'A number of self-guide walks are available from stations on Community Rail Lancashire lines: [1] The Bentham Line (12 walks) - - - : [2] The Clitheroe Line (4 walks) - - - : [3] The East Lancashire Line (6 walks) - - - : [4] The South Fylde Line (2 walks) - - - : [5] West Lancashire Lines (2 walks)'

Community Rail Lancashire

Eight walks of between 3 and 6 miles along the Cumbrian Coast Line.

Cumbria County Council

The Natural Coast [Cumbrian Coast Line]

Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership

'Guided Walks from the Leeds-Settle-Carlisle, Leeds-Morecambe and other selected Railways'

Friends of DalesRail

You can solve Bristol's biggest problem 'For most people that problem is traffic – congestion, delays, pollution and accidents. More and more of us realize that the problem cannot be solved on the roads alone and that the neglected railways can make a crucial contribution ...'

Great Central Railway

'We are a diverse and friendly group of people who enjoy walking in the beautiful and varied countryside of north west England. As our name suggests, we are particularly keen to use public transport to reach our destinations and we have been promoting this idea for almost forty years. It's a great way to reach our countryside and our leaders often pass on lots of interesting facts about locations and people during walks.'

Rail Ramblers

'Whether you want beautiful countryside, coastal scenery, industrial archaeology or military history, you can access them all via the Medway Valley Line and SwaleRail ...'

Community Rail Partnership with Valley of Visions Countryside Project

Walks 'selected to provide reasonable directness, variety of landscape, local historical and environmental interest and a largely traffic-free environment'.

Walks selected by Roger Wolfe, Suffolk Area of the Ramblers' Association

Access to three PDF brochures: 1. Rail Walks in Cheshire West : - - : 2. Rail Walks in Greater Manchester : - - : 3. Rail Walks in Knutsford and surrounding villages.

The Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership and Mid Cheshire Rail Users’ Association

'A slowly growing collection of walking routes easily accessible by train from London, mostly within an hour or thereabouts of the central termini. The walks link fantastic countryside, historic monuments and country villages; the geography of south-east England means that none are hugely strenuous.'

'You are invited to "take the train for a walk" ! Organised by the Penistone Line Partnership (PLP), these walks are promoted by the RAMBLERS' ASSOCIATION to encourage use of the train service to visit some of South & West Yorkshire's finest countryside. Walks also take place in North Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.'

The Penistone Line Partnership

ALERT Unfortunately, at Review I could now only find accessible online details of just one of the six/seven Poacher Line Walks - and I have provided a Link to that here. Leaflets for the remainder may still be available offline.

'Rail Rambles are walks from railway stations in Wales and the border counties of England. The walks themselves are free to join (but of course you have to pay your rail fare!) Each walk is planned to be accessible by a day return rail journey from a number of main line and connecting stations ...'

'We are a charity that owns and manages former railway land to provide paths suitable for cycling, walking, horse riding and wheel-chair use.'

'In this guide we’ve outlined three of the best short and three of the best long walking trails in the region. More experienced hikers may prefer to take on one of the longer routes, while those on a family day out with smaller children may decide on a shorter trail.'

'This blog features walks along train lines in London. This was inspired by a number of existing sites with walks along the tube network. The individual walks are about two hours long and you can combine them for longer walks.'

'In summer 2008, I spent three months walking the entire London Underground network, overground. This is the story of that walk, along with over 9750 photographs, route maps, points of interest and tips for those looking for a different way to explore London on foot.'

Mark Moxon

'visitbytrain.info aims to help you plan visits by train to attractions in cities, towns, villages and the countryside. Maps show attraction locations and routes to walk, with bus services where appropriate.' At the time of review, coverage of the southern half of England.

John Hewes

'Self-guided walks from scenic branch lines in the South West.'

Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership

'Discover Dorset's unspoilt countryside with "Trains to Trails" - the detailed guide to walks from Dorset Stations. Pick up the complete leaflet at your nearest First Great Western station, or download PDF versions ... Starting and ending at the same rural station, the routes all include at least one pub and are within the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.'

Ramblers

ALERT Originally here the Website Heart of Wessex Line Walks; now promoted by the Ramblers, but without the downloadable PDFs. Not clear whether copies of the Leaflet(s) are still available from Great Western Railway (the franchise successor to FGW).