If we had to choose our “special place”, Andy and I would always choose Exmoor National Park. It’s a place we often escape to. Straddling the Somerset/Devon border, Exmoor’s coastline is littered with

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

JB Smith goes searching for solitude in the forested folds of the Rhinogs – and finds himself falling under the spell of Eryri/Snowdonia’s quieter side

CHOSEN BY… LUCY RABONE ■ Distance: 5½ miles/9km ...

■ Distance: 5¾ miles/9.4km ■ Time: 4 hours ■ ...

When we visited Beddgelert last June, we left home in shorts and T-shirts following a heatwave across the UK. The sun was shining, and we were confident it would stay warm for the week ahead. So imagi