Top 10 secret walks

The village shop that sold pick ‘n’ mix sweets. A cowpat-strewn country lane with occasional glimpses of Glastonbury Tor. Leaping the wooden stile into Butterfly Wood. It’s over 30 years since I last

Our walks is month 1 Maol Chean-Dearg ...

Tap, tap, tap. Tap, tap. “Oh, there it goes – that wee one’s for the pot.” The mussel in my hand slowly and silently hinges shut, like a lid on a fancy electronic bin. “If it closes completely that’s

Places we've been, things we've seen, and mountain-related stuff we like

The Cuillin Ridge is often regarded as Britain’s most sustained and technical mountaineering excursion. Co-editor David Lintern attempted a ‘walker’s traverse’ of this infamous challenge, supporting a friend’s Munro round. In an environment now largely professionalised, theirs was an adventure by amateurs in the classic sense

Autumn is a wonderful time for a holiday on the coast. The crowds have gone, the sea is still warm and the sunsets are beautiful. Paul Miles rounds up some of the best trips to enjoy at this time of year