SHORTER WALKS
If you'd like two walks either side of a night at a lovely Peak District Inn, try
Hotel Hikes.
Many of these here can also be done in two days, including travel from London.
Shropshire:
Over The Long Mynd
A short, dramatic, two-day hike
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A circuit from Church Stretton over the hill and back
Details are on a PDF here.
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England/Wales border:
Hay-on-Wye to Monmouth
Three days in remote countryside
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A walk on a Black Mountain, with two magical overnight stops
Detailed route description and 15 photographs are here.
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UK Sussex Coast:
Seven Sisters and Beachy Head
Two days from Seaford to Eastbourne
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The invigorating switchback of the chalk downs is leavened with delightful inland valleys and villages
Detailed route description and 10 photographs are here.
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UK Kent Coast:
Sandwich to Dover
Two days along The Saxon Shore Way
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A delightful quiet start and a stirring end over Dover harbour; doable in winter.
Detailed route description with three similar walks and 35 photographs are here.
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UK Northumberland coast:
Alnmouth to Belford
Three days along St Oswald's Way
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A big walk in a short time scale, with two great castles, immense beaches, wonderful light and spaciousness - and very few hills.
Detailed route description and 30 photographs are here.
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UK New Forest:
Brockenhurst to Lyndhurst circular
Two days of rambling
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The ponies pose without even trying!
Details and more photos are here.
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UK Peak District:
White Peak - Buxton to the Hope Valley
Two days of river, dale and moor
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Day 1 is 3 hours to Millers Dale; day 2 is 6 hours to Bamford station (with a good pub in the middle). Cannot be shortened.
Details (as a printable PDF) are here.
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UK Peak District:
White Peak - Matlock to Hathersage
Two more days of river, dale and moor
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Day 1 is 8 miles to Bakewell; day 2 goes on to Hathersage (10 miles). Either can be shortened.
Details (as a printable PDF) are here.
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UK Peak District:
Dark Peak - Penistone to Chinley
2½ days on the moorland and hills of the Northern Peak District
See PRACTICALITIES for two-day variations
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UK Peak District:
Matlock to Macclesfield
across the White Peak
Three days SE to NW -
moors, fields, dales and reservoirs
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UK Yorkshire Dales:
Settle to Grassington
Two days of wide open spaces with three lovely towns
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Day 1 is 6 miles to Malham; day 2 goes on to Grassington (11 or 8 miles).
Details (as a printable PDF) are here.
Photos on Flickr.
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UK Yorkshire Dales:
Dent station to Horton-in-Ribblesdale
Two days among the three peaks and Ribblehead Viaduct
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Day 1 is 6 or 8 miles to Ribblehead; day 2 is 7 or 9 miles to Horton.
Details (as a printable PDF) are here.
Photos on Flickr.
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UK:
Chalk Walk
Dorchester to Blandford Forum
Three days of river valleys,ridgeways and the Cerne Giant, plus a two-day version (see 'Practicalities')
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UK:
on to the South Downs Way
Winchester to the QE Country Park
Two days of delightful mild countryside, and up on to the chalk downs
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UK:
Cranborne Chase
Blandford Forum to Salisbury
Two days of chalk uplands,
pretty villages and clear streams;
surprisingly un-touristy
(includes a shorter version)
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UK:
A Chiltern Traverse
Dunstable to Henley
3½ days of pretty villages, beechwoods and gorgeous chalk scenery
(see 'Practicalities' for 1 & 2 day walks)
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UK:
Avebury Stone Circle to Stonehenge
along The Great Stones Way
Two days of valley and plain among neolithic sites
The Practicalities link also contains details of a shorter version: Pewsey - Avebury - Pewsey.
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UK:
Oxford to Reading
along the Thames Path
Three days of gentle river views,
locks, and Toad Hall - quiet Thames.
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UK:
Reading to Windsor
along the Thames Path
via Henley, Hurley, Marlow and Maidenhead - recreational Thames
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UK:
Salisbury to Winchester Cathedrals
along the Clarendon Way
Two or three days of history and gentle English countryside
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UK:
Alton to the South Downs
along the Hangers Way
Two or three days of varied countryside among the Hampshire hills
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UK:
The Downs to the Sea
Petersfield to Chichester
A day in the hills and a day by the shore
The Practicalities link includes a shorter variation, Petersfield to Rowlands castle.
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