Britain's favourite 100 walks
Did anyone watch ITV's Britain's Favourite Walks last night, counting down the top 100 walks as voted by 8,000 people?
For anyone who missed the show here is a link to the Ramblers website with the top 10 walks revealed. The winning walk is Helvellyn in the Lake District, not too far from our Club Sites Borrowdale, Coniston Park Coppice and Troutbeck Head.
Would you agree with the top 10 and what is your favourite walk and why?
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All beautiful walks, but some are possibly too challenging for your average walker......Tryfan? Helvellyn via StridingEdge? You don't set out on those for a stroll, or seriously unprepared.
I've done seven of the ten. All enjoyable. But the Mam Tor walk is a procession at weekends and in the Summer, hundreds of folks all doing it, so detracts from the experience.
The extended Hall Walk based around Fowey would be in my top ten. Fabulous coastal scenery, glorious rolling inland Cornwall, two quirky ferry trips, a beach to die for if you can do the knee busting descent and the lung busting climb, and some of the loveliest churches and pubs in Cornwall on the route.
Were the Scots not consulted?
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There are lots of walks we look forward to in different places. The cliff tops around St Agnes in Cornwall have been a favourite for many years. Spectacular views over St Ives Bay, wild flowers, churning seas and various landmarks to explore. A couple of photos from the area, one of our daughters has got a better head for heights than either of us.
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Haven't watched it yet but have seen the list. We've walked 6 out of the 10. Taking a guess i'm thinking that the word favourite is really most popular, i.e. the number of people who use them. None of the walks mentioned would be in my top 5. My top/favourite walk is High Cup Nick. (it's a 4 to 5 hour walk depending which way you go) It is estimated that only about 7000 people walk this route each year. To be absolutely honest we prefer to be 'far from the madding crowd'
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Hi all don't be put off by all the walkers going up Mam Tor, when you've pitched up at the Castleton club site had a cup of builders have a steady walk up to Hollins cross turn left for mam tor not many people about late afternoon, after Mam tor come down to road through gate across the moor and down Winnits pass passing speedwell caven and into the Castle hotel for some nose bag and refreshment, have agreat walk don't forget your camera.
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I went to Castleton in November. Cold crisp days and a clamber up Mam Tor and onwards and Winnats Pass were joys matched only by the delights of the site - cough, cough. Mam Tor was quiet with just a few walkers out.
Did meet a couple of walkers coming down the MamTor road from the upper car park. They asked where was Mam Tor. I had great delight in saying, "It's behind you!". I left them debating whose map reading skills were at fault.
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I think the walk mentioned is the full Castleton skyline walk, up Mam Tor, onwards along the ridge up to the top of Losehill, and back down into Hope. But the other way, Mam Tor and around Winnats Pass is interesting as well. The Cavedale walk, heading up the narrow pass under Peveril Castle is another nice walk.
One of our other favourites is to park up at Church Cove near the Lizard, walk the coast path to the Lifeboat Station, then onwards around the coast towards the coastguard lookout station and the Marconi Hut (NT), and use the benches for a pasty! Onwards takes in Housel Bay and the Lizard Lighthouse, where you can decide whether or not to head up into the village for an ice cream, or carry on further towards Kynance Cove, and come back into Lizard village by another route. Best done around May for the stunning wild flowers, or later in year when basking sharks, dolphins and plenty of seals are around. Full of spectacular scenery, flora and wildlife, and once away from the parking hotspots at Church Cove and the Lizard, not too busy most of the time. Some good swimming spots on the way as well.
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I was surprised that the circuit of Tarn Hows was not included in the 100, seeing how popular it is all year round. There are plenty of interesting/enjoyable walks omitted, particularly in the Highlands, but perhaps it's because fewer people visit that area.
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Not seen the list, so apologies if this is on. A really superb (easy-ish) walk is the Grasmere/Rydal water circuit, taking in the coffin route along the hillside back to the car park. Coffee & cake in Grasmere village at the half way point.
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There were a couple of walks from Norfolk including the Cley - Blakney point. During the spring there are a lot of ground nesting birds around including Little Terns, Oyster-catchers and Avocets. Most of the nesting's sites are roped off. Please keep your dog on the lead from the Cley Beach car park until you return. The walk is quite strenuous as its about 6 miles of shingle. In the spring there is an RSPB warden watch point about a mile into the walk, a good opportunity to chat and catch up with whats going on.
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Ha. Just checked the list. (Always backwards way round me). Done five of the ten. Coniston old man my favourite of the ten. Agree with the Tarn Hows walks.
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There are great walks in the north of England and in the Lake District in particular. An area I have always loved. I also love the peak district.
It's just a shame that the fantastic mountain walking opportunities in Scotland were not included. Like the stunning Aonach Eagach ridge in Glencoe. ---Glencoe is an area where at least 10 fantastic walks are to be found.----- Multiply this by 100 and you will find that you have hardly touched the surface when it comes to finding great walking routes in Scotland. Also on Scottish hills you are free to roam, you don't have to follow set well trodden paths.
K
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Done a lot of walks in Scotland including Ben Lomond, Clova Glen to Loch Muick, Lochnagar etc.. I’m guessing the reason there were no Scottish walks in the top 5 is because there were only about 17k people voting. To be honest I, for one, didn’t even know about it until posted on here.
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There is a cracking walk which we did some years back from Troutbeck Head, up Great Mell Fell with some great views from the top. Another is getting the ferry from Glenridding to Howton and walking back over the top to place fell, Patterdale, Glenridding or take the more easy route via the shore path.
We watched a pack of drag hounds following a scent pulled by a man and woman, who where like a pair of mountain goats hopping over the fells, dragging a sack of aniseed with them. When we got back to Patterdale, they where still calling in the stray hounds.
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