Poetry Trails: Walking & Cycling Routes in the UK & Ireland
Photo: Mitch Canvin, Community
Celebrate National Poetry Day (October 2nd) and discover inspiring walking and cycling routes across the UK and Ireland! From Wordsworth’s Grasmere and Shakespeare’s Way to the Brontë moors, Robert Burns’ Ayrshire, and the poetry benches of the Yorkshire Wolds, these trails explore landscapes that inspired great poets. Whether hiking the coastal paths of Wales, wandering Edinburgh’s Poets Glen, or cycling the literary Malverns and Armagh’s Poets Trail, each route connects history, heritage, and verse. Perfect for poetry lovers, walkers, and cyclists looking to step into the footsteps of writers who shaped our literary past.
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