Car Free Walks newsletter 14

Walking season is in full swing, so we decided to make submitting walks (and winning in our prize draw) much easier! A much-improved GPX walk editor is now available at your convenience. While you can still use the normal walk editor, you can also simply upload a GPX-file and let the editor work its magic. Just click on 'Create GPX-Walk' and follow the instructions. Happy submitting!

The Vale of Ewyas in the Brecon Beacons

Sometimes, you don’t need a fixed plan for a good walk.

The only things required are a map, a backpack crammed with kit and food (and maybe some wine, if space allows) and a vague sense of which direction to start off in. With those essentials, the world is your oyster. Or the Brecon Beacons are, at least. 

You can also catch up on a w​inter walk in the woods of Hertfordshire.

Ideas for cheap train travel

The new ‘Two Together’ railcard entitles you to one third off tickets when you travel with the same person – perfect if you’ve got a regular car-free walking buddy. 

We’ve also updated our guide to finding cheap train tickets for car-free walking trips. Use our tips and tricks to find a bargain.

Prize draw

Our April to June prize draw offers walk submitters the chance to win a Snugpack 500ml aluminium water bottle, provided by PoliMil. More details on the website. To enter, submit a walk before the end of June 2014. 

Congratulations to the winners of the Car Free Walks hats in our last prize draw.

Gift Your Gear

Got any old bits of outdoor kit you no longer use? Why not pass them on to Gift Your Gear, who will pass it on to community organisations, youth groups and charities, helping others to enjoy the outdoors. Good for you, good for them and great for the environment!

Walk here ...

Beyond the mountains of Snowdonia lies Angelsey. Good bus connections open up much of this island to car-free walkers and there are many routes on our website (thanks to our North Wales correspondent, Pete Roberts). Try this family walk around Beaumaris for starters.

Been on a great walk? Submit it at: www.carfreewalks.org

Angelsey, thanks to Pete Roberts

Networking socially

If you want to know when a new walk is online, follow us on Twitter or ‘like’ our Facebook page. If that’s not your thing, no worries – they are all on the website. We also put up photos, news and any other titbits, so please keep sending them in.

Member benefits

A quick reminder about all the great discounts and offers available to Car Free Walks members:

• 10% off Aqua3 maps
• 20% off at Cicerone
• 15% off at El Alto’s ethically sourced clothing
• 20% off at Green Books
• 15% off at Onya’s environmentally friendly products
• 15% off at reusablebottle.co.uk products

Visit the community page of Car Free Walks for more details of these great offers.

Sponsors

This quarter we welcome four new sponsors of Car Free Walks: Ingrid Flute’s Yorkshire Holiday Cottages, Norfolk Country Cottages, Freedom Holiday Homes and Suffolk Secrets. A big thank you to everyone who sponsors our website and helps to keep Car Free Walks running.

The BMC
Cycle Hire Info
El Alto
The Ethical Graphic Design Company
George Fisher
Onya Quality Unearthed
Sykes Cottages
Stayin Cornwall Lodges
Ingrid Flute’s Yorkshire Holiday Cottages
Norfolk Country Cottages
Freedom Holiday Homes
Suffolk Secrets

Next newsletter

The next newsletter will be out in July (probably). Please send us any news and until then, happy walking!