Fetler Yell North Roe Shetland Islands Muckle Roe Brae Voe Mainland
Foula Lerwick
Sumburgh
Fair Isle
Westray Sanday Rousay
Stronsay Mainland Orkney Islands Kirkwall Shapinsay Scarpa Flow Hoy South Ronaldsay
Cape Island of Stroma Wrath Scrabster John O'Groats Castletown Durness Thurso Port of Ness Melvich Borgh Bettyhill Cellar Watten Noss Head Head Tongue Wick Forsinard Gallan Isle of Lewis Head Port nan Giuran Stornoway Latheron Unapool Altnaharra Kinbrace WESTERN ISLES Lochinver Scarp Helmsdale Hushinish Point Airidh a Bhruaich Lairg Taransay Tarbert Shiant Islands Greenstone Point Scalpay Ullapool Bonar Bridge Harris Rudha Reidh Pabbay Dornoch Tarbat Berneray Dundonnell Ness Port nan Long Tain Gairloch Lossiemouth North Uist Invergordon Lochmaddy Alness Cullen Cromarty Macdu Fraserburgh Monach Islands Ban Uig Rona Elgin Buckie Baleshare Kinlochewe Garve Dingwall Achnasheen Forres Benbecula Ronay Nairn Baile Mhanaich Torridon MORAY Keith Dunvegan Turri Peterhead Portree Inverness Aberlour Geirinis Raasay Lochcarron Huntly Du town Rudha Stromeferry Ellon Hallagro Kyle of Cannich Lochalsh Drumnadrochit Rhynie Oldmeldrum South Uist Isle of Skye Dornie Kyleakin HIGHLAND Grantown-on- Spey Inverurie Lochboisdale Invermoriston Alford Shiel Bridge Aviemore
Canna Airor ABERDEENSHIRE Aberdeen Barra Ardvasar Inverie Invergarry Kingussie Heaval Castlebay Rum Newtonmore Vatersay Mallaig Banchory Laggan Braemar Ballater Sandray Rosinish Eigg Arisaig Glen nnan Dalwhinnie Stonehaven Mingulay Spean Bridge Berneray Muck Fort William SCOTLAND ANGUS Onich Coll Ballachulish Glencoe Pitlochry Brechin Montrose Tobermory PERTH AND KINROSS Kirriemuir Forfar Lochaline Portnacroish Aberfeldy Blairgowrie Tiree Dunkeld Coupar Angus Arbroath Ulva Craignure Connel Carnoustie Killin Isle of Mull Moni eth Dundee Tayport Iona Oban Dalmally Crianlarich Lochearnhead Newport Fionnphort Crie Perth -on-Tay Bridge of Earn Cupar St Andrews Luing Ardlui STIRLING Auchterarder Auchtermuchty Inveraray Ladybank Callander Falkland Fife Ness Scarba Tarbet FIFE Strachur Kinross Dunblane Elie Colonsay Lochgoilhead Bridge of Allan CLACKMANNAN Glenrothes Buckhaven Stirling Lochgilphead Garelochhead Alloa Kirkcaldy Ardlussa Cowdenbeath Oronsay Dunfermline North Berwick Grangemouth ARGYLL & BUTE Helensburgh Denny Inverkeithing EAST Dunbar Dunoon Gourock Alexandria Kilsyth Falkirk FALKIRK South Queensferry Jura Linlithgow Edinburgh LOTHIAN Greenock Dumbarton Kirkintilloch Cumbernauld Haddington Tighnabruaich INVERCLYDE NORTH Musselburgh Clydebank Bathgate St Abb's Head Port Askaig Tarbert LANARKSHIRE Livingston Dalkeith RENFREWSHIRE Airdrie Kennacraig Rothesay Paisley WEST Bonnyrigg Eyemouth Glasgow Shotts LOTHIAN Largs Johnstone Penicuik Islay Motherwell MIDLOTHIAN Rhinns Point Millport Hamilton East Kilbride EAST Carluke Berwick-upon-Tweed Gigha RENFREWSHIRE NORTH AYRSHIRE Larkhall Lauder Primmill Kilwinning Strathaven Holy Island Port Ellen Killean Ardrossan Lanark Peebles Lesmahagow Coldstream Irvine Kilmarnock Biggar Galashiels Brodick Kelso Arran SOUTH Bamburgh Holy Troon LANARKSHIRE Mauchline Selkirk Malin Head Isle Prestwick Ayr Abington Campbeltown Cumnock BORDERS Jedburgh Tory Island EAST New Cumnock Hawick Alnwick Rathlin Island AYRSHIRE Bloody Horn Head Inishowen Mull of Kintyre Maybole