Pub Walk to The Castle Inn within the National Trust village of Chiddingstone, Kent

This Week's Pub Walk... to The Castle Inn owned by the National Trust in Chiddingstone, Kent

A longer circular walk from The Castle Inn which nestles in the pretty village of Chiddingstone (owned by the National Trust) which is one of the prettiest villages in Kent. This route takes in Penshurst Park with woodland and riverside stretches and some views. Although the route is up to 8 miles, there are shorter break points from about two and a half miles onwards.

The Castle Inn, which is also owned by the National Trust, features in The Good Pub Guide and in the AA Pub Guide and has a wine list of over 150 to choose from. More up my street though, it has a selection of real ales with the most popular being Larkins which is brewed in the village.

To download full details of the route click on Castle Inn - Pub Walk 4.

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Another Competition - Find the Best Pub Walk to The Bear Inn at Stock, Essex

Another Competition - The best pub walk to The Bear Inn at Stock, Essex

As more pub landlords are looking to show that walkers are welcome, The Bear Inn is offering a £30 voucher for food or drink in return for the best walk to their door.

The Bear Inn is now under new ownership and Richard and Brenda extend a warm welcome having tirelessly refurbished the pub. They wish to bring back some of the values that made The Bear a thriving local meeting place whilst continuing to provide some great food which has in the last few years won The Bear awards including an AA rosette for 2005/2006 for outstanding cuisine and two Michelin knife and forks for 2006).

For full details of how to enter just click on Bear Inn - Pub Walk Competition.

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Best Pub Walk to The Bear at Home in North Moreton, Oxfordshire

This Week... The best pub walk to The Bear at Home in North Moreton, Oxfordshire

Here's your chance to win a 3 course meal for 2 at a 500 year old country pub in the beautiful south Oxfordshire village of North Moreton. The landlord is so keen to welcome walkers at his pub that he is offering this prize to the person sending us the best walk featuring his pub!

The Bear at Home serve real ales & home cooked food daily (no food Sunday evening) and makes both dogs and children welcome!

For full details of how to enter just click on Bear at Home - Pub Walk Competition.

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Riverside Pub Walk to The Weir Hotel, Walton on Thames

This Week ... A walk along the Thames towpath to The Weir, Walton on Thames, Surrey

This is a picturesque riverside walk along the Thames to Hampton Court Palace and back to the Weir Hotel. The route has many points of interest to enjoy along the way, as well as the usual birds and other wildlife that you expect along our waterways.

The Weir Hotel is a Victorian pub which has retained all of it's charm, with nooks and crannies for indoor dining but if the weather is good opt for the alfresco dining on the riverfront with stunning views over the weir and seating for 400.

So on our next hot Summer's day why not download and enjoy this Weir Riverside Pub Walk.

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All Pub Walks Now Free

This Week Onwards... No need to pay for any pub walks!

Some exciting news! I have decided that from today all the pub walks will be free to download from MyFavouritePubWalks.com! So that means you no longer have to submit a pub walk before you get free access to all the others. And with Fathers’ Day this weekend, you can give the old boy some exercise as well as some real ale without it costing a penny extra!

Of course, with all the pub walks now free, I am hoping visitor numbers to the site will increase, more people will hit those “tell a friend” buttons and word will spread that we can all help our best pubs to survive and thrive by sharing pub walks and leading hungry and thirsty customers straight to their doors - for the mutual benefit of walkers and publicans alike.

It looks like the weather may be kind to some of us this weekend so I hope you get out and about and, even better, find a nice pub to enjoy for Fathers’ Day. With all the pub walks now free, you can give the old man some exercise as well as some real ale!

Happy pub walking!

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Pub Walks to The Guardian and Observer Summer Pubs

This Week's Pub Walks... Summer Pubs featured in The Guardian and Observer

Free with this weekend's Guardian and Observer is a 2-part guide to Summer Pubs and here a a few Summer pub walks to download that will lead you straight to a selection of them.

The Summer Pubs guide gathers 200 of our best pubs that offer an outdoor experience to remember this summer whether its due to great beer gardens, exceptional views, siting on a ramblers route or simply awesome location.

Some of these pubs I have personally walked to already but there is a superb list of new ones here too that I cannot wait to try for myself. I am striving to get at least one pub walk for each of these pubs so if you'd like to help please click here to add a Summer pub walk.

