Sandy Heath & Pergola Trail
- Time
- ~45 min
- Distance
- 2.7 km
- Shape
- Loop
Heath woodland and parkland past Golders Hill Park and Kenwood’s Hill Garden & Pergola. Hard paths throughout, quieter once you’re in among the trees.
Thirteen walks across Britain and Ireland, each about the length of Liz Lawrence’s Vespers. Press play at the start, and let the record carry you round.
13 walks · about 37 min each · tap a number to open the walk
Pick a walk and get directions to the start.
Headphones in, Vespers on, from track one.
Send a photo from the path for that walk’s gallery.
Heath woodland and parkland past Golders Hill Park and Kenwood’s Hill Garden & Pergola. Hard paths throughout, quieter once you’re in among the trees.
One of Friends of Richmond Park’s official short nature walks — parkland, White Lodge Plantation woodland and a crossing of Beverley Brook.
Ancient and modern woodland crossing Bratley Water, with a deer-viewing platform along the way. Ponies and deer are a common sight.
Open granite moorland circling a flooded historic quarry, with wide panoramic views the whole way. A little rugged underfoot near the quarry itself.
National Trust route through ancient sessile oak and birch woodland, a wildflower meadow, and a crossing of Burbage Brook. One short steep, stepped section.
A wide, firm gravel path circling a scenic tarn, with benches along the way. Gentle slopes throughout — the most accessible walk on the list.
Rugged coast path along dramatic cliffs, passing a Neolithic burial chamber. Exposed to the wind — bring a layer even in summer.
Former Victorian pleasure gardens — lawns, woodland, lakes and riverbank on flat, solid, barrier-free paths with benches throughout.
Riverside path along the White Cart Water, past Pollok House, its walled garden, and the Burrell Collection. Good surfaced paths throughout.
Woodland and wetland lochans thick with dragonflies in summer, on a firm gravel path with boardwalk sections. About 20 minutes’ drive from Aviemore.
Wooded stone steps rise to an open hilltop heath at the Victoria Obelisk, with sweeping views over Dublin Bay to the Wicklow Mountains.
Easy track and boardwalk through oak woodland above the Lower Lake wetlands, with some of the best valley views in Wicklow — quieter than the paths near the monastic site.
Vespers, the fifth album from Liz Lawrence, is out now on Chrysalis Records. Download it before you set off; signal can be patchy on the moors.
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