Foreland Carndonagh Head Dalmellington Mo at NORTHUMBERLAND Amble Moville Portrush Portstewart Ballycastle Girvan SOUTH Buncrana Bushmills AYRSHIRE Coleraine DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY Otterburn Ashington Morpeth Newbiggin- Aran Island Limavady Ballymoney Carsphairn by-the-Sea Cushendall Lochmaben Lockerbie Langholm Londonderry Ballantrae Bedlington Blyth Letterkenny LONDONDERRY New Dumfries ANTRIM Ponteland Dungiven Galloway Whitley Bay DONEGAL Cairnryan Longtown Gosforth South Shields Annan NORTHERN Newton Stewart Gretna Hexham Corbridge Newcastle upon Tyne Strabane Ballymena Castle Douglas Jarrow Ballybofey Maghera Stranraer Dalbeattie Brampton Gateshead Rossan Point Larne Sunderland Portpatrick Carlisle Washington Magherafelt Kirkcudbright Consett Stanley Castlederg Randalstown Wigton Killybegs Newtownstewart Whitehead Donegal Moneymore Antrim Carrickfergus Whithorn Alston Durham St John's Point TYRONE Brandon Peterlee Bangor Maryport Omagh Cookstown Drummore Donaghadee Burrow Spennymoor Ballyshannon Crumlin Holywood Head Penrith Hartlepool IRELAND Workington Cockermouth Bishop Auckland Bundoran Belfast Newtownards Appleby-in- Dungannon Carrydu Comber Keswick Westmorland Newton Redcar Lisburn Aycli e Whitehaven CUMBRIA DURHAM Middlesbrough Balderg FERMANAGH Craigavon Lurgan Guisborough Dromore Brough Darlington Whitby Belmullet Easky Egremont Enniskillen Portadown Ballynahinch Killyleagh Stokesley Sligo Armagh Portaferry Ambleside Scotch Corner Robin Hood’s Bay Tandragee Banbridge Richmond Lisnaskea Andreas Windermere DOWN Downpatrick Coniston Monaghan ARMAGH Catterick Keady Ballaugh Ramsey Kendal Sedbergh Northallerton Ballycroy Ballina LEITRIM Castlewellan Leyburn Scalby SLIGO Newtownbutler Rathfriland Hawes Scarborough Clones MONAGHAN ISLE OF MAN MAYO Newry Newcastle Achill Peel Laxey Thirsk Pickering Ballybay Millom Ulverston Filey Island Castleblayney Kirkby Lonsdale NORTH YORKSHIRE Cootehill Warrenpoint Douglas Boyle Crossmaglen Grange-over- Ingleton Swinford Kilkeel Sands Ripon Malton Flamborough Port Erin Barrow-in-Furness Carnforth Easingwold Head Carrick-on-Shannon Cavan Castletown Bridlington Clare Castlebar Ballaghaderreen Carrickmacross Dundalk Walney Morecambe Settle Island Lancaster Westport Bailieborough Isle Heysham Dri eld ROSCOMMON Knaresborough Inishturk LOUTH Harrogate Ballyhaunis GWYNEDDCAVAN LANCASHIRE Skipton York EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE Castlerea Ilkley Wetherby Inishbo n Claremorris Ardee Fleetwood Pocklington LONGFORD Granard Inishark Garstang Keighley Bingley Tadcaster Market Longford Yeadon Weighton Leenane Clitheroe Colne Ballinrobe ABERDARONKells Blackpool Nelson Shipley Beverley Roscommon Leeds Selby Drogheda Kirkham Burnley Bradford Garforth 16 Hull WEST YORKSHIRE Clifden Lytham St Anne's Preston Todmorden Hessle Withernsea REPUBLIC Navan Halifax Castleford Tuam WESTMEATH Leyland Rawtenstall Brighouse Batley Goole Maam Cross Balbriggan Wake eld Pontefract Southport Hudders eld 13.5 Distance Mullingar TimeTrim SkerriesGrade Refreshments Chorley Spurn Head OF IRELAND MEATH Rochdale Hemsworth Thorne Scunthorpe Kilkieran GALWAY Rush Ormskirk Standish Bolton Bury 13.5km/8½ miles 4 hours Moderate 2 pubs/2 cafés Cleethorpes Athlone Formby GREATER MANCHESTER