What was Beating the Bounds?

For many people in Britain in times gone by, the village in which you were born was likely to be where you lived and died: you would be baptised, married and buried in the same church.

Building a home for grief in Edale

I learnt that day along the hiking trails of Edale, that grief weighs lighter when held in community, and lighter still when that community is held in nature

Slow Ways along motorways

A stretch of the route encompassed a wooded waterlogged trail that ran adjacent to the M25. I was unsettled, slogging through as big trucks and vans and cars whooshed by in a relentless roaring blur.

Walking together: life lessons from the Slow Ways community

In walking with others, I am learning more about what walking is and can be in a way I never could alone. We walk to get from one place to another, maybe to get lost, maybe both.

Dartmoor and you: land access rights around the UK

The right to wild camp has been lost on Dartmoor, or rather, the High Court has decreed, we never had it in the first place. Previously known as the only part of England where wild camping was allowed, on 13th January it was decreed that the 1985 Dartmoor Commons act only allowed users to pass through, not stay overnight in, Devon's largest National Park.

They’ll keep a rifle in the hillside: going for a stupid walk for my stupid mental health

Slow Ways' stories editor, Tom, ventures out for a not-so-meditative walk from Ystrad Mynach to Caerphilly I’ve been editing Slow Ways stories throughout winter this year. Despite this, I have barely been out myself. I...

The joys of multi-day hiking and top tips for getting started

From mapping out your route to sorting out logistics, brazen multi-day hiker and Slow Ways volunteer Ingrina Shieh shares her love for continuous hiking and her top tips for getting started!

There’s more to leading walks than leading walks

Ever considered a Lowland Leader training course? Read more about what to expect in upskilling yourself for lowland walking