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MORE than 100,000 revellers are expected to roll into town this week for the return of

Walkers have ranked Fife Coastal Path - with its dramatic landscapes and great hikes - among the top 20 most picturesque in the world.

Walkers have ranked Fife Coastal Path - with its dramatic landscapes and great hikes - among the top 20 most picturesque in the world.

Hiking A brave Trowbridge resident is hiking the length and breadth of the UK this month in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Sarah Bagley will take part in five hikes over five weekends from; Rob Roy in Scotland to the Thames Path in London. The fundraiser who has already completed three of the charity’s marathon Mighty Hikes chose to sign up to the challenges to raise vital funds for those affected by cancer. “I decided to do these nine Mighty Hikes in response to the lockdown, said ...

For 16 years, I have met up with five friends for an annual yomp in the English countryside – and we are enjoying that companionship more than ever<br>

TWO pop-up restaurants will be serving customers on the River Thames near Henley this summer. The Lockdown Lodge, which traded upstream from Hambleden Lock for ...

10 day trips from London to do this May Bank Holiday Cordelia Aspinall What’s that? A day not spent pacing the same five streets and boring your local barista with the same morning coffee order? Hopping on Southern Rail might not be quite the tropical spring break you had planned but after months spent in a bleak and icy lockdown, any chance to leave the house feels like a holiday - especially if there’s a beach involved. Mercifully, London’s easy transport links mean we...

Syvia Vetta on Magdalen Bridge The low-lying water meadow was once a council rubbish tip but since 2010, thanks to the Friends of Aston’s Eyot, it has become a habitat for wildlife. People can start this walk in Meadow Lane near Donnington Bridge. Ms Vetta, from Kennington, said: “Plenty of buses go up the Iffley and Abingdon Roads. “If you are going by car, you can park on Meadow Lane behind the sea scouts hut.” Walkers should then exit the car park turn left on Meadow La...

Aberdeen How about a city with two medieval colleges and castles, two picturesque rivers and miles of sandy beach? On a sunny day, Aberdeen’s granite buildings sparkle as the light glints off specks of mica in the stone. Walk or cycle beside the city’s long sands from the old fishing village of Footdee to the basking seals at Donmouth nature reserve. There are several places to hire bikes and 150 miles of Aberdeenshire coastline. Aberdeen Art Gallery reopened after refurbishment in 2019. Ph...

Villagers split over footbridge plan );  ); RESIDENTS of Shiplake are divided on plans to install a foot and cycle bridge linking the village with Wargrave. The Wargrave Shiplake Bridge Campaign was launched last summer with the aim of resurrecting a project from the Nineties. Members have identified the St George & Dragon pub on the Berkshire side of the River Thames as the most suitable site for one end of the bridge. However, as they are mostly from Wargrave, they want to engage with people...