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Luke Waterson

London, Wales

Travel Writer at Freelance

Novelist. Travel Writer. Hiker. Wales, UK outdoors & Andes/Amazon adventure specialist @Lonelyplanet @BBC etc. Author of Springwatch: Great British Walks

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Articles

  • I've done solo UK hikes for 25 years, here are my favourites for a long weekend

    2 weeks ago | inews.co.uk | Luke Waterson

    Taking a holiday alone is firmly on trend. Solos specialist Friendship Travel has seen this type of trip has become more popular with under 60s. In 2024, it noted a 12 per cent year-on-year increase in bookings by people aged 30 to 50. A survey by hotel brand Hilton found that more than a third of respondents wanted to take a solo trip this year.

  • I've done solo UK hikes for 25 years, here are my favourites for a long weekend

    2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Luke Waterson

    5 hours agoYou Haven't Seen Switzerland Until You've Visited These 20 Postcard-Perfect VillagesSwitzerland is a stunning destination to visit.

  • The Pembrokeshire market town with foodie highlights and folkloric heritage

    1 month ago | inews.co.uk | Luke Waterson

    This smart Pembrokeshire market town is thick with Celtic heritage. In Wales’s earliest collection of prose tales, The Mabinogion, the hero – Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed – holds his legendary court at Narberth, and meets his love interest Rhiannon there. Narberth also grew around the ruins of a castle that dates to the 13th century, which were renovated and opened to the public in 2006.

  • The controversial plans to turn a tiny Welsh village into a £7m tourist attraction

    Jan 25, 2025 | telegraph.co.uk | Luke Waterson

    ‘Waterfall Country’ in the Brecon Beacons will change the landscape of tiny Pontneddfechan – and some aren’t happy about the plans Waterfall Country in South Wales is one of the area’s most popular attractions – and that’s set to increase Credit: Visit Wales Luke Waterson Travel writer 25 January 2025 3:00pm GMT From around the village of Pontneddfechan, on the southern edge of Wales’ Bannau Brycheiniog National Park (formerly known as Brecon Beacons National Park), you hear the rushing and...

  • The UK's best pilgrimage walks, from pagan wonders to Chaucerian landscapes

    Jan 11, 2025 | inews.co.uk | Luke Waterson

    Pilgrimage holidays are increasingly popular. In 1994, fewer than 16,000 people walked the world’s best-known pilgrimage path, Spain’s Camino de Santiago – or the Way of St James. Thirty years on, the annual number of those completing that route has surpassed 400,000.

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Luke Waterson
Luke Waterson @Lukeandhiswords
23 Oct 23

RT @iPaperTravel: 15 easy and spectacular autumn hikes in Europe ✍️@Lukeandhiswords for @iPaperTravel @theipaper https://t.co/GtUaSjRYI2

Luke Waterson
Luke Waterson @Lukeandhiswords
2 Oct 23

15 of the Best Mellow Hikes across #Europe to do this autumn - my latest for @iPaperTravel https://t.co/OXRZSEmoV9

Luke Waterson
Luke Waterson @Lukeandhiswords
28 Sep 23

Such a privilege to be nominated a second year in succession for Guidebook of the Year at the @travelmediawrds for Springwatch - Great British Walks. And to be alongside other high-calibre names. Looking forward to @TheSavoyLondon on October 23rd! https://t.co/WaCVtwBbC4