birmingham's doorstep, with long views from the Lickeys and the Clent Hills.
8 walks
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York, Leeds & Sheffield
York's medieval walls, the canal out of Leeds to Kirkstall Abbey and Sheffield's wooded river valleys.
9 walks
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Newcastle & Northumberland
The Tyne bridges and Jesmond Dene in Newcastle, the castle-studded Northumberland coast and the wildest stretch of Hadrian's Wall.
12 walks
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Bristol, Bath & the Mendips
Bristol's harbour and the Avon Gorge, the Georgian skyline of Bath and the limestone cliffs of Cheddar Gorge.
9 walks
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Oxford, the Chilterns & the Thames
Riverside meadows in Oxford and the chalk downs of the Chilterns, ending at Ivinghoe Beacon.
9 walks
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Cambridge & East Anglia
Riverside meadows from Cambridge to Grantchester and the wide beaches and pinewoods of the north Norfolk coast.
9 walks
Castles in England
Castle
Tower of London
castle in central London, United Kingdom
Walk nearby: The South Bank: Westminster to Tower Bridge
Castle
Windsor Castle
historic castle, royal residence at Windsor in Berkshire, England, UK
Castle
Durham Castle
Grade I listed historic house museum in Durham, England, UK
Walk nearby: Durham: the cathedral and the riverbanks
Castle
Dover Castle
medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England, UK
Walk nearby: The White Cliffs of Dover to South Foreland
Castle
Warwick Castle
medieval castle in Warwickshire, England, UK
Castle
Arundel Castle
castle in West Sussex, England, UK
Castle
Leeds Castle
castle in Kent, England, UK
Castle
Tintagel Castle
castle in Cornwall, England, UK
Waterfalls in England
Waterfall
High Force
waterfall on the River Tees in County Durham, England
Walk nearby: Westernhope Moor from Newbiggin
Waterfall
Cauldron Snout
waterfall on the River Tees in northern England
Walk nearby: Meldon Hill from Crag Nook
Waterfall
Cautley Spout
waterfall in Cumbria, England, UK
Walk nearby: Randygill Top from Ravenstonedale
Waterfall
Janet's Foss
waterfall in North Yorkshire, England, UK
Walk nearby: Malham Cove and Gordale Scar
Waterfall
Aysgarth Falls
waterfalls in North Yorkshire, England, UK
Walk nearby: Aysgarth Falls
Waterfall
Cotter Force
waterfall in North Yorkshire, England, UK
Walk nearby: Sails from Cotterdale
Waterfall
Catrake Force
waterfall on the river Swale in North Yorkshire, England
Walk nearby: Keld's waterfalls and Kisdon Force
Waterfall
Brontë Waterfall
waterfall in West Yorkshire, England, UK
Beaches in England
Beach
Bedruthan Steps
stretch of coastline in Cornwall, United Kingdom
Beach
Camber Sands
beach at the village of Camber, Kent near Rye, East Sussex, England
Beach
Crosby Beach
beach in Crosby, Merseyside
Walk nearby: Crosby beach and Another Place
Beach
Saunton Sands
beach in the English village of Saunton on the North Devon coast
Beach
St. Mary's Bay
bay and beach in Devon, England
Beach
Goodrington Sands
beach in Devon, England, UK
Beach
Vault Beach
beach in Cornwall, England, UK
Beach
Weymouth Beach
beach in Weymouth, Dorset, England
Abbeys and priories in England
Abbey
Fountains Abbey
ruined Cistercian abbey in Yorkshire, England, UK
Walk nearby: Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal
Abbey
Glastonbury Abbey
former Benedictine abbey at Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Walk nearby: Glastonbury Tor
Abbey
Whitby Abbey
abbey
Walk nearby: Whitby to Robin Hood's Bay
Abbey
Malmesbury Abbey
abbey and parish church in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
Abbey
Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey
Benedictine monastery
Walk nearby: Souter Lighthouse and the Leas
Abbey
Reading Abbey
ruined abbey in the English town of Reading, founded in 1121 by King Henry I
Abbey
Shrewsbury Abbey
parish church and former abbey in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK
Walk nearby: Shrewsbury: the Quarry and the River Severn
Abbey
Buckfast Abbey
Benedictine abbey in Buckfast, Devon
Stone circles in England
Stone circle
Avebury
Neolithic henge monument in Wiltshire, England, UK
Stone circle
Castlerigg stone circle
stone circle near Keswick in Cumbria, North West England
Walk nearby: Walla Crag from Watsons Park
Stone circle
Boscawen-Un
stone circle in Cornwall
Stone circle
Hurlers Stone Circles
group of three stone circles in Cornwall, England, UK
Stone circle
Boskednan stone circle
stone circle in Cornwall, England, UK
Stone circle
Long Meg and Her Daughters
Neolithic stone circle near Penrith, England
Stone circle
The Merry Maidens
stone circle in St Buryan, St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul, England, UK
Stone circle
Rollright Stones
Neolithic stone complex in Oxfordshire, England, UK
Lighthouses in England
Lighthouse
Eddystone Lighthouse
lighthouse on the Eddystone Rocks, England
Lighthouse
Lizard Lighthouse
lighthouse in Landewednack, Cornwall, England, UK
Walk nearby: Lizard Point to Kynance Cove
Lighthouse
Needles Lighthouse
lighthouse at the Needles, Isle of Wight, England, UK
Walk nearby: The Needles from Alum Bay
Lighthouse
Godrevy Lighthouse
lighthouse in Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
Walk nearby: St Ives to Zennor on the coast path
Lighthouse
Hurst Point Lighthouse
lighthouse on the Solent, in Hampshire, England, UK
Walk nearby: The Needles from Alum Bay
Lighthouse
Portland Bill Lighthouse
lighthouse on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, UK
Lighthouse
Longships Lighthouse
lighthouse in Cornwall, England
Lighthouse
Pendeen Lighthouse
lighthouse in Cornwall, England
Caves in England
Cave
Kents Cavern
show cave in Devon, England, UK
Cave
Aveline's Hole
cave and archaeological site in the United Kingdom
Walk nearby: Cheddar Gorge clifftops
Cave
Royston Cave
Grade I listed building in North Hertfordshire, England, UK
Cave
Gaping Gill
cave in North Yorkshire, England, UK
Walk nearby: Ingleborough by Gaping Gill
Cave
Kirkdale Cave
cave in North Yorkshire, England
Walk nearby: Helmsley to Rievaulx Abbey
Cave
Thor's Cave
natural cavern in Staffordshire, England
Walk nearby: Thor's Cave and the Manifold Valley
Cave
Easegill System
cave system in Britain
Walk nearby: Gragareth from Leck Fell
Cave
Mossdale Caverns
cave system in the Yorkshire Dales, England
Walk nearby: Great Whernside from Park Rash
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The Countryside Code
In England you can walk on public rights of way and open access land. The Countryside Code sets out how to do so responsibly.
Read the code