How were the Slow Ways destinations decided?

Slow Ways routes always link two primary settlements. There are about 2,500 of these in the Slow Ways network of walking routes, selected because of their population size or their cultural, transport or local importance. Many were based on the ‘primary destinations’ and ‘primary locations’ identified by the Department for Transport and Ordnance Survey. 

Slow Ways is primarily an inter-town and inter-city network. While cities have multiple Slow Ways destinations within them, one of the network’s strengths is in the routes that radiate out to connect thousands more hamlets, villages and suburbs that are not primary destinations.