{"id":21896,"date":"2026-03-26T14:28:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/guides\/\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:30:17","slug":"britains-best-history-and-heritage-walks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/guides\/britains-best-history-and-heritage-walks\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain\u2019s Best History and Heritage Walks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<header id=\"block_15623d4c7dccb3b42673093e1ff7928e\" class=\"SingleHero skip-lazy default\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"SingleHero__categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/activities\/walking\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWalking\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/activities\/uk-hiking\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHiking\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/tag\/long-distance-footpaths\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLong Distance Footpaths\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/tag\/history\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHistory\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/tag\/mickledore\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMickledore\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"SingleHero__title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBritain\u2019s Best History and Heritage Walks\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center align-items-center SingleHero__author\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mark-wright-400x400-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"avatar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mark-wright-400x400-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mark-wright-400x400-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mark-wright-400x400-1.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 40px) 100vw, 40px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Mark Wright\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"SingleHero__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished on \t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-03-26T14:28:35+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">March 26, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dot\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t5 min read\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"SingleHero__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1376\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-walks-1.png\" class=\"attachment-hd size-hd wp-post-image\" alt=\"historical walks - Hadrian&#039;s Wall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-walks-1.png 1376w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-walks-1-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-walks-1-1024x402.png 1024w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-walks-1-768x301.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1376px) 100vw, 1376px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<article id=\"block_b35217c7f4a15cd3ba5fe39e815c9c33\" class=\"Universal Universal--post c-small default pt-default pb-default mt-none mb-none    \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"InnerBlocks\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lead\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-historical-walks-in-britain-that-connect-us-with-the-past\"><strong>Historical Walks in Britain that Connect us with the Past<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Every step in Britain is a step through history. Across the country, long-distance walking routes do more than just connect landscapes &#8211; they connect you with the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the routes of medieval pilgrims and Roman soldiers to ancient trading tracks worn into the hills thousands of years ago, these routes allow you to travel through time itself. Here are the best historic and heritage-rich walking routes, where every mile tells a story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-strathyre-on-the-rob-roy-way.jpg\" alt=\"a woman looks back while in strathyre on the rob roy way\" class=\"wp-image-21899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-strathyre-on-the-rob-roy-way.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-strathyre-on-the-rob-roy-way-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-strathyre-on-the-rob-roy-way-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Strathyre &#8211; Walking on the Rob Roy Way<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-legends-abbeys-and-borderlands\"><strong>Legends, Abbeys, and Borderlands<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In Scotland, the journey begins on the Rob Roy Way, winding through the lochs and glens of the Trossachs and Breadalbane. This route traverses landscapes inseparable from the life of Rob Roy MacGregor, the legendary folk hero whose story still echoes through the hills. Walking here offers more than dramatic scenery; it provides a visceral sense of how this rugged geography shaped clan life, trade, and Highland conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further south, the historic town of Melrose serves as the gateway to two distinct heritage journeys. The Borders Abbeys Way links the ruins of four great medieval powerhouses &#8211; Melrose, Dryburgh, Kelso, and Jedburgh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-melsrose-abbey-on-the-borders-abbeys-way.jpg\" alt=\"Melrose Abbey on the Border Abbey's Way\" class=\"wp-image-21902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-melsrose-abbey-on-the-borders-abbeys-way.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-melsrose-abbey-on-the-borders-abbeys-way-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-melsrose-abbey-on-the-borders-abbeys-way-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Melrose Abbey on the Border Abbey&#8217;s Way<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These sites reflect centuries of turbulent history, where the Anglo-Scottish borderlands were defined by shifting allegiances and the fierce legacy of the Border Reivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-pilgrims-crossing-to-the-holy-island-of-lindisfarne-on-st-cuthberts-way.