English Heritage care for over 400 historic places in England. These sites provide some really interesting places to walk to that help bring the past alive for children. Our collection includes walks to ruined palaces, priories, abbeys, castles and even a Roman city - all of which are free to enter.

Our walks are designed to be short and easy enough for every member of the family to enjoy. However, we do sometimes give a longer walk a try and in this collection, you will find all our walks that take two hours or more to complete.

We are big believers in getting kids out walking in the countryside from as young as possible! The routes in this collection are designed for the very youngest members of the family and will only take around half an hour to complete and are all on easy, flat terrain.

Making its way from Alresford to Southampton, The River Itchen is one of the world’s finest chalk streams. This guide contains twelve short walks arounds its banks.

Post-walk refreshments are all the better if there is something to keep the children entertained while you rest. Check out this collection where every pub has a play area in the garden.

With the summer holidays upon us, now is the best time to enjoy a coastal walk. In this collection, we share some of the best spots on the South Coast for crabbing and walking.

From source to sea, this collection takes you on a walk-by-walk journey down the River Meon.

Just in time for the summer, this collection provides you with all the walks on our website that have shallow access to rivers where children can paddle.

In this collection we take you up to some of the highest points of the South Downs, over the Surrey Hills and on a climb to the North Wessex Downs to find our top ten walks with views.

All Aboard! The starting point for all of the walks in this collection can easily be switched to a nearby train station meaning you can leave the car behind.

Occasionally, communities move on and all that remains is their church, mysterious and isolated with plenty of stories to tell. Here are some curiously lonely churches and the charming walks around them.

Crunchy orange leaves, low golden sun, damp woodland scent, shiny red berries, snuggly jumpers, cosy cafes and warm drinks. Who doesn't love an autumn walk?

During August, the heathlands glow purple with heather. This is a collection of some of our favourite places to enjoy the bloom.

Enjoy some post-walk tea and cake indulgence with these ideas! From quaint village tea-rooms to historic houses, this collection will have you covered if you like a cream tea at the end of your walk.

Always flat and always beautiful, walks beside the canal are simply a joy. We keep returning to find new routes and have built up this collection that includes pubs, a castle, play areas and paddling spots.

Whether you like to pick it and eat it or just admire its fresh green leaves and fluffy white flowers filling our woodland, then this collection is for you.

We are pretty sure that our collection of bluebell walks is one of the most comprehensive you will find in our area. The little violet coloured flowers are an obsession of ours and we have spent many a spring looking for them on our walks.

Over the years, we have come across some incredible play areas on our walks. These are our favourites, chosen for their charming locations, well built structures, variety of equipment and imaginative designs.

Discover our collection of family friendly walks in this National Landscape, which is one of the most important wildlife habitats in the UK and has shorelines to explore and pretty harbour villages to visit.

We are blessed with country parks in woodland, downland, coastal and riverside settings. They all have excellent facilities for walkers from cafes to signed trails, as well as play areas for children. Use this collection to view them all.

Warm fires, refreshing drinks, tasty food, shady beer gardens; pub walks are always a treat! In this collection, we share some of our favourite family-friendly pubs on our Hampshire walks.