Good Day Walks with a train back to the starting point.

[Ken H]

Stratford upon Avon - Wooton Warwen. nice walk along the cut.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Ribblehead. walk to Blea Moor then follow the tunnel ventilation shafts to Dent.

Quite a difficult one, from experience (though summer when it is less muddy it may be easier!)

Can also be done in the reverse direction, following the 'Dales Way' for much of the route. Slightly easier, IMHO.

 

[greyman42]

Ribblehead. walk to Blea Moor then follow the tunnel ventilation shafts to Dent.

I was thinking of doing this one. Is it an easy route to follow?

 

[Ken H]

I was thinking of doing this one. Is it an easy route to follow?

most is the old tote road from when they built the tunnel. There are the spoil heaps which are covered in wild strawberries if you go at the right time. bit of a struggle from cowgill up to the station tho.

 

[306024]

Nowhere near Devon or Cornwall but here’s a few I’ve done and enjoyed:
Whitstable to Herne Bay
Deal to Dover
Bexhill to Hastings
Eastbourne to Seaford (bit hilly for a coastal walk)
Dovercourt to Harwich Town, ferry to Felixstowe then walk to Felixstowe station.
Walton-on-the-Naze to Clacton
Shoeburyness to Leigh-on-Sea
Berney Arms to both Great Yarmouth and Reedham, which wasn’t overgrown at all (post #25)
Ely to Littleport
Sheringham to Weybourne
Hope to Edale via Mam Tor

 

[chorleyjeff]

No specific suggestions other than I’ve found it generally more reliable to do things the other way round. Train out and walk back!

Good point ! No need to dash or hang around a cold unstaffed station for ages - done that.

 

[bspahh]

This is a nice loop to and from Bere Alston, underneath the Calstock viaduct

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/england/cornwall/bere-alston-and-buttspill-wood

When I did it, I took the path North West of Bere Alston station through Buttspill Wood.

 

[philjo]

Our walking group has done Huntingdon along the river Ouse to St Neots (15 miles)
Train to Seaford, walk via Cuckmere haven and Seven Sisters to Eastbourne (15 miles) then train home.

Burley in Wharfedale or Menston up over edge of ilkley Moor via cow and calf into Ilkley.
Weeton - RHS Harlow Carr - Harrogate ( there is a confusing field en route from Weeton where the signs are misleading!)
Horton in Ribblesdale to Ribblehead.
Hebden Bridge via Stoodley Pike and return into Mytholmroyd. ( or back long the canal into Hebden).

When there is more daylight I am planning to get the train to Soham and walk via Wicken Fen and Anglesey Abbey to Cambridge North. A recce as a possible group walk for next year.
I did Waterbeach along the river into Cambridge last month. (6 miles). Several college boats are usually out training on that stretch of the river. So watch out for the coach on a bike on the towpath who is watching the rowers more than where he is going !

 

[Tramfan]

I quite enjoyed the walk from Conwy via Deganwy, alongside the marina, to Llandudno. Several parts of it include walking alongside the railway line, and depending on which way round you do the walk, you're either walking towards the Orme, or Conwy Castle, so some lovely photo opportunities too.

 

[Kite159]

I've made use of the Saturday Walking Club website for ideas before as some of their walks are from station to station:

400+ day walks in Southeast England - SWC

Free to download, print and use day hikes with GPS data and OS mapping in South East England, Purbeck, Exmoor, Gower, Brecon Beacons, the Peak District - Saturday Walkers Club

www.walkingclub.org.uk

When the weather is better I will return to Soham to walk along the Soham Lode again, but turning north to head towards Ely instead of doing a loop heading south

 

[Box]

Beaulieu Road to Brockenhurst in the New Forest
The Thames path on the Henley and Marlow branches
Various combinations depending on how energetic you feel between Shalford and Betchworth on the North Downs Way on the North Downs line

 

[ash39]

Ardrossan Harbour to Stevenston is a nice walk. The Scottish Dawlish!

 

[Kite159]

Ardrossan Harbour to Stevenston is a nice walk. The Scottish Dawlish!

