Walking "close to home" - what does this mean?

I can walk in the countryside from home ( pretty boring always doing the same) but the rules in England mean that you can drive a short way to get to a quiet green space.

Agree SueDonim!

That's the spirit!

MissAdventure

Could you peddle slower, perhaps?

Or just peddle around the block a few hundred times?!

If I walk from home, I only have about half a mile of footpath which is currently thick with snow and ice because the council hasn’t gritted in almost a week. Otherwise I have to be walking on a dangerous bendy road with a 60mph speed limit. Some of us need to travel to get to a safe place.

We also have no local shops so need to travel to get supplies in between supermarket deliveries esp if they don’t deliver all of my order.

This is the current advice on the Scottish government website. Maybe I’m even thicker than I thought but I can’t really understand the part about the 5 mile boundary. Anyone able to simplify it?

You can travel for local outdoor sport or exercise such as meeting another person, walking, cycling, golf or running that starts and finishes at the same place (which can be up to 5 miles from the boundary of your local authority area), as long as you abide by the rules on meeting other households.

I was thinking the same thing. I live in built up area in a city. I try to walk three miles a day which takes an hour. There is a small country park and river very close by. It's a very pleasant place to walk but a lot of people are thinking the same thing making it very busy and hard to keep a social distance. Lots of families, dog walkers with cyclists and runners weaving in and out. Conversely, the side streets are almost empty of traffic and people so I've been walking there straight from my door. It's dull but an audio book passes the time.

Could you peddle slower, perhaps?

I wonder what the rules are for cycling? I usually cycle 20-30 miles three times a week. Is this still allowed?

Scottish cities have loads of green spaces Maw, sure Glasgow means dear green place .

Well, I would, if it would help.

Mokryna people in the UK won’t have that kind of bureaucratic nonsense!

sodapop

We had to stay within 1Km of home when we were on lockdown.

And a paper with name, address, date and time, as you were only allowed an hour out.

Paddyanne is talking about the rules in Scotland, the same applies in Wales and Northern Ireland. We can only walk from home - although we can go out to exercise more than once a day.

I thought it was 5 miles in first lockdown. Depends on child. DGS1 and DGD can manage 3 to 4 miles (7 and 3, 7 yo can do more) so can venture further from home. DGS2 (2 ½ ) can manage about 1 ½ miles on a scooter less on foot so very restricted round local area. In car if we drive 5 miles or less there are far more areas to walk with a child with ducks, swans, ponds etc. Also less people around. Have to say he is blissfully happy walking near our house to grassy area and messing about in the mud and kicking a ball about. Though in 1st lockdown we went to the pond and saw hundreds of froglets hopping towards the water and he remembers that. I think being sensible is more important. We drive into Edinburgh to take his Mummy to work at one of the hospitals (nurse) so she doesn't have to get public transport so I don't see the problem of stopping somewhere you don't see anyone then coming home. It's me and him in the car.

Exactly MawBe!

Thank you for posting this
outdoor exercise. This should be done locally wherever possible, but you can travel a short distance within your area to do so if necessary , for example, to access an open space

That seems to match with what I was describing.

Based on what you are quoting , paddyanne you are condemning town and city dwellers, their children and their dogs to pounding pavements for their one hour’s exercise?
The other extreme (driving to the Peak District or the foot of Snowdon) is wrong but I would defend my D and SIL driving their 4 year-old son a couple of miles for an hours walk on the (empty) marshes or in Epping Forest as a healthier alternative to their busy terraced street in E London - wouldn’t you? (Couldn’t get there on foot without crossing the North Circular - not many lollipop men there)
Common sense plus the spirit of the law?

The above is for England.

This is from the 4th January

www.gov.uk/guidance/national-lockdown-stay-at-home#exercising

Under Exercise it says

“you should not travel outside your local area”

Under Travel it says

“outdoor exercise. This should be done locally wherever possible, but you can travel a short distance within your area to do so if necessary (for example, to access an open space)”

I’m wondering if it is the case that police forces are interpreting differently.

Agree grannynanny. Our nearest NT property is open for exercise. As with many it’s not in a town or even a village. A cursory look shows all tickets are sold for tomorrow afternoon and Saturday. Does that mean everyone there will be breaking the law? It would perhaps be more helpful to have a distance in which travel is allowed for exercise.

You shouldn't drive to walk .its leave from your home and walk back to it.At least thats what it is here,Police have been fining people for travelling 12 miles to the next town for shopping .Its essential shopping only and I heard that the new Morrisons cant keep up with deliveries or shelf stacking so people have been going to ASDA in the next town Its a £60 fine if you're stopped .My OH walks round the town and through the park its about 6 miles but its never any further than 3 miles from home .

That's harsh, as I could have easily walked 4 miles to get there and then back again.

Is it in England or a different part of the UK?

Grannynannywanny

That sounds harsh fining a family with young children walking in a nature reserve NotSpaghetti.

I’d rather see them fining idiots who are going round the supermarket without masks and ignoring social distancing, visiting each other’s houses etc.

Exactly Grannynanny!

That sounds harsh fining a family with young children walking in a nature reserve NotSpaghetti.

I’d rather see them fining idiots who are going round the supermarket without masks and ignoring social distancing, visiting each other’s houses etc.