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Walking in the rugged UK hills
There's no better way of blowing away the cobwebs than by heading out for a brisk, bracing walk. Do you prefer a dawdle along the Thames or a stride across the Pennines? Send us your suggestions for scenic strolls, more challenging hikes and great walking holidays - and, if you know a good pub for warming up or cooling down in afterwards, tell us about that as well.

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    Keats' Walk

    Posted by SallyEdwards 5 October 2011

    The walk John Keats took when he was inspired to write his ode "To Autumn".
    What better time than now to follow the route Keats took one autumn Sunday in 1819? You start out in the High Street where he lodged and end up at the Hospital of St. Cross which still doles out alms to the needy. It not only takes in many of Winchester's places of interest: the Cathedral (burial place of Jane Austen), Wolvesey Palace, Winchester College - but also passes along the beautiful banks of the River Itchen, which Keats described as "most beautifully clear". He also described the air as "worth sixpence a pint" - not sure how that rates after inflation!

    www.visitwinchester.co.uk/site/keats-walk-introduction
    Google map: bit.ly/nkMdDA

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    St.Catherine's Hill and Mizmaze

    Posted by AndrewRH 12 April 2008

    A footpath leading up to a large hill that overlooks the city and has a mizmaze on top of it.

    St Catherine’s Hill Wildlife Reserve
    OS Map no. 185
    Grid reference: SU 484 276
    +44 (0) 1489 774400
    Info from my visit there is on my website at www.reeves-hall.net/kids-outings/winchester-mizmaze/

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