■ Distance: 10 ½ miles/16.9km ■ Time: 4½ hours ■ Grade: Challenging

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

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.

Rob Smith makes an enthusiastic and early return to one of England’s most beautiful golfing counties having visited its southern reaches a few months ago

■ Distance: 6 miles/9.5km ■ Time: 4 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

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