If you have visited Car Free Walks website since the New Year you will have noticed a host of new features and a fresh new look, all with the aim of making it easier for you to add, share and find walks. We hope you enjoy these new features, and let us have your feedback as you explore.

The South Downs NPA has recently launched a free guide to 12 car-free sections of the South Downs Way. A pdf with routes and travel information is available to download from their website, and printed versions are available by post or at Tourist Information centres. Much of the initial planning for Car Free Walks was done in the hills . . .

To celebrate the news that the Dales and the Lakes have both got a little bigger, why not revisit our trip to the Howgills? Now part of a National Park, but of course it was just as splendid (if a little wet) back then.