Hundreds of you commented on our recent winter paths peculiarity, contributing dozens of your own huge hikes. So we’ve select 10 of your beloveds, from Scottish coasts to Hampshire hills

Best walk for us: start in Thorpe Bay, on the eastern side of Southend and march all along the coast to Leigh-on-Sea( about five miles ). Stop for a warming drink in any of the inns( Ye Olde Smack or the Peterboatperhaps ), or have fish and microchips established with locally sourced fish, then return. You could make a longer street by wander Southend pier, the longest in the world- a mile out and a mile back: the seascapes are dazing at this time of year.BabylonianSheDevil

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