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... Home News & features News The Ramblers celebrate the launch of the King Charles III England Coast Path The new King Charles III England Coast Path opens up 2,700 miles of coastline for everyone to explore. Today, 19th March 2026, the King Charles III England Coast Path is officially launched. This 2,700-mile trail connects us all to England’s coastline, opening up walks for everyone to enjoy.

Chris is best known for his hugely-popular ‘Did you know that in Scotland…?’ videos, which have helped him build more than 2 million followers across his social media accounts. At Ramblers Scotland’s AGM in Edinburgh on Saturday afternoon, Chris was formally named as successor to outgoing President Zahrah ‘The Hillwalking Hijabi’ Mahmood. Zahrah recently received an MBE from the Princess Royal for her work to boost representation and break down barriers to walking.

Ahead of the 2026 Senedd elections, we're calling on politicians to make access to the outdoors a priority. People in Wales are too often finding their way impassable, with a staggering 50% of Wales’s rights of way currently blocked or unsigned. That isn’t just denying people access to green spaces, but also to the health and wellbeing benefits of getting outside in nature.

Words by Jen and Sim Benson Sim Benson is an outdoor author and photographer with an environmental science background. He’s a kit expert who’s spent more than 15 years working, testing and reviewing in the outdoor industry. Jen Benson is an outdoor adventure photographer and writer, with an MSc in sports and exercise medicine. She’s happiest when she’s outdoors, and passionate about exploring Britain’s wild places on foot.

... Home Watch: A trip to the Cairngorms with our Community Champions How the Community Champion project is helping more people enjoy the outdoors (Left to right: Polly, Jumana, Angela (project lead) and Nataliia) As Jumana looks across the golden landscape, she takes a breath and describes it as paradise. She's in the Cairngorms as part of her training as a Community Champion with the Ramblers, gaining the skills and confidence to lead walks for people in her community.

Words: Matthew Jones | Illustrations: Brett Ryder I knew they were coming – I’d spotted the telltale symbols on my OS map when planning my route. But as I climbed the hillside, they were hidden from view by a blanket of grey. Unusually, this meant I heard them before I saw them: a ‘whump, whump’ of spinning blades, before a tall, tapering pillar loomed out of the fog. This was stage 12 of the Cambrian Way, Wales’s finest long-distance trail.

Cymraeg. New research by Ramblers Cymru has found that local authorities in Wales are spending less on paths than they did in 2014, negatively impacting on people’s ability to reap the benefits of being outdoors and walking in nature. Despite increasing use of the path network and a rise in reported issues, budgets for 2025/26 are 32% lower in real terms than they were in 2014/15.

There are up to 50,000 Ramblers group walks every year, all guided by a walk leader. Enter a location or postcode in the search box to find nearby Ramblers group walks.

The new partnership will introduce over 60 new Wellbeing Walks across the country. The Ramblers is pleased to be working in partnership with the UK’s leading social enterprise Places for People (PfP) to extend the reach of Ramblers Wellbeing Walks to over 60 new communities across Britain. Utilising their unique position, PfP will leverage the knowledge and reach of their leisure business, Places Leisure, to support the partnership.