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Keep to the Path

Britain and Europe's footpaths and ancient rights of way

World Service,35 episodes

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Pendle Hill
A walk through the ancient windswept Pennines with Roger Fenby and guide Phil Smith
10 Sep 1980,15 mins
Peak National Park
How 'honeypotting' is used to lure visitors to select locations in Peak National Park
10 Sep 1980,14 mins
Pembrokeshire
"This countryside has been spoke-shaved by the wind" says walker Wynford Vaughan-Thomas
29 Sep 1980,15 mins
The Isle of Arran
Patrick White walks across the Isle of Arran and up into the hills
22 Jul 1985,13 mins
Malham Cove
A walk along the limestone cliffs, crags, and scars of Malham in the Yorkshire Dales
22 Jul 1985,13 mins
The Valley of Buttermere
Buttermere in the Lake District inspired Coleridge, Wordsworth and guide, Melvyn Bragg
22 Jul 1985,12 mins
East Anglia
Roger Fenby is guided along the Suffolk and Norfolk border, the heartland of East Anglia
05 Aug 1985,12 mins
Dorset Coast
Writer Eric Newby tells the history of Devon's coasts from Early Jurassic to World War Two
06 Aug 1985,12 mins
Chiltern Valley
How farmers in the Chiltern Valley are paid to turn their fields into wildflower meadows
06 Aug 1985,12 mins
North York Moors
A walk across the North Yorkshire Moors, the greatest expanse of moorland in England
15 Jun 1987,13 mins
Suffolk Coast
A walk along Butley ferry on Suffolk Coast with seagulls, silence, sunshine and sheep
15 Jun 1987,13 mins
Charmouth
Charmouth West Dorset, the gateway to the Jurassic Coast with guide Peter France
09 Jul 1987,14 mins
Island of Eigg
The Island of Eigg in the Scottish Inner Hebrides as seen from afar
22 Jul 1987,13 mins
Orkney
A walk on Mainland Orkney, an island in northern Scotland and once a Viking stronghold
31 Jul 1987,13 mins
Wildflower Fields in the Midlands
Ancient wildflower fields, only miles from the city of Birmingham with guide Chris Baines
31 Jul 1987,13 mins
The Black Mountains in Wales
The Black Mountains in post-industrial Wales, where everything is falling into decay
10 May 1991,13 mins
Loch Lomond
Tom Weir visits Loch Lomond in Scotland, the largest inland stretch of water in Britain
10 May 1991,13 mins
The Quantock Hills
Following in the footsteps of Coleridge, a walk through the Quantocks hills in Somerset
24 May 1991,13 mins
The South Downs
A walk along the epic and ancient bridleway across the top of the South Downs in Sussex
25 May 1991,13 mins
The Lake District
Mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington walks the lakes and peaks of England's Lake District
25 May 1991,13 mins
Dunwich and Minsmere
The eroding paths of the Suffolk coast and the ancient towns of Dunwich and Minsmere
14 Jun 1991,13 mins
The Schlei in Germany
A walk along the ancient bays and swamps of the Schlei, in northern Germany
29 Jun 1992,13 mins
The Friesland Marshes in Holland
The ancient Zeeland and Friesland marshes and the contentious intrusion of cycle paths
29 Jun 1992,13 mins
Cantabria in Spain
The unspoilt coast of Cantabria in northern Spain is a haven for birds from across Europe
16 Jul 1992,13 mins
Vallombrosa in Italy
A walk from Vallombrosa just south of Florence to Paradisino, Italian for little paradise
22 Jul 1992,13 mins
The French Pyrenees
Trekking author Kev Reynolds walks the peaks and valleys of the French Pyrenees
28 Jul 1992,13 mins
Upper Normandy in France
"What's going to happen to the countryside of France?" Chantal Luer asks in Upper Normandy
04 Aug 1992,13 mins
The Applecross Peninsula
Michael Scott guides Roger Fenby along the Applecross Peninsula in the Scottish Highlands
12 Sep 1996,13 mins
Easby Abbey, North Yorkshire
"Here the church has been well robbed" says Jane Hatcher about the ruins of Easby Abbey
01 Oct 1996,13 mins
Caer Caradoc in Shropshire
Caer Caradoc in Shropshire, the site of the final battle in Caratacus's resistance to Rome
07 Oct 1996,13 mins