■ Distance: 7½ miles/12.1km ■ Time: 3 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

SOMERSET has always topped our list of favourite places. It never fails to impress, with lovely landscapes, history, quaint communities, drives through empty lanes and, of course, a wonderful stretch

To escape the crowds in high summer head for a little known corner of the county near Ripon

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■Distance: 5¾ miles/9.2km ■Time: 3 hours ■ ...

I DON’T know about you, but my family and I like nothing more than indulging in coffee and cake before heading off on a walk. So, the 18th-century Falcon Hotel – allegedly North Cornwall’s oldest coac