Southwest England
Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire
Tintagel, Cornwall.
Photo:
www.britainonview.com
Books of walks
- Rambler's Guide: Dartmoor by Richard Sale. Full colour book of 30 varied walks graded for difficulty level and co-published with The Ramblers and Harvey's Maps. Order here!
- Local Ramblers Publications. Walks chosen by local experts.
- Family walks books
Paths and routes
Led walks
Public transport for walkers
Clothing, equipment, book and map shops
Parks and Countryside
Avon
Community Forest
Blackdown Hills AONB
Cornwall AONB
Cotswolds AONB
Cranborne Chase and West
Wiltshire Downs AONB
Dartmoor National Park
Dorset
AONB
East Devon AONB
Exmoor National Park
Forest of Dean:
www.forestofdean.gov.uk
Great Western Community Forest
Isles of Scilly AONB
Malvern Hills AONB
Mendip Hills AONB
North Devon AONB
North Wessex Downs AONB
Quantock Hills AONB
South Devon AONB
Tamar Valley AONB
Wye
Valley AONB
Local authorities
Responsible for footpaths, and often a good source of
information on local walking routes, country parks and nature areas.
Bath
and Northeast Somerset
Bournemouth
Bristol
Cornwall*
Devon*
Dorset
Gloucestershire
North Somerset
Plymouth
Poole
Somerset
South Gloucestershire
Swindon
Torbay
Wiltshire
* has particularly useful walking info on website
Further information
...on local walking opportunities is often available from Tourist Information Centres. Look in phone books or search at www.visitbritain.com. Your local TIC can refer you to others in the network. Public libraries also often have walking information: see your phone book.
For information about short, healthy walks aimed at those new to walking, see the WHI website