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-pilgrims-crossing-to-the-holy-island-of-lindisfarne-on-st-cuthberts-way.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-pilgrims-crossing-to-the-holy-island-of-lindisfarne-on-st-cuthberts-way-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-pilgrims-crossing-to-the-holy-island-of-lindisfarne-on-st-cuthberts-way-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Crossing to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne on St Cuthbert&#8217;s Way<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Striking out from the same starting point, St Cuthbert\u2019s Way follows a more spiritual path. Tracing the life of the 7th-century saint, the route crosses rolling farmland and quiet hills before reaching the North Sea. The pilgrimage culminates in a dramatic crossing of the tidal causeway to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne &#8211; a finish that remains one of the most evocative experiences in British walking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-saints-kingdoms-and-roman-frontiers\"><strong>Saints, Kingdoms, and Roman Frontiers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Holy Island also marks the northern apex of St Oswald\u2019s Way, a fascinating route that weaves together early Christian heritage and Anglo-Saxon power. Following the coastline south, walkers pass through landscapes once ruled &#8211; again in the 7th-century &#8211; by King Oswald, where medieval castles such as Bamburgh and Dunstanburgh still stand guard over wide, windswept beaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-a-hilltop-church-at-heavenfield-on-st-oswalds-way.jpg\" alt=\"St Oswald's Way - a church \" class=\"wp-image-21906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-a-hilltop-church-at-heavenfield-on-st-oswalds-way.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-a-hilltop-church-at-heavenfield-on-st-oswalds-way-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-a-hilltop-church-at-heavenfield-on-st-oswalds-way-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An old hilltop church at  Heavenfield on St Oswald&#8217;s Way<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For those drawn further into the story of the borderlands, the Northumberland Coast Path offers a compelling extension. While it shares much of St Oswald\u2019s coastal scenery, it strikes north to the definitive frontier town of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Encircled by the most complete Elizabethan ramparts in Northern Europe, Berwick\u2019s massive stone walls and bastions tell a 13-century tale of a town constantly caught between the warring kingdoms of England and Scotland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-walker-on-hadrians-wall-path-northumberland.jpg\" alt=\"Stile on hadrians wall with a hiker\" class=\"wp-image-21897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-walker-on-hadrians-wall-path-northumberland.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-walker-on-hadrians-wall-path-northumberland-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-walker-on-hadrians-wall-path-northumberland-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A walker climbs a stile on Hadrian&#8217;s Wall Path<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A journey inland brings a different scale of defence into view: Hadrian\u2019s Wall Path. Stretching coast-to-coast, this trail follows the original Roman frontier built nearly 2,000 years ago. Tracing the line of milecastles and forts across the dramatic crags of the Whin Sill, walkers can literally walk the edge of the Roman Empire, where the sheer grit and engineering of the ancient world remain etched into the upland scenery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-milecastle-39-on-hadrians-wall.jpg\" alt=\"Milecastle 39 on Hadrian's Wall\" class=\"wp-image-21900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-milecastle-39-on-hadrians-wall.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-milecastle-39-on-hadrians-wall-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-milecastle-39-on-hadrians-wall-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Milecastle 39 on Hadrian&#8217;s Wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ancient-roads-through-southern-england\"><strong>Ancient Roads Through Southern England<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Further south, the landscape continues to reveal the imprint of earlier civilisations. The Peddars Way follows the remarkably straight line of a Roman road across the Norfolk countryside, offering a quieter but no less evocative historical experience. The route provides a striking contrast to the surrounding farmland, its alignment a reminder of the engineering ambition and administrative reach of Roman Britain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even older still is The Ridgeway, often described as Britain\u2019s oldest road. Running along high chalk ridges used since the Neolithic period, the path acts as a prehistoric motorway, linking ancient hillforts, burial mounds, and ceremonial landscapes like Avebury that date back over 5,000 years. Walking the Ridgeway gives a powerful sense of continuity; you are following a &#8216;braided&#8217; route that traders and pilgrims have travelled since long before recorded history began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-avebury-on-the-ridgeway.jpg\" alt=\"Avebury stone circle on a sunny day \" class=\"wp-image-21905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-avebury-on-the-ridgeway.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-avebury-on-the-ridgeway-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-avebury-on-the-ridgeway-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Avebury Stone Circles on the Ridgeway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The story continues across the rolling escarpments of the Cotswold Way, where hillforts, Roman remains and historic market towns sit within the gentle landscapes of the Cotswolds, and along the sweeping chalk ridge of the South Downs Way, where Bronze Age burial mounds and ancient earthworks overlook the English Channel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-chanctonbury-ring-on-the-south-downs-way.jpg\" alt=\"Chanctonbury Ring on the South Down's Way\" class=\"wp-image-21903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-chanctonbury-ring-on-the-south-downs-way.