Long-Distance Walking Trails in South Of England

A walk created to celebrate the 2012 Olympic games in London. It runs from Hadleigh, in Essex, to the Olympic Park in Stratford, London.

Explore the best and most beautiful of London's open spaces on this circular walk through the capital.

This long distance walk takes you from the city to the coast, following the route of the London to Brighton Challenge.

It's the perfect route for walkers! This trail runs from the outskirts of London, through Ashdown Forest, Alfriston and Cuckmere Valley to the stunning East Sussex coast.

The Grand Union Canal Walk runs along the length of the canal which links England's two biggest cities from Little Venice in Paddington into the heart of Birmingham. As it links the two major English cities it was a major transport link before the coming of the rail and road travel. These days the canal is almost exclusively used by pleasure craft and the towpath by the pleasure craft persons and by leisure and long distance walkers.

Shakespeare's Way is a long distance footpath which runs from William Shakespeare's birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon to Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London which is proabably the most celebrated location to stage the world renowed playwrights works. Between start and finish the route passes through Blenheim Park (a World Heritage Site), Oxford, Stonor, Marlow, Cookham, Burnham Beeches and continues on the Grand Union Canal and the River Thames to its end at the Globe.

The Thames Path is 184 miles long and follows the river downstream from its source at Thames Head near Kemble to the Thames Barrier in the city of London.