Country Walking Sticks

The rustic walking stick is an essential accessory in the British countryside. No rural walk is complete without a stick for support and company. The traditional styles on these pages have been popular for centuries.

Simple hiking staves are popular with walkers, and junior hiking staves have great appeal for children. Thumbsticks are so called because they are held with the thumb resting in the naturally-occurring fork in the wood, a very comfortable position. Shepherd’s crooks were originally used by shepherds to catch their sheep around the neck. Knobsticks and crossheads are very traditional country sticks with a loyal following.

Today, refined and developed traditional methods have been used in creating these eye-catching, beautifully made sticks and they are guranteed to attract attention, they are hand made and produced in small quantities to the highest standard of workmanship.
Whether used for balance on a rural walk or an accessory at the county fair, these long and rustic sticks are an essential component of British country style.
From the trusty hiking staff to the eye-catching shepherds crook, they are all practical companions.
The thumb stick / wading stick is so called because it is held with the thumb resting in the natural 'V', and wider 'V's also make excellent elbow rests.