■Distance: 8 miles/12.8km ■ Time: 4 hours ■ Grade: Challenging

■Distance: 7 miles/11.5km ■Time: 4½ hours ■Grade: Moderate

■Distance: 5¾ miles/9.2km ■ Time: 3 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

This year marks the 625th anniversary of The Canterbury Tales author – and “father of English literature” – Geoffrey Chaucer’s death. He penned this classic, about a merry band of medieval pilgrims te

■Distance: 4½ miles/7.1km ■ Time: 2½ hours ■ Grade: Easy

■Distance: 8 miles/13.1km ■ Time: 3½ hours ■ Grade: Moderate