■ Distance: 7¾ miles/12.5km ■ Time: 3½-4hours ■ Grade: Moderate

■ Distance: 7 miles/11.2km ■ Time: 4 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

■ Distance: 5 miles/8km ■ Time: 3 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

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

■ Distance: 9½ miles/15.3km ■ Time: 4½ hours ■ Grade: Moderate

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