CRUISING STORIES

Guess where we went last summer? A two-week tour that took in the UK’s first Dark Sky Park, also its largest forest, the world’s smallest post office, the First World War’s largest munitions factory,

It had started to become a little bit of a problem; having lived in Scotland for 15 years, we still hadn’t properly visited any of its islands. We had ventured onto Skye a couple of times, but it’s no

BALLYGALLY CASTLE HOTEL, BALLYGALLY, COUNTY ANTRIM

■ Distance: 9¾ miles/15.7km ■ Time: 5 hours ■ Grade: Challenging

Guess where we went last summer? A two-week tour that took in the UK’s first Dark Sky Park, as well as its largest forest, the world’s smallest post office, the First World War’s largest munitions fac