Its on my list to do, sadly moved down since STP got rid of the Daytripper making that part of Ayrshire a bit more expensive

 

[181]

On a similar note (and a bit closer to Devon/Cornwall), starting at Bath on the Avon and heading east is another lovely walk. Depending on how energetic you feel, you can end at Freshford, Avoncliff, Bradford, or even Trowbridge.

The eastern part of the Kennet and Avon Canal is also quite well provided with stations, from Reading at least as far as Bedwyn, or Pewsey depending on how far you're willing and able to walk.

Fort William - Corrour. Long day - it’s 35k, but you see some stunning scenery (Falls of Steall, numerous mountains), some proper remoteness between the Mamores and Grey Corries, and finish off with a decent meal and a pint at the Station House Corrour.

For something a bit shorter in the same area, from memory I think Spean Bridge to Corrour is something like 15 miles and Rannoch to Corrour around 10. The Fort William walk can be shortened if you can get transport to the end of the road in Glen Nevis. On the Oban line you can walk from Taynuilt to Lochawe round the back of Ben Cruachan.

There's probably scope for good walks between many of the stations between Guildford and Havant, although I've only done a few of them.

In Cornwall, parallelling the St. Ives branch might be a pleasant short walk, although it's not entirely rural (and I haven't done it myself).

 

[Edgeley]

Two walks along the Chesterfield Canal from Worksop in different directions. Either east to Retford or west to Kiveton Park or Kiveton Bridge.

Kiveton Park to Shireoaks is a walk of 3 miles or so. The middle and eastern end of this section along the canal is very attractive.

 

[Djgr]

Criccieth to Porthmadog
Llandudno to Colwyn Bay
Chester to Shotton
West Kirby to Meols
Tywyn to Aberdyfi

 

[Magdalia]

Near Cambridge North, there is now the new bridge across the river for pedestrians and cyclists next to the railway bridge. From that, its not far to the Museum of Computing History http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/ if you want to play with some 1980s arcade games.

The new bridge is part of the Chisholm Trail which will eventually provide a walking and cycling route between Cambridge North and Cambridge. In the meantime there are other walking routes such as along the river then via Midsummer Common and Parkers Piece.

Cambridge to Shelford is also a possibility via the busway, Hobsons Park and the DNA Path.

There are walks around Meldreth, Royston, Ashwell and Baldock, but be careful where you cross the A505. The Icknield Way path from Meldreth to Ashwell village is also suitable for off road cycling.

Going towards Liverpool Street, Bishops Stortford to Broxbourne has the Stort Navigation towpath and Broxbourne to Cheshunt has the Lea Valley Country Park.

For the really adventurous who want something circular the Flitch Way from Bishops Stortford to Braintree is mostly on the old railway.

Finally, lots of walks between London termini are possible if you have time, energy and not much to carry. All of the "City" stations are within walking distance of each other and the south bank exit at Blackfriars has made the walk from there to Waterloo a good one. Victoria to Charing Cross via St James's Park and Victoria to Paddington via Hyde Park are largely away from traffic.

 

[davews]

Blackfriars to Waterloo is pretty short... but loads of opportunities in Greater London, the Capital Ring/London Loop, Jubilee Greenway and others all use a range of starting and stopping stations.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

The BBC were reporting last night that a "brand new" 11 mile section of the English Coast Path has recently officially opened in Cumbria. From Silecroft to Green Road stations (or, of course, vice-versa). Usually an hourly rail service and an eleven minute train journey between the two stations.

 

[S&CLER]

The BBC were reporting last night that a "brand new" 11 mile section of the English Coast Path has recently officially opened in Cumbria. From Silecroft to Green Road stations (or, of course, vice-versa). Usually an hourly rail service and an eleven minute train journey between the two stations.

My 2008 edition of OL6 English Lakes SW shows a continuous green dashed path labelled the Cumbria Coastal Way between these 2 points, so I'm not sure what exactly is new. From Silecroft to Haverigg the path appears to be along the beach. This is one bit I haven't done, so it goes to the top of my list of walks to do. Thanks for the tip-off.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

My 2008 edition of OL6 English Lakes SW shows a continuous green dashed path labelled the Cumbria Coastal Way between these 2 points, so I'm not sure what exactly is new. From Silecroft to Haverigg the path appears to be along the beach. This is one bit I haven't done, so it goes to the top of my list of walks to do. Thanks for the tip-off.

