On a leisurely weekend break, the last thing I expected to be wearing was a hard hat with a headlamp, a battery pack and a pair of wellingtons. But there I was, fully togged up – along with seven othe

■ Distance: 5¼ miles/8.3km ■ Time: 3½ hours ■ Grade: Moderate

If you watched the latest series of BBC Interior Design Masters, you’ll remember judges Michelle Ogundehin, Alan Carr and Sophie Robinson all came to Portmeirion for the final episode in which John an

Our walks th is month 1 Quiraing Isle ...

Guess where we went last summer? A two-week tour that took in the UK’s first Dark Sky Park, also its largest forest, the world’s smallest post office, the First World War’s largest munitions factory,

■ Distance: 6½ miles/10.4km ■ Time: 3 hours