Activity Travel Guides - Charlie on Travel https://charlieontravel.com/category/activity/ UK Travel Blog Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:28:06 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://charlieontravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/cropped-Charlie-on-Travel-Favicon-32x32.png Activity Travel Guides - Charlie on Travel https://charlieontravel.com/category/activity/ 32 32 Walking the South Downs Way in Stages: Route Guide & Where to Stay https://charlieontravel.com/walking-south-downs-way/ https://charlieontravel.com/walking-south-downs-way/#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:25:27 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=17316 The South Downs Way is a 160-kilometre National Trail along the chalk ridge from Winchester to Eastbourne, usually split into eight stages. It is one of the few long-distance walks in England you can do without a tent, without a car and without taking a week off work, because the trail crosses railway lines at […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/walking-south-downs-way/feed/ 0 South Downs Way Winchester to Exton & East Meon: Stage 1 Walk Guide https://charlieontravel.com/south-downs-way-winchester/ https://charlieontravel.com/south-downs-way-winchester/#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:43:12 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=17314 The South Downs Way starts at the old City Mill in Winchester and runs 160 kilometres east to Eastbourne. Stage 1 officially finishes at Exton, a small village in the Meon Valley about 19 kilometres in. If you are planning the whole route, start with our South Downs Way stage-by-stage guide. We extended Stage 1, […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/south-downs-way-winchester/feed/ 0 Taghazout Itinerary: How to Spend 3, 5 or 10 Days https://charlieontravel.com/taghazout-itinerary/ https://charlieontravel.com/taghazout-itinerary/#respond Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:55:43 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=16761 Taghazout is a place for slow travel rather than a packed sightseeing list. We happily filled 10 days here with beaches, surf, walks, spas and remote working, and we’ve already been back twice to do the same thing again. “How many days do I need?” is still a fair question, and the answer depends on […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/taghazout-itinerary/feed/ 0 Seven Sisters Cliffs From London: How To Do It In A Day https://charlieontravel.com/seven-sisters-from-london/ https://charlieontravel.com/seven-sisters-from-london/#respond Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:40:33 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=17045 Getting to the Seven Sisters cliffs from London is easier than most people expect — a train from Victoria down to Seaford, then a short bus along the coast road, and you’re at the start of the walk in about two hours. It’s one of the best day trips from London, and one of very […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/seven-sisters-from-london/feed/ 0 Taghazout Weather and the Best Time to Visit https://charlieontravel.com/taghazout-weather/ https://charlieontravel.com/taghazout-weather/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:17:11 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=16762 Taghazout’s year-round mild climate makes it a good destination most of the year. For us though, Taghazout is a winter sun destination where we escape the chilly and grey UK weather for 10 days of sun, surf and tagine. The best month for surf also vary too. We’ve had the pleasure of visiting Taghazout three […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/taghazout-weather/feed/ 0 Where to Stay in Taghazout: Village, Bay or Panorama Beach https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-taghazout/ https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-taghazout/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:32:01 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=16760 Taghazout is a small village with three distinct areas where you may want to stay. Where you base yourself really shapes the trip, so here’s how the three main areas compare: We’ve stayed in Taghazout on three visits, in 2017, 2025 and 2026, and have our favourites for where we like to stay. If you […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-taghazout/feed/ 0 Cuckmere Haven: The Valley Walk That Skips the Seven Sisters Crowds (2026) https://charlieontravel.com/cuckmere-haven-alfriston-walk/ https://charlieontravel.com/cuckmere-haven-alfriston-walk/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:12:36 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=16323 Everybody who gets the bus out to Seven Sisters Country Park turns right, walks to the sea, and photographs the cliffs. They are spectacular after all. But there’s a hidden gem walk if you turn left. The Alfriston and River Cuckmere circular starts from exactly the same visitor centre, takes in the meandering river, a […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/cuckmere-haven-alfriston-walk/feed/ 0 Seven Sisters Hike: 6 Routes From 1 Hour to 2 Days (2026) https://charlieontravel.com/seven-sisters-walk/ https://charlieontravel.com/seven-sisters-walk/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:26:56 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=16325 The Seven Sisters hike is my favourite walk in the whole of the UK. We live in Brighton and the Cuckmere Haven area is our weekend escape when we need a walk to clear our heads. I’ve hiked the Seven Sisters many times now, in many different ways, and I love every version of it. […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/seven-sisters-walk/feed/ 0 Hiking Slovenia’s Juliana Trail https://charlieontravel.com/juliana-trail-slovenia/ https://charlieontravel.com/juliana-trail-slovenia/#respond Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=13894 The Juliana Trail is a 270-kilometre walking loop around Mount Triglav, Slovenia’s highest peak, split into 16 stages. Unlike most alpine long-distance routes it deliberately stays low, circling the mountain through villages and valleys rather than summiting mountains. This makes it walkable without any alpine experience. The walking is the straightforward part. The hard part […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/juliana-trail-slovenia/feed/ 0 11 Winter Sun Destinations (That We’ve Actually Been To) https://charlieontravel.com/winter-sun/ https://charlieontravel.com/winter-sun/#respond Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:13:42 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=15657 Every “best winter sun” destination list says the same thing: Tenerife, Dubai, the Maldives. They’re not wrong, those places are reliably warm, but the lists all read like a travel brochure, written by someone who hasn’t necessarily been. This one is different. Every destination on our winter sun list is one we’ve travelled to, picked […]

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