Why travel on foot?

Adventures on foot are an indulgence, slow travel at its very best.

Alison Howell in Wessex

'Wanderlust' by Rebecca Solnit is a stunning account of the history of walking and what it means to walk. In the quote below Solnit the uniqueness, and the joy, of walking.

"Walking itself is the intentional act closest to the unwilled rhythms of the body, to breathing and the beating heart. It strikes a delicate balance between working and idling, being and doing. It is a bodily labor that produces nothing but thoughts, experiences and arrivals.'

Windswept Dorset Coast

Back in the 18th & 19th century poets and authors brought together the idea of walking, travel and landscape in new ways. They created a what it meant to journey in the landscape on foot.

Walking was no longer just about the destination but the experience of the journey. The slowness of walking was its very importance, time to observe the world. They were the first travel rebels.

Landscapes of Wessex

What adventure on foot?

For us it is a unique experience in today's busy world. It gives time to just be, space, and connection with the world around, together with a purpose - to reach a destination. Alison's very inspiration behind Foot Trails.