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# Top 20 Christmas walks: earn yourself that mince pie
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## Enjoy the magical beauty of Britain with our round-up of Christmas walks.
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![Step in the right direction: Christmas walks are enjoyable and good exercise
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for all the family][1]
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Step in the right direction: Christmas walks are enjoyable and good exercise
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for all the family Photo: ALAMY
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By Samantha Ryder 7:00AM GMT 22 Dec 2009
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[Comments][2]
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The simplest pleasures are the most rewarding, and a winter walk exercises the
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body and rests the mind. We've scoured the country for 20 of the best routes -
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and asked a few well-known names for their favourite strolls.
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**1 St Michael's Way**
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Following ancient pilgrim tracks, this eight-mile walk on Dec 31 includes
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mince pies and mulled wine en route.
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Details: [www.ramblers.org.uk/winterwalks][3]
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Where: Ludgvan, Cornwall
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**2 Little Lapland**
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Wild deer and misty waterways make Cannock Chase positively magical. Follow
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this six miler to Shugborough Estate.
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Details: [www.ramblers.org.uk/winterwalks][3]
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Where: Shugborough, Stafford
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**3 Hayling Island beach **
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Sailor Sam Davies loves the four-mile south beach of Hayling Island. "I used
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to walk it every winter weekend with my parents."
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Details: [www.hayling.co.uk/guides][4]
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Where: Hayling Island, near Chichester
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**4 Winter birdwatcher **
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Watch overwintering birds on Britain's largest stretch of open coastal water -
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Millom, in the Lake District - and walk around Hodbarrow Lagoon, an RSPB
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reserve.
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Details: [www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/h/hodbarrow][5]
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Where: South Lakeland
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**5 Brecon Beacons**
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BBC naturalist Steve Backshall heads for the Brecon Beacons of Pen y Fan and
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Fan Y Big. "Covered in snow, they're beautiful."
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Details: [www.breconbeacons.org][6]
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Where: Brecon, South Wales
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**6 Castle Drogo**
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The last castle built in Britain, Castle Drogo perches on Teign Gorge, from
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where you can follow the river to Fingle Bridge.
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Details: [www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-castledrogo][7]
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Where: Drewsteignton, Devon
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**7 Reynard's Cave**
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Explore this natural cathedral in Dove Dale, Peak District, when the leaves
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are gone, exposing the full beauty of the rocky setting.
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Details: [www.ramblers.org.uk/winterwalks][3]
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Where: Ashbourne, Derbyshire
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**8 Luskentyre, Isle of Harris**
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For television presenter Ben Fogle, the beach of Luskentyre is the perfect
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place to walk. "It has talcum powder sand, turquoise water and a thousand
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acres of sky."
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Details:[ www.explore-harris.com][8]
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Where: Outer Hebrides
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**9 Little Switzerland**
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Its resemblance to Alpine hills has given Church Stretton valley this
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nickname. An eight-mile walk on Dec 29 follows the ridge to Caer Caradoc.
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Details: [www.ramblers.org.uk/winterwalks][3]
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Where: Church Stretton, Shropshire
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**10 Sherwood Forest**
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Robin Hood's forest is famous for its ancient oak trees, including the 800
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-year-old Major Oak, situated just 15 minutes' walk from the visitor centre.
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Details: [www.sherwoodforest.org.uk][9]
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Where:** **Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire
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**11 New Year walk **
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Start 2010 with a five-mile hike across the River Calder and up hill to
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Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour for complimentary mince pies, mulled wine and
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ices.
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Details: [www.ramblers.org.uk/winterwalks][3]
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Where: Mirfield, West Yorks
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**12 Sultan the Pit Pony**
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Former coal tip Penallta is now a wildlife sanctuary where you'll find Sultan,
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Britain's largest figurative earth sculpture.
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Details: [www.caerphilly.gov.uk/countryside][10]
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Where: Hengoed, Mid Glamorgan
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**13 Kingley Vale**
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The ancient yew trees of Kingley Vale may be the oldest living things in
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Britain. Huge branches grow along the ground like tentacles, resembling a
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scene from _Lord of the Rings_.
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Details: [www.naturalengland.org.uk][11]
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Where: Woodend, Chichester
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**14 Quantocks**
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Adventurer Hannah McKeand chooses the Quantock Hills over the South Pole.
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"They're as lovely as Exmoor or Dartmoor, and all the better for being less
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well known."
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Details: [www.quantockonline.co.uk][12]
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Where: Taunton, Somerset
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**15 Lincolnshire Wolds**
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Join an organised four-mile walk today from Horncastle. If it is clear you
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should see Lincoln Cathedral, 21 miles away.
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Details: [www.ramblers.org.uk/winterwalks][3]
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Where: Horncastle, Lincs
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**16 Bath Skyline**
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The Roman spa town combines glorious Georgian architecture, lovely Cotswold
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Hills and great post-Christmas sales.
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Details: [www.nationaltrust.org.uk][13]
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Where: Bath
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**17 Arthur's Seat**
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With panoramic views across Edinburgh, the 820ft peak of Arthur's Seat is a
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deservedly popular walk.
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Details: [http://walking.visitscotland.com][14]
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Where: Edinburgh
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**18 Holy Island**
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Get in true Christmas spirit with a visit to the holy island of Lindisfarne.
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Joined to the mainland by a causeway, it's only accessible during low tide.
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Details: [www.visitnortheastengland.com][15]
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Where: Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland
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**19 Wye not? **
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Walk alongside one of Britain's most beautiful rivers. This organised seven
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miler sets off from Hereford on December 30 and follows fields and quiet lanes
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alongside the River Wye.
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Details: [www.ramblers.org.uk/winterwalks][3]
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Where: Hereford
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**20 Malham Cove**
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Yorkshire's answer to Niagara Falls is a delight for all members of the
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family.
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Details: [www.malhamdale.com/walking.htm][16]
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Where: Settle, North Yorkshire
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* The Ramblers Festival of Winter Walks, runs from December 26 - January 3,
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with more than 700 walks nationwide
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[(][17][www.ramblers.org.uk/winterwalks][3][)][17]
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## [Christmas][23]
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