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Back to normal (almost)
As the Omicron variant takes over, Covid-19 seems to be turning into one of those coronaviruses which (like some other non-corona viruses) cause the 'common cold' in its various manifestations. If so, that means that the virus is unlikely to go away altogether and...
Update 7 September 2021
For those travelling within Britain Covid-19 restrictions are effectively over. Rules for visitors from overseas were last updated on 30 August. See gov.uk/guidance/red-amber-and-green-list-rules-for-entering-england There are...
Still no good prospects for visitors to Britain this summer
Update to UK's green list. On 24 June the UK government updated its 'traffic light' colour lists, but there are still very few countries on the green list. The only green list territories in Europe are Malta, the Balearic Islands, Gibraltar and Madeira. There are...
Red, amber and green list rules for entering England
On 7 May the UK government published new rules for people entering the UK from outside the Common Travel Area (this is a long-established group of territories comprising the UK, Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands). All other countries will be...
Prospects for 2021 tours
The UK government is expected to issue new rules re lockdowns and travel on Monday 12 April. However it is already clear that travel into the UK for residents of other countries (except Ireland) will continue to be more difficult than travel within England and...
What about Covid-19?
As you know, since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 most countries have introduced travel restrictions, both within and across borders. There have also been national and local closures of hotels and B&Bs, restaurants, shops, and other buildings...
A walking holiday in England & Wales
Hallo and welcome! Here is our programme of self-guided hiking and walking tours in England & Wales. We have grouped the tours by region, one page per region. Within each region there are links to detailed tour pages, one page per tour. For each tour there is...
24 hours on the Dorset coast
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A Beautiful Spring Walk
On the Saturday of Easter weekend we followed Offa’s Dyke Path from the market town of Kington over the windswept heathland of Hergest Ridge and down to the tiny Welsh village of Gladestry. Just outside Kington is one of England’s great gardens, Hergest Croft...