Grimsby Swords Barnsley Brigg Wigan Oldham SOUTH Galway Moate Malahide Penistone Doncaster Caistor Athenry Ballinasloe Crosby Salford YORKSHIRE Clara Maynooth DUBLIN MERSEYSIDE MANCHESTER Oranmore Lucan Carmel Head Bootle Stocksbridge Edenderry St Helens Sale Stockport Glossop Celbridge Wallasey Rotherham Bawtry OFFALY Tullamore Clondalkin Dublin Great Liverpool Warrington Gainsborough Inishmore Moelfre Birkenhead Cheadle Market Loughrea Gogarth Orme Prestatyn Altrincham Rasen Louth Tallaght Dun Laoghaire Colwyn Widnes She eld Mablethorpe KILDARE Holyhead Anglesey Llandudno Wilmslow Whaley Ballyvaughan On theBanagher tip of theKilcormac Welsh Bay Worksop Retford Inisheer Newbridge Naas Beaumaris Rhyl Runcorn Knutsford Bridge Dron eld ‘Land’s End’ – Point 5.Portarlington Bray Holy Island Llangefni Conwy Abergele Flint Staveley Gort Birr Kildare PLAN YOUR Frodsham Northwich Buxton Lincoln Mountmellick Monasterevin Bangor Chester eld Greystones CONWY Chester Middlewich Bakewell Horncastle Ingoldmells Bethesda FLINTSHIRE DERBYSHIRE Ollerton Winsford Congleton Mans eld LINCOLNSHIRE Ennistymon Portlaoise ROUTE Caernarfon Llanrwst Denbigh Clay Cross Skegness Mold CHESHIRE Matlock Mountrath WALES Biddulph CLARE Llanberis Betws- Ruthin Crewe NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Coningsby Roscrea LAOIS Athy WICKLOW Leek Alfreton y-coed DENBIGHSHIRE Wirksworth Ripley Newark-on-Trent Ennis Wicklow Wrexham Nantwich Kidsgrove Burnham Nenagh Abbeyleix Stoke-on-Trent Belper Hucknall Blaenau Ffestiniog Ruabon Newcastle- Sleaford Market Sheringham Rathdrum under-Lyme Ashbourne Ilkeston Boston Porthmadog Llangollen WREXHAM Nottingham Hunstanton Cromer Templemore Carlow Whitchurch Kilkee Castlecomer Bala Uttoxeter Stapleford Beeston Grantham Sutterton North Tullow Pwllheli Criccieth Ellesmere Stone Derby Kilrush Market Drayton Long Eaton Donington Walsham Happisburgh Arklow GWYNEDD Oswestry Fakenham Limerick Abersoch Wem STAFFORDSHIRE Burton upon Aylsham CARLOW Trent Holbeach Thurles Spalding Bardsey Sta ord Loughborough King's Lynn Bagenalstown Island SHROPSHIRE Ballybunion Kilkenny Gorey Dolgellau Ashby-de-la-Zouch Bourne TIPPERARY Barmouth Rugeley Melton Mowbray NORFOLK Rathkeale LIMERICK Newport Crowland KILKENNY Borris WEXFORD Mallwyd Shrewsbury East Caister-on-Sea Listowel Cannock Lich eld Coalville Oakham Swa ham Cashel Callan Welshpool Telford LEICESTERSHIRE Stamford Dereham Norwich Newcastle West Tipperary Graiguenamanagh Tamworth RUTLAND Wisbech Great Thomastown Leicester Abbeyfeale Tywyn Walsall Downham Watton Wymondham Yarmouth Enniscorthy Machynlleth Wolverhampton Oadby KilmallockREAD THE FEATURE Aberdy Montgomery Hinckley Blaby Uppingham Market Charleville Cahir Blackwater Peterborough Attleborough Tom Bailey Photo: Tom Newtown Bridgnorth Nuneaton Market Lowestoft Tralee ON PAGE 28 SEP ‘11 Church West Bromwich Oundle Wimblington Clonmel New Ross Stretton Dudley Harborough Bungay Beccles Castleisland Carrick-on-Suir POWYS Birmingham Corby Chatteris Llanidloes Stourbridge Bedworth Littleport Brandon Thetford Mitchelstown Aberystwyth 20 WEST MIDLANDS Rothwell Sawtry Diss Dingle Wexford ROUTE Llangurig Clun Kidderminster Kettering Ely KERRY 2 Ludlow Solihull COVENTRY CAMBRIDGESHIRE Halesworth Kanturk Waterford Huntingdon Mildenhall Southwold