{"id":1202,"date":"2018-02-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelovers.cottage-search.com\/blog\/itvs-britains-favourite-walks-top-100\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T11:06:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T10:06:01","slug":"itvs-britains-favourite-walks-top-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/blog\/itvs-britains-favourite-walks-top-100\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV\u2019S BRITAIN\u2019S FAVOURITE WALKS: TOP 100"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Helvellyn Bags \u2018Britain\u2019s Top Walk\u2019 Win<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Lake District is the place to enjoy 6 of Britain\u2019s top 100 walks, including the number 1 walk, Helvellyn.<\/p>\n<p>Here we have collected together the Lake District walks that made it on to the final of ITV\u2019s \u2018Britain\u2019s Favourite 100 Walks\u2019\u00a0show this January.<\/p>\n<p>As you\u2019ll see below, the Lake District really is our favourite place to walk with the most beautiful scenery and challenging landscapes. In fact, 5 of the top 10 walks are in our beloved Lakes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Britain\u2019s Favourite 100 Walks\u2019 was based on the results of the largest ever survey conducted into the UK\u2019s walking habits.\u00a08,000 walking enthusiasts took part in the research and the show proved a huge success, with <strong>#100walks<\/strong> and <strong>#britainsfavouritewalks<\/strong> trending.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>#1 Britain\u2019s favourite walk is HELVELLYN. <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>England\u2019s third highest peak, this walk is enjoyed from Glenridding, south Ullswater and relished by fitter walkers with the infamous \u2018striding edge\u2019 knife-edge ridge providing a challenging return leg.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Helvellyn \u2013 voted Britain\u2019s #1 walk by ITV survey<\/p>\n<p>View our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/glenridding-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Glenridding Cottages.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Britains favourite walks \u2013 Helvellyn<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\/\/-->\/\/><!--\t\t!function(a,b){\"use strict\";function c(){if(!e){e=!0;var a,c,d,f,g=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),h=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11.\/),i=b.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\");for(c=0;c<i.length;c++){if(d=i[c],!d.getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))f=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),d.src+=\"#?secret=\"+f,d.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",f);if(g||h)a=d.cloneNode(!0),a.removeAttribute(\"security\"),d.parentNode.replaceChild(a,d)}}}var d=!1,e=!1;if(b.querySelector)if(a.addEventListener)d=!0;if(a.wp=a.wp||{},!a.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(a.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(c){var d=c.data;if(d)if(d.secret||d.message||d.value)if(!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(d.secret)){var e,f,g,h,i,j=b.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+d.secret+'\"]'),k=b.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+d.secret+'\"]');for(e=0;e<k.length;e++)k[e].style.display=\"none\";for(e=0;e<j.length;e++)if(f=j[e],c.source===f.contentWindow){if(f.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===d.message){if(g=parseInt(d.value,10),g>1e3)g=1e3;else if(~~g<200)g=200;f.height=g}if(\"link\"===d.message)if(h=b.createElement(\"a\"),i=b.createElement(\"a\"),h.href=f.getAttribute(\"src\"),i.href=d.value,i.host===h.host)if(b.activeElement===f)a.top.location.href=d.value}else;}},d)a.addEventListener(\"message\",a.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),b.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",c,!1),a.addEventListener(\"load\",c,!1)}(window,document);\/\/--><!]]&gt;<\/script><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" title=\"\u201cBritains favourite walks \u2013 Helvellyn\u201d \u2014 Lakelovers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/experiences\/britains-favourite-walks-helvellyn\/embed\/\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>#4 CAT BELLS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>An iconic Lake District fell in miniature, lying west of Derwentwater in the north Lakes and is popular with families. Easily enjoyed from Keswick.<\/p>\n<p>View our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/keswick-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Keswick Cottages<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Britains favourite walks, Cat Bells<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\/\/-->\/\/><!--\t\t!function(a,b){\"use strict\";function c(){if(!e){e=!0;var a,c,d,f,g=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),h=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11.\/),i=b.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\");for(c=0;c<i.length;c++){if(d=i[c],!d.getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))f=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),d.src+=\"#?secret=\"+f,d.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",f);if(g||h)a=d.cloneNode(!0),a.removeAttribute(\"security\"),d.parentNode.replaceChild(a,d)}}}var 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William Wordsworth made Grasmere his home for 14 years and many of his greatest work was inspired by the surrounding landscape and scenery.\u00a0 St Oswald\u2019s Church in Grasmere is the final resting place of William Wordsworth and this well signposted walk follows the route that coffin\u2019s followed from Ambleside to this 13<sup>th<\/sup> century church, as well as passing two of Wordsworth\u2019s former homes, his \u201clittle nook of mountain-ground\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Our beautifully converted <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Cumbria-The-Lake-District-High-Fall\/Hart-Head-Barn-1041027.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hart Head Barn<\/a> <\/strong>cottage can be seen from this walk.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Hart Head Barn, Ambleside - 4 star gold Lake District Cottage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wzTEzZEPpNk?feature=oembed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>View our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/ambleside-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ambleside Cottages.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As in the words of Alfred Wainwright, author of Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells \u2013 filled with \u2018dancing becks, silent forests and exhilarating peaks\u2019, the walks of Lake District are eternal.<\/p>\n<h3>Want to Learn More? 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