In the meantime, you can download full route details of the ones I have so far at walks to Summer pubs here.

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Dorset Pub Walk to Another Three Horseshoes Inn at Powerstock

This Week's Pub Walk... to another Three Horseshoes, this time in Powerstock, Dorset

Circular pub walk through remote countryside, with charming local views followed by a deeper and even less spoilt valley beyond West Milton. This is from a different Three Horseshoes Inn which also appears in both The Good Pub Guide and in the AA Pub Guide.

The Three Horseshoes Inn is a Victorian inn is set in the picturesque village of Powerstock which has a beautiful Norman church and is surrounded by excellent Dorset walking country. It prides itself on its use of fresh, local produce, some of which comes from its own vegetable garden.

Dogs are welcome in the guest rooms and the bar.

The walk takes you through a nameless valley which has a charm that lies largely in its natural state: hedgerows are retained, the rough grassland is too steep for ploughing and gorse thrives; there is a profusion of wild flowers in spring and early summer and Fallow deer are often seen in the winter.

Paths are not visible all the way, but route finding is reasonably easy.

West Milton church tower stands by itself at the edge of a field, looking over to Eggardon Hill, capped by one of England’s most impressively sited ancient hill-forts. The church was demolished in the 1840’s, its stone used for building Powerstock school (the building with Gothic windows passed by at the start of the walk), after which a new church was built in the village. Powerstock church has quaint 19th century murals and a highly ornamented Norman chancel arch.

For full route details go to Three Horseshoes at Powerstock Pub Walk.


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A Pub Walk to the excellent Three Horseshoes at Cockfield, Suffolk

This Week's Pub Walk... to the excellent Three Horseshoes at Cockfield, Suffolk

There is much to see on this walk, including a section along the trackbed of a dismantled railway line and the disused taxiway of a former World War II airfield, not to mention an excellent pub in The Good Pub Guide and in the AA Pub Guide.

Cockfield is a scattered village consisting of nine greens and hamlets, spread around the undulating countryside north of Lavenham. The walk starts from what must have been regarded as the original centre of the community, a cluster of old buildings around St. Peter's Church that now includes a new village hall and the local primary school.

The Three Horseshoes is a great find, a real character pub serving quality meals of excellent standard and great value. The menu also includes a wider selection of vegetarian meals that usually encountered in a pub. The beer garden has uninterrupted views over the surrounding countryside.

MyFavouritePubWalks.com visited this pub in May 2009 and highly recommends it. It is certainly deserving of its places in the pub guides.

Download full details at Three Horseshoes Pub Walk.


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Sponsored Pub Walk to The Keystone, Guildford, Surrey

This Week ... A Sponsored Pub Walk to The Keystone, Guildford, Surrey

The Keystone is organising a sponsored walk in support of Age Concern, leading people out of Guildford and into the beautiful Surrey countryside. It is set for Saturday 1st August 2009 and you can find out more details and download the sponsor form at Keystone Sponsored Pub Walk.

The walk follows two parallel ridges, the views from both are fantastic. There are a couple of short, steep sections. Mainly sandy tracks and woodland paths. One section of country lane.

They will head out past the castle, onto Pewley Down, through the woods and up to the Albury Downs at Newlands Corner.

After refreshments here, it’s down through the valley & up again to St. Martha’s Hill for some stunning views over Chilworth.

The North Downs Way will makes for a leisurely return stroll back through Chantries Woods to Shalford Park and along the River Wey to the finishing line at The Keystone.

This sounds an enjoyable and well thought out route and definitely one for the diary on 1st August.

If you want to try a walk from The Keystone before then, there is no need to wait as you could always download the existing Keystone Pub Walk today.

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Bluebell Pub Walk to the Kings Arms, Fernhurst, Surrey

This Week's Pub Walk... to The Kings Arms, Fernhurst, Surrey

The Bluebell Walk from The Kings Arms in Fernhurst has now been published and is reading for downloading at a moment's notice for anyone else who would like to try this. It is a circular walk with a stream and a meadow, a pub and a pinewood, buzzards and of course bluebells!

The Kings Arms is a friendly 17th Century pub full of character and a relaxed charm. It prides itself in providing locally sourced food, which is cooked fresh daily, and quality cask ales.

The download is available by clicking on Kings Arms Pub Walk.


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