walking holidays

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• In brief

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  Wembley on ice For the first time Wembley Stadium will be turned into an ice rink this Christmas. The 6m-wide track will be set up between the turf and the seats, to create a 355m-long loop, the biggest in the UK, that can accommodate up to 750 skaters an hour. There will also be a chance to visit the England squads ...
  13 hours ago

• My Gloucestershire: an insiders guide

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  England and Gloucester rugby player Andy Hazell lists his top tips for his home county Gloucester Guildhall This cracking small live music venue is one of the towns best kept secrets. The management seem to have the knack of discovering big bands early and persuading bigger names to play to no more than a few ...
  1 day ago

• South Downs signed into history as Englands ninth national park

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  Campaigners welcome added protection for green lung of south-east from Beachy Head in East Sussex to Winchester A new national park in the South Downs was officially confirmed today, more than 60 years after the area was first earmarked for protected status . The environment secretary, Hilary Benn, signed the order ...
  2 days ago

• Mountain rescuers in distress | Ed Douglas

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 157
  The rapid increase in inexperienced hill walkers is undermining the foundations of a British volunteer success story Britains mountains have been busier than usual this autumn. The continuing recession and some decent weather has been drawing the crowds. Why go abroad, when its far cheaper to nip up to Wales or the ...
  3 days ago

• Walking Holidays in Breathtaking Peru

  
  Adventure Travel Made Easy — Authority: 124
  Image by DaveAustria.com via Flickr Peru is a unique land set amongst the vast continent of South America, which offers a rich and diverse culture. Peru has a unique history of dominance by many other empires, and as such lays claim to having one of the richest cultures of cuisine in the world. Chilli peppers ...
  6 days ago

• In brief | Travel

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  Powder to the people Renowned ski guide Felix Tanquay has come up with a new concept to guarantee British skiers the best snow possible in the Alps. This winter his Verbier-based company, Powder Extreme, is launching "Mystery Tours", where guests fly to Geneva to be met by a guide who will make a "last-second" ...
  1 week ago

• Autumn walking weekends

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  We ask experts from eight of Britains National Parks where they would pick for a November walk PEAK DISTRICT Sean Prendergast, Chief Ranger Most people fail to realise that there are two Peak Districts: White Peak and Dark Peak. The names refer to the difference in stone – the gritstone area to the north has ...
  1 week ago

• Still photoless

  
  Elijah Daniel — Authority: 119
  I have been so bad about taking pictures lately (there is a reason for that...I will explain at a later date), and I always feel bad publishing photoless posts. Our computer has also been out of commission, so thats another reason why we have been fairly absent. Will you pray with us this week for another HEALTHY ...
  1 week ago

• Adventure holidays: hot tips for 2010

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  We asked the experts to reveal the trips they are most excited about – from Papua New Guineas jungles to Greenlands ice floes Asia 1. Mountain biking, Cappadocia, Turkey In Cappadocia, the thrill of hurtling along a trail on two wheels is amplified by its otherworldly landscape of rock pillars, known as "fairy ...
  2 weeks ago

• Europes toughest trek

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  Corsicas infamous GR20 trail takes walkers the length of the island in two weeks if they can conquer the terrain – and cope with the basic mountain huts There are several ways to react when a friend suggests you take on something described as "Europes hardest long-distance trek". A straightforward refusal, for ...
  2 weeks ago

• My county guide to Cambridgeshire

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  Kevin Jackson, author of Bite: A Vampire Handbook, lists his top tips for the county Leper chapel, Cambridge If its eeriness youre after at this time of year, Leper chapel fits the bill nicely. Youll find it just outside Cambridge, on the road to Newmarket, and as its name suggests, it was once the place of ...
  2 weeks ago

• The lure of Colombias Lost City

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  Six years after being taken hostage in the jungle, Mark Henderson makes an emotional return to Colombia – and finds peace and beauty in its wilds From the window of the helicopter the greens all merged into one. Through the tiny porthole and from this height I couldnt work out where one mountain ridge ended and ...
  3 weeks ago

• My Suffolk: an insiders guide

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  Stephen Bournes, owner of Southwold Pier , lists his favourite Suffolk attractions Dunwich Museum I love this place, with its hand-built model of Dunwich throughout the centuries. It depicts perfectly the unexpected history of Dunwich, which was a massive port in the 12th century. It also manages to capture ...
  3 weeks ago

• Northern Irelands new walking route

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  Theres more to tourism in Northern Ireland than the Giants Causeway – and the newly reopened 625-mile Ulster Way puts you on the right path If I hadnt quite realised just how literally the credit had crunched over the past couple of years, I did once Id met Ian Bailey. "You wouldnt believe the price of Hobnobs in ...
  4 weeks ago

• My Hertfordshire: an insiders guide

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  Kerry Ixer, of Screen East Locations , lists her favourite local spots Natural History Museum at Tring This remarkable collection of animals collected by Lionel Walter, the second Baron Rothschild, features creatures great and small, from the massive polar bear that greets you to domestic dogs. There are some ...
  4 weeks ago

• In praise of… Kinder Scout

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  The wild moorland plateau of Kinder Scout would be wonderful anywhere, but its place on the roof of the Peak District national park makes it especially welcome as Britains newest national nature reserve. Three of the busiest (and in the past, dirtiest) of Europes cities lie within a cycle ride or brief train ...
  4 weeks ago

• Walking to paradise in Peru

  
  Blog Your Site — Authority: 459
  Peru is situated on the north west coast of South America, and boast a rich and diverse heritage and culture. It claims to offer some of the most exciting cuisines in the world, because of its unique relationship with many other cultures. It is a fact that many children learn their colours by looking at [...]
  4 weeks ago

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