Innway Publications

read moreMark Reid charts a circular route through the heart of the Peak District from the wilds of Kinder Scout to the beautiful limestone valleys of the 'White Peak'. This 84 mile walk is divided into six 'day stages' and passes 51 pubs along the way. The Inn Way.to the Peak District is a long distance circular walk, divided into six 'day stages' ranging from 11.5 to 17.5 miles. There are 51 pubs along 'The Inn Way'. Each 'day stage' is designed to include a pub at lunchtime and the Overnight Stops offer a choice of pubs and facilities.

read moreThis website is a non commercial general information site for The Inn Way guidebooks, operated by Mark Reid as a personal website (as from April 2014). All information is given in good faith and is believed to be correct, however, no liability can be accepted by Mark Reid for any errors, inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided. Please contact Mark Reid to advise of any errors.

read morePictured here is Ballyheige Bauxite (otherwise known as Elvis), Mark Reid's German Shorthaired Pointer and walking companion. He loved nothing better than running as fast as he can across the high fells of the Yorkshire Dales following scents blowing in the wind. Elvis accompanied Mark on almost all of his walks, and particularly loved running on beaches (and drinking sea-water), jumping into thick heather moorland, drinking muddy water, eating cow-pats and snoring in front of pub fires. He would also steal your sandwiches out of your hand!

read moreAn hour and a half later, light-headed but not heavy-legged, we arrive at Braithwaite's Coledale Inn, and take our ease among the hot and prostrate walkers sprawled outside on the lawn. Twenty-five miles, 10 pubs and 14 ales, . Not worth one of Reid's certificates, perhaps, but an achievement all the same. Lying there in Skiddaw's mighty shadow with a valedictory pint of Blencathra at my side I feel I've seen the Lakes as they should always be seen: in blazing sun and a beery haze. Artificial light is not natural, office light is not natural; walking is what we're meant to do." Well-trodden words for sure, but utterly convincing in the salty air - and when spoken by Mark Reid, the man behind the successful Inn Way long-distance walking and pub guides."