Enjoy Cruising Like Crusoe ; with Walks Festivals On the Increase, Martin Hesp Previews One of the Best On the Scillonian Island of St Martin's

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IT'S walks festival time again - or, at least, it's that time of the year when organisers of such events are sending out invitations and press releases. This year more than ever will be staged across the region - I feel safe in saying that, because that has been the trend for the past decade.

The growth is hardly surprising - walks festivals are a win-win idea. The local economy is boosted by the usually slightly out-of- season boon, and walkers get to hike in lovely and interesting places with the help of expert guides. What's not to like? I've just had my annual invitation to lead a couple of hikes in the event which many regard as England's ultimate walks festival - I refer to the one that is staged, somewhat improbably, 28 miles out into the ocean from Land's End.

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Enjoy Cruising Like Crusoe ; with Walks Festivals On the Increase, Martin Hesp Previews One of the Best On the Scillonian Island of St Martin's

The Scillonian archipelago offers some of the finest walking to be found anywhere in Britain. Not only are the islands sublimely beautiful, but they have, for the most part, been left untouched by the ravages caused by the internal combust...

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