The "brand-new" section of trail seems to be the bit between Silecroft and Haverigg. Perhaps on the rest of the 11 miles, they've just affixed 'England Coast Path' waymarkers alongside those previously in place for the Cumbria Coastal Way.

More here...

New South Cumbria stretch of the England Coast Path opens

11 mile section brings the total length of the England Coast Path to 81 miles in Cumbria

www.gov.uk

Interestingly, my 2011 edition OL6 doesn't seem to include the course of the Cumbria Coastal Way path. Reason seems to be it had been removed at the request of Cumbrian County Council as many sections had supposedly become unwalkable or were permissive only.

 

[greyman42]

I have not seen it already mentioned, but are there not some decent walks on the Tyne Valley?

 

[Galvanize]

Rather unlikely place but quite enjoyed it in the “Inter-Lockdown” period of 2020…the Crouch Valley in Essex.
Walked from North Fambridge to Burnham On Crouch, then got a direct train back to London Liverpool Street.

Amazing weather, gentle countryside, lots of Birds flying about by the River Crouch…though the last part of the walk had to divert due to the Bank of the River being flooded!

 

[Hadders]

Dent to Ribblehead is a good one over the top of Blea Moor tunnel.

Done that a couple of times, once onm a forum walk.

 

[Class800]

A different type of walk, but its worth getting off at Dawlish Warren and walking to Dawlish.

Leigh-on-Sea to Southend-on-Sea is nice too. (I didnt intend to do this, I missed the turn off for the previous station, and just kept on walking instead)

Also, Cardiff Bay to Penarth, along the Cardiff Barrage

Some of the Dawlish sea wall is currently closed

 

[yorksrob]

Dent to Ribblehead is a good one over the top of Blea Moor tunnel.

Ooh yes, I've done that one. Quite energetic though. Glad I booked a room at the Station Inn that evening !

 

[Hadders]

Nowhere near Devon or Cornwall but here’s a few I’ve done and enjoyed:
Whitstable to Herne Bay
Deal to Dover
Bexhill to Hastings
Eastbourne to Seaford (bit hilly for a coastal walk)
Dovercourt to Harwich Town, ferry to Felixstowe then walk to Felixstowe station.
Walton-on-the-Naze to Clacton
Shoeburyness to Leigh-on-Sea
Berney Arms to both Great Yarmouth and Reedham, which wasn’t overgrown at all (post #25)
Ely to Littleport
Sheringham to Weybourne
Hope to Edale via Mam Tor

I’ve done Seaford to Eastbourne, highly recommended but you need a decent level of fitness to do it.

Berney Arms to Great Yarmouth is pleasant but I’d recommend this in the better weather.

A few others I’ve done that I don’t think have been listed:

Glynde to Seaford
Princes Risborough to Wendover
Sheffield to Bamford via Stanege Edge

These are are all quite challenging so again only recommended for people with a decent degree of fitness.

 

[ic31420]

Just want to say thanks for all your suggestions. There is almost a magazine article in these!

 

[lachlan]

Horden to Seaham on the Durham coastal path is a good one, really nice coastal views throughout. Probably around 6-7 miles and a reasonably easy walk. Selection of cafes in Seaham at the end.

You could also do the whole of the path (Crimdon to Seaham, 11 miles) by starting in Hartlepool but this would involve quite a long walk through Hartlepool itself before reaching the path.

 

[ic31420]

Horden to Seaham on the Durham coastal path is a good one, really nice coastal views throughout. Probably around 6-7 miles and a reasonably easy walk. Selection of cafes in Seaham at the end.

You could also do the whole of the path (Crimdon to Seaham, 11 miles) by starting in Hartlepool but this would involve quite a long walk through Hartlepool itself before reaching the path.

That sounds great. We'll be up that way later this year