Farthing Downs are both scheduled ancient monument and the largest area of semi-natural downland left in Greater London. Within easy reach for Londoners, such pockets of land require stringent legislation […]

A sign situated just a few miles from the end of one trail, quietly celebrates a new path still in the making. The 47 mile long Norfolk Coast Path is […]

As it should be

While the Romans introduced measured distance markers to Britain in 55 BC, most surviving milestones are much younger. The majority date from after the development of the roads that followed […]

One of the older Public Footpath signs surviving in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Probably one of the most photographed signs on any UK National Trail. Smeathe’s Ridge stretches out across the grassy slopes toward Ogbourne St. George This 87 mile path runs along […]