by John Laidlaw | 25 Jun 2020 | Blog
Covid19 update: holidays in the UK from 4th July 2020 Image is of the Cerne Abbas Giant courtesy of Kevin Knight, showing the chalk figure adorned with a face mask at the start of lockdown. The new ‘normal’ is here- the UK is now open to...
by John Laidlaw | 4 Mar 2020 | Blog
As we look forward to the latest James Bond film, “No time to Die ” releasing this Autumn, I wanted to share with you some amazing Dorset connections to the iconic fictitious British spy. Ian Fleming, the author and creator of the James Bond stories attended Durnford...
by John Laidlaw | 24 Jan 2019 | Blog
Walking Dorset’s Jubilee TrailDorset’s Jubilee Trail is one of several long distance trails which cross the county. The trails coincide at times, but each offers something different to the walker, some include a combination of rural and coastal walks,...
by John Laidlaw | 17 Dec 2018 | Blog
Walking Dorset’s Wessex RidgewayDorset is blessed with a spectacular coastline and beautiful undulating countryside making the area a walkers paradise. There are several long distance trails, which cross the county, at times following the same route, but...
by John Laidlaw | 31 May 2018 | Blog
The last train on the Swanage Railway left Swanage for Wareham in January 1972, 87 years since it began operation. During the summer of this year British rail lifted the tracks and melted them down while the sleepers were sold to local farmers and in just seven weeks...
by John Laidlaw | 27 Feb 2018 | Blog
When walking in winter or early spring it can be tempting to pull up the drawbridge and wait until spring has fully sprung before you start your walking adventures for the year but the winter can be a particularly rewarding time to get out and to enjoy the...
by John Laidlaw | 15 Nov 2017 | Blog
Essentially we offer two kinds of walking holiday Guided and Self-Guided Walking Holidays. Both types are pretty self-explanatory, but we thought it would be worth discussing what each actually means when you are on a Footscape walking holiday. Self-Guided Walking...