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-chanctonbury-ring-on-the-south-downs-way-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-chanctonbury-ring-on-the-south-downs-way-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chanctonbury Ring on the South Down&#8217;s Way<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These southern trails demonstrate how layers of settlement, agriculture and trade have shaped the countryside over millennia, leaving visible traces that walkers encounter throughout the journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-above-amberley-on-the-south-downs-way.jpg\" alt=\"Above Amberley on the South Downs Way\" class=\"wp-image-21904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-above-amberley-on-the-south-downs-way.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-above-amberley-on-the-south-downs-way-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/historical-trails-best-history-walks-above-amberley-on-the-south-downs-way-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mark above Amberley on the South Downs Way<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-walking-through-the-past\"><strong>Walking Through the Past<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What unites these routes is the way they bring history into the present. Rather than viewing historic sites in isolation, walking allows the spaces between them to tell their own story &#8211; the distances travelled by pilgrims, the strategic importance of high ground, and the deliberate locations of crossings, harbours, and frontier lines. Landscapes that may at first appear peaceful and unchanging often reveal themselves, step by step, to be shaped by centuries of human activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you\u2019d like to explore these historic trails in more detail and discover how a self-guided walking holiday brings them to life, further information and route inspiration can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mickledore.co.uk\/\">Mickledore Travel<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<section id=\"block_d508f738bbb1e6468f9e32668c2aff1d\" class=\"GuidesArticles  default pt-default pb-default mt-none mb-none    \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"GuidesArticlesBox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ThumbGuides\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ThumbGuidesBox\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/guides\/walking-holidays-in-scotland\/\" class=\"ThumbGuidesBox__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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class=\"ThumbGuidesBox__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1376\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/walking-holidays-1.jpg\" class=\"image-box__img\" alt=\"a couple on a walking holiday in front of a statue\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/walking-holidays-1.jpg 1376w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/walking-holidays-1-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/walking-holidays-1-1024x402.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/walking-holidays-1-768x301.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1376px) 100vw, 1376px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ThumbGuides__tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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Beginners\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row ThumbGuides__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto meta-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 23, 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto meta-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"2\" height=\"2\" viewBox=\"0 0 2 2\" fill=\"none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"1.00049\" cy=\"1\" r=\"1\" fill=\"#A9A29D\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto meta-read\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t5 min read\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ThumbGuides__desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiscover how a self-guided walking holiday works, combining independence with organised travel for the perfect adventure\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ThumbGuides\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ThumbGuidesBox\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/guides\/long-distance-footpaths-national-trails\/\" class=\"ThumbGuidesBox__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/offas-dyke-path-with-a-national-trail-acorn-symbol.jpg\" class=\"image-box__img\" alt=\"offas dyke path with a national trail acorn symbol\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/offas-dyke-path-with-a-national-trail-acorn-symbol.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/offas-dyke-path-with-a-national-trail-acorn-symbol-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/offas-dyke-path-with-a-national-trail-acorn-symbol-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" 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https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mark-wright-400x400-1.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MetaShareAuthor__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Mark Wright\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"MetaShareAuthor__desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Meet Mark Wright &#8211; Product Development Manager at Mickledore<\/strong><br \/>\nMark moved to the Lake District from the Scottish Borders in 2010. He began contributing to Mickledore\u2019s social media in 2014, before joining the company full-time in 2019. 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