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    My top 15 walking blogs (UK)

    Posted by on 15 July 2009 | Categories: Bloggers, Social Media

    Yesterday, I was searching the web to find a useful list of walking bloggers based in the UK and I couldn’t find much to help apart from a couple of decent walking magazines.

    So in order to help anyone else who is interested in rambling or hill walking, I thought I would create my own list. So here are my top 15 walking and rambling blogs written in the UK.

    I created this list by reading and reviewing each site and have used my own personal preference. I have found that most good walking blogs focus on useful advice and tips for where and when to go. I also noticed that many contain some amazing photography that makes you want to get up from your computer and set off there and then.

    Apologies if there is anyone I have missed off but please feel free to share your blog in the comments section if you think it will be of interest.

    1. Step by Step
    2. Beating the Bounds – includes lots of beautiful nature photography
    3. Alan Sloman’s big Walk
    4. Baz’s Backpacking Blog – Baz has a long and useful blogroll if you want more to read
    5. Northern Pies – A Yorkshireman’s take on walking
    6. The Wilderness World of Cameron McNeish
    7. BG
    8. A little about not a lot
    9. Collected musings of a hill wanderer
    10. Must be this Way
    11. Northern Walker – a walker who has escaped the South East and now blogs about Northern and Scottish walks
    12. Rambling On – Steve’s (a member of the Hampstead Group of the Ramblers’ Association) personal take on rambling
    13. The Solitary Walker – A Bob Dylan and marmite fan shares his favourite walks and images
    14. Wight Rambler – All about walking on the Isle of Wight
    15. Big Galoot
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    Comments

    • BG!

      July 24th

      Hi Chris
      I feel quite honoured to be on your shortlist, as I’m sure that there are many walking and rambling blogs that are better than mine. A trawl through my blogroll should reveal many of them.
      Thanks for the mention and for the link.
      Stef

    • BG!

      July 24th

      Sorry, I forgot to mention another good resource – http://outdoorbloggers.com/index.php

    • Chris Norton

      July 24th

      Stef, no worries I thought your blog was interesting and certainly worth flagging up to anyone looking for some decent content.

    • Fenlander

      July 26th

      Hi Chris, I too feel honoured to be included in your list. Many thanks and happy reading.
      Fenlander

    • alan.sloman

      July 27th

      So: Mine’s a walking blog!
      I had better start scribbling more beardy walking stuff straight away!
      Ta for the mention Chris – but as Stef says, you will find some cracking walking blogs on my ‘Great Places to Visit’ section of my blog.

    • chris norton

      July 28th

      Hi Guys, thanks for your comments. I spent a lot of time looking for the best – in my opinion – so you are all welcome. I thought it was worth sharing. Chris

    • Rob

      August 14th

      Hi Chris,
      I just discovered my blog is on your list – thank you!
      Rob

    • The Solitary Walker

      October 6th

      Chris, thanks for including me on your list. Though often my blog is about anything but walking! I kind of use walking as a peg to hang other things on, if that makes sense.

    • Peter Lovett

      November 8th

      http://www.sussexrambler.blogspot.com contains pictures of walks and natural history, primarily from Sussex but also entries from Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Italy and South Africa.

    • Ann

      December 6th

      Oh, nice one!! I will be having a look at these blogs. I love walking – and reading about it …
      Here is my walking blogspot – http://www.GR130-blogspot.com

    • Paul Shorrock

      December 9th

      Great web page. It really is hard to find other walking bloggers on the web, especially UK bloggers. Here’s my walkers blogsite (http://hillcraftguidedwalking.wordpress.com/)

    • David Knockton

      April 12th

      Hey, don’t forget me :-)

      I started my blog 6 weeks ago:

      http://walksandwalking.com/

      ….getting the whole family involved!!

    • John Hennessy

      August 20th

      Chris, many thanks for including my effort on here. Now, I must go and add a little more to it in order to keep it in line with your recommendation.

    • Vinny Hassell

      September 3rd

      Chris, just came across this list, some great blogs on here.. lots of food for thought and ideas for my next walk.. cheers!

    • Chris Norton

      September 5th

      No worries Vinny – I am glad you like it. I am thinking about writing a new list with some more additions to it as people seem to like this list.

    • Dave Gray

      October 23rd

      Great information. I’ve been on all of those Blogs, some are excellent and i’ve added them to my own Blog.

      I’m more into Moochings, so if you’re interested:-

      http://valeofbelvoirnaturalphotography.blogspot.com/

    • Mark

      November 12th

      Message *Chris, just reading through the comments and I noticed that I never thanked you for including my blog in your list. Thanks! (Belated).
      And – Alan and I were both invited to Jersey on a bloggers junket, which was a fabulous opportunity. We are 2 and 3 on your list. Conincidence? Or down to the influence of this post? I don’t know, but I favour the latter theory. So – thanks again!

    • Chris Norton

      November 16th

      Hi Mark thanks for that I really appreciate it. I just did some research many moons ago and it seems to have been picked up all over the place. I was speaking to someone the other day who said they found this list and couldn’t believe it was on my blog. I think the stuff you guys do on your blogs is great. I wish I had a past time have as interesting as yours. Currently, mine is kick boxing and bringing up my little boy. Thanks for all of the comments I really appreciate them.

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