Killorglin cracker of a coastal walk 1.8km/1 mile WALES Stourport- Bromsgrove NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Eye Is it for me? Coastal Knighton Rugby Brampton Mallow WATERFORD Rosslare on-Severn Leamington Spa Killarney Fermoy CEREDIGION Rhayader Redditch Wellingborough Rushden following the Llˆyn Coastal Cross stone causeway and take Warwick Waterbeach Bury St Edmunds Millstreet A Tramore walk with some rollingAberaeron Llandrindod Presteigne Droitwich Daventry Saxmundham Newmarket Leiston Cahersiveen Dungarvan New Quay Tregaron Wells Leominster WARWICKSHIRE Northampton St Neots Stowmarket Valentia Island Path on the north-eastern tip signposted steps heading up hills; navigation can be a Kington WORCESTERSHIRE SUFFOLK Aldeburgh 18 Bromyard Stratford Cambridge CORK Worcester upon Avon Bedford little challenging as Stradishall Woodbridge Kenmare of Wales. A walk that should other side of small valley. Builth Wells HEREFORDSHIRE Pershore Towcester Macroom Youghal Strumble Cardigan Lampeter Shipston- Newport Pagnell Cork Great Malvern Biggleswade Ipswich Midleton Headsignposting inconsistent. on-Stour BEDFORDSHIRE Sudbury (and probably will) be more Go through squeeze-stile into Newcastle Hay-on-Wye Evesham Milton Keynes Royston Caherdaniel Hereford Ledbury Banbury Brackley Sa ron Cobh Cloyne Fishguard Emlyn Llandovery Mathry Signage is due to be in Tewkesbury Moreton-in-Marsh Baldock Walden Felixstowe Buckingham Leighton Letchworth Halstead Harwich famous, offering views as meadow. Follow clear path, Hitchin Manningtree B16 recon Dunmanway St David's place by May 2012 CARMARTHENSHIRE Stow-on-the-Wold Chipping Norton Buzzard Stevenage Bantry Bandon Ramsey PEMBROKESHIRE Ross-on-Wye Colchester Kinsale Carmarthen Llandeilo Bicester Braintree Dursey Island Bear Island spectacular as any coastal ignoring path on R. Follow Island Newgale Cheltenham Dunstable Luton Stansted ESSEX Stiles 11 Crickhowell Abergavenny Gloucester BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HERTFORDSHIRE Clonakilty Haverfordwest St Clears Kidlington Ware Witham Brightlingsea Clacton-on-Sea Narberth Ammanford Monmouth GLOUCESTERSHIRE Witney Aylesbury Tring walk in the UK. coastline, keeping sea L and fenceSkomer Milford Ebbw Brynmawr St Albans Skibbereen Island Merthyr Harlow Haven Tyd l Vale Blaenavon Carterton Oxford Wendover Chelmsford Neyland Kidwelly NEATH MERTHYR BLAENAU GWENT MONMOUTHSHIRE Stroud Hemel Hat eld By Andy Cremin. R. Path cuts inland and then turns Skokholm START/PARKING PORT TALBOT Aberdare TYDFIL Pontypool Lydney Cirencester OXFORDSHIRE Thame Hempstead Maldon Island Pembroke Tenby Llanelli 14 Southminster Glyncorrwg TORFAEN Nailsworth Amersham RHONDDA Bargoed Abingdon Watford Barnet Clear Island National Trust car park, Neath CYNON TAFF Chepstow Faringdon En eld Brentwood back out, almost at 180 degrees. Swansea CAERPHILLY Cwmbran Rayleigh St Govan's Maesteg Tetbury Cricklade Didcot High Wycombe Chigwell SWANSEA Port Pontypridd Risca Newport Wantage Harrow 1 gridHead ref SH172264 (£4 Caldicot Wallingford Marlow Basildon Port Eynon Talbot Malmesbury Uxbridge GREATER LONDON Southend-on-Sea Start Keep fence R and go through Caerphilly NEWPORT Henley BRIDGEND Swindon Maidenhead Canvey Island for six hours or free to CARDIFF