A walk to Cracks Hill along the Grand Union Canal in Crick Northamptonshire

A walk to Cracks Hill along the Grand Union Canal in Crick Northamptonshire

A short circular walk with panoramic countryside views from Cracks Hill, Crick Allow about an hour. We combined the walk with a visit to both the Magnolia Tearooms and the Crick Garden Centre just outside the village of Crick on

Ilam Park to the Stepping Stones at Dovedale

Ilam Park to the Stepping Stones at Dovedale

A gentle walk from Ilam to the Stepping Stones, Dovedale. Allow an hour and a half (there and back). Before setting off on your walk it’s worth spending time in the picture-perfect  village of Ilam which was largely rebuilt in

A spectacular circular walk from Hartington taking in Beresford Dale

A spectacular circular walk from Hartington taking in Beresford Dale

A gentle walk; 4 miles approx. From the centre of Hartington village head for the fabulous Hartington Farm Shop and Café on Mill Lane. Take the signed footpath that’s tucked in between the café and the public toilets next door (to the

Leamington Spa/Warwick circular walk – two rivers and a canal

Leamington Spa/Warwick circular walk – two rivers and a canal

A five mile circular walk from Leamington. The towns of Warwick and Leamington Spa are like conjoined twins: they are so close to each other they are hard to separate, but they are separate towns  that have their own identities.

A spectacular winter starling murmuration at Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve in Warwickshire

A spectacular winter starling murmuration at Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve in Warwickshire

Sometimes tens of thousands of starlings join together in this daily ritual which takes place just as the light fades at the end of the day.