■ Distance: 5½ miles/8.8km ■ Time: 3 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

When the darker nights set in, and the clocks have gone back, it’s all too easy to neglect getting out and about in the great outdoors, but we love this time of year. The last of the yellows, oranges

Race director Justin Nicholas guides you on this East Devon half

■ Distance: 5¾ miles/9.4km ■ Time: 3-3½ hours ■ Grade: Moderate

■ Distance: 5¼ miles/8.4km ■ Time: 3 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them