● A couple of miles inland from the ...

Bucklesham Hall, Bucklesham, Ipswich, Suffolk. A renovated, 15th-century hall set in formal gardens with spring-fed lakes, including one with a Japanese-style bridge and an island. It has beamed ceili

I’m sceptical about news stories you sometimes read of big black cats roaming the countryside. I was, however, tempted to don my boots for a hike I found on the internet titled In the Footsteps of the

Christine Faughlin sings the praises of a converted chapel on the 30,000-acre Bolton Abbey estate in the Yorkshire Dales

Nadia Shaikh seeks good company for a search-and-gorge to get her through the ruthless darkness of the winter months

■ Distance: 6¼ miles/10km ■Time: 3½ hours ■Grade: Moderate