Two old friends of Car Free Walks enjoyed a great night last week, when Geoff Allan and Terry Abraham both won prizes in their categories at the Travel Media Awards 2017 for their latest works on the Great Outdoors.

Welcome to the autumn 2017 edition of the Car Free Walks newsletter, with all the latest bobs and bits from the website and beyond, including the latest prize draw from Cicerone, recent blog entries and news from around the UK.

Many regular users of Car Free Walks have mentioned that the difficulty system we introduced in January was slightly tilted towards the very sporty bunch of walkers. After much deliberation, some pints and a flapjack we decided it was time to act.