Avonmouth Slough LONDON Bridgend Woolwich Tilbury Head out of car park towards squeeze-stile to continue along Porthcawl BRISTOL BERKSHIRE Windsor Sheerness Cardi Chippenham Dartford NT members) Cowbridge12 Reading Richmond Gravesend Margate VALE OF GLAMORGAN Bristol Staines Clevedon Corsham Avebury Hungerford Rochester road. Turn L and follow road path. Go through squeeze-stile Barry Marlborough Newbury Bracknell Kingston Nearest town Pwllheli Congresbury Bath Melksham Sutton Chatham Ramsgate Croydon Sittingbourne Weston-super-Mare Devizes Woking Epsom uphill out of village. Ignore and cross two boardwalks with Refreshments Pubs Kingsclere Camberley Maidstone Faversham Sandwich Trowbridge WILTSHIRE Leatherhead Caterham Cheddar Basingstoke Sevenoaks Canterbury and cafés in Aberdaron Westbury Aldershot Reigate Oxted KENT Deal turning on R. Take footpath on L handrails. Go through squeeze- Lynton Lynmouth Burnham-on-Sea Whitchurch Dorking Ilfracombe Frome Andover Farnham Guildford Redhill Tonbridge Lundy 10 Minehead Wells Warminster Public toilets At start SURREY East Ashford Dover (on opposite side of road) to stile and continue straight on. Watchet Pilton HAMPSHIRE Godalming Glastonbury Amesbury Alton Grinstead Braunton Crawley Cranbrook Folkestone Public transport Bus 17 Bridgwater Street New Alresford Tunbridge Wells Dwyros House. Follow track Path breaks away from coast Barnstaple Mere Haslemere Tenterden Hythe Wilton Winchester Liphook Horsham Crowborough and 17b from Pwllheli Wincanton New Romney Bideford South Molton Taunton SOMERSET Salisbury Billingshurst Haywards Heath Hartland Peters eld downhill passing white house, R, edge slightly and through Shaftesbury Romsey Wellington Midhurst Heath eld Rye Great Torrington 8 Eastleigh Pulborough Uck eld Ilminster Yeovil Sherborne EAST SUSSEX Battle Dungeness (‘Gwynfa’). Follow track around to squeeze-stile. Southampton WEST SUSSEX Hurstpierpoint MAPS Tiverton Crewkerne Lyndhurst Havant Arundel Chard Blandford Forum Fareham Chichester Lewes Hailsham Hastings R and then take footpath on L OrdnanceBude Survey Ringwood Hythe Worthing Hove Bexhill Holsworthy Brockenhurst Gosport Newhaven Crediton Honiton Axminster Wimborne Minster Bognor Brighton 3 Explorer 253; Lymington Regis Littlehampton Eastbourne before reaching second house. 3.5km/2¼ miles Okehampton Bridport DORSET New Milton Portsmouth Seaford Exeter Seaton Dorchester Cowes Ryde Boscastle 6 Poole Newport Selsey Landranger 123 Lyme Bournemouth Cross over stream via bridge and At headland turn 90 degrees to R Tintagel DEVON Sidmouth Regis Wareham ISLE Launceston Freshwater OF WIGHT Exmouth Weymouth Swanage Shanklin into NT land. After 150m path to follow path, R, headed uphill Dawlish Ventnor Padstow Wadebridge Tavistock Teignmouth Fortuneswell joins on L headed up from beach. with small fence, R, past cairn. Ashburton Newton Abbot Bodmin Buckfastleigh Portland Bill ID: TZID7826 Torquay Liskeard 4 If tide is out, you can walk along Path veers away from cliff edge. Newquay CORNWALL Saltash Totnes Paignton Plymouth St Austell Looe Torpoint Brixham beach from car park, ignoring Ignore gate, L. Plympton Dartmouth St Agnes Fowey Truro Kingsbridge previous steps. Follow obvious Redruth St Ives Salcombe
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