■ Distance: 6 miles/9.5km ■ Time: 3 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

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

Comfortable seclusion is on offer at three historic houses, each beautifully presented and set in glorious landscapes worthy of God’s own county

■ Distance: 6¾ miles/11km ■ Time: 4 hours ■ Grade: Challenging

Winter walks aren’t always how you imagine them to be. Sometimes they’re a hundred times better – even more so if you make a weekend of it.

■ Distance: 7½ miles/12km ■ Time: 5 hours ■ Grade: Moderate