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

Artist and designer Luke Edward Hall explains why the Cotswolds is an area that holds a special place in his heart

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

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

Who says you have to hike for miles to see something amazing? Not us. Welcome to little walks with jaw-dropping moments… starting with a mountain in the sea. In Somerset.

The Lake District, nestled in the north-west corner of England in Cumbria, is the country’s most poetic landscape. From Wordsworth to Beatrix Potter, the Lake District has always drawn writers, artist