08 oxfordshire wantage

■ Distance: 9¼ miles/14.9km ■ Time: 5 ...

■Distance: 4½ miles/7km ■Time: 3 hours ■Grade: Easy ...

■ Distance: 10 miles/16.1km ■ Time: 4 hours ...

Living close to Winchester, we decide it’s high time we walked the South Downs Way from Eastbourne to Winchester. Armed with the invaluable A-Z walking map and the Trailblazer guide, the long walk sta

• Distance: 11¼ miles/17.9km • Time: 5 hours ...

BACK in 1606, Lord North was unwell. His “lingering consumptive disorder” baffled his doctors. A stay in a remote hunting lodge cadged from a friend hadn’t helped, but on a country ride he came across