Mass trespass on Kinder Scout

This weekend sees an important anniversary. An organised mass trespass of over 400 ramblers took place 75 years ago on Kinder Scout, the highest hill of the Derbyshire Peak District. The protest was against the English law of the day that denied access to land and footpaths that had previously been public rights of way.

The mass trespass resulted in imprisonment of its ringleaders and is widely considered to be the most significant event in the campaign for the rights to roam we enjoy today. So this seems a good excuse (if one was ever needed) to get out into the countryside this weekend and exercise our rights!

Today's pub walk: The Three Horseshoes, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.

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