2019-06-01_Healthy_Food_Guide_UK_(2)

84 HEALTHY FOOD GUIDEJUNE 2019

Walk our way...

STEPHANIETHOMSON,

HFGseniorsub-editor

ROUTEtheThamesPath,Richmond,

toWoolwichFerry,southside

DISTANCEabout 30 miles

Ifirstdidthiswalkwitha friendabout 20 yearsago

• wetookit instages,overa fewweekends.I still
  returntowalksectionsofthepathwhenI can.I loveit
  becauseallthecityishere,seenfroma perspective
  manyvisitorsandnativesmiss.Therearesectionsthat
  feellikethecountryside,whereyou’resurroundedby
  forest,partswithhistoricbuildings,built-upcity
  streetsandindustrialbuildings,andotherswithwide,
  emptyspaces.Therearehiddengemsandcuriosities,
  likethe‘nakedladies’statuesofYorkHousein
  Twickenham,ortheSurreyDocksCityFarm,where
  youcanfeedthegoatsorpickupa jar of local honey.
  And,ofcourse,there’stheriver.
  ●Find out more: nationaltrail.co.uk/thames-path

JAMESAUSTIN,

Ramblersdeliveryofficer

ROUTEthePennineWay, Middleton-

in-TeesdaletoDufton

DISTANCE 21 miles

Thisisoneofthemostspectacularlegsofthe

PennineWay,inCountyDurham.Youcandoit allin

one,fantasticdayorbreakit up(stayjustoffrouteat

LangdonBeck).Youstartoffinprettymeadows

alongsidetheRiverTees,througha beautifulvalley,

thenit’sa rockyscrambleupalongsidethewaterfall

CauldronSnoutfora viewofanimpressivedam.

ThenyougoacrosspartoftheNorthPennineMoors

andfinallyencounterHighCupNick– a glacialbowl

thatlookslikeanice-creamscoophasbeentakento

thelandscape.It’sawe-inspiringandyoucanonlyreach

it byfoot.Therearenocarparksnearbyandit’sthree

milesfromthenearestroad– therewardfortiredlegs.

●Find out more: nationaltrail.co.uk/pennine-way

FAYEHERMON,

primaryschoolteacher

ROUTEtheSouthDowns Way,

EastbournetoLewes

DISTANCE23.5miles

IliveinWestSussexinthebeautifulSouthDowns

NationalParkandI’dalwayswantedtowalktheSouth

DownsWay.MybestfriendKathyandI coveredthe 100

milesoverfourweekendsin 2017 and2018,stayingin

pubswithrooms.Wedidit the‘wrong’wayandstarted

inEastbourne.Onthefirstdaywemadeit toAlfriston

andonthesecondasfarasLewes,andthatweekendwas

myfavouriteofthewholeroute.Youhavecliff-topsea

views,beautifulwoodlandstrailsandquaintvillages.We

wereblessedwiththeweatherand,whenI thinkofthat

time,I seeblueskiesandfieldsofgoldenoilseedrape.It

washarderandhillierthanI expected,butit madeus

reallyfit.I fellinlovewithwalking– it gives you such

headspace,it’sa movingmeditation.

●Findoutmore:nationaltrail.co.uk/south-downs-way

MELANIELEYSHON,HFGeditor

ROUTEPenY Fan, Brecon Beacons

NationalPark

DISTANCE4 miles

Thisshortbutsteepwalkreallydoestest

yourstaminaasyouascendto2,907ft.Thepay-offsare

thebeautifulviewsacrossSouthWalesandtheBristol

Channel.I’vewalkedthiswell-madepathsomany

timesandinallweathers– it’salwayschallenging(no

surprisethatthemilitaryspecialforcestrainonthese

hills).Thehardesttimewasinthesnowandthehail

andwind,butit’sparticularlylovelyonsummerdays.

Wedothestraightupandbackroute.It’spopular,so

youwon’tbealoneorgetlost.Bewarned:it canbevery

windyatthetopandtheweathercanchangequickly.

Weekendsareverybusy,whendogwalkerstaketothe

hills.StartatthePontarDafNationalTrustcarpark

andwalkacrossthesmallstream.It’sbestdonein

walkingboots,andalwaystakewateranda fewsnacks.

●Findoutmore:nationaltrust.org.uk/brecon-beacons

WeaskedHFGstaffers,expertsand

readers to share their favourite routes

THE THAMES

RICHMOND

WOOLWICH

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PENNINE WAY

DUFTON

MIDDLETON-IN-TEESDALE

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SOUTH

DOWNSWAY

EASTBOURNE

● LEWES

THE CHANNEL ●

BEACONS PEN Y FAN

NATIONAL PARK

PONT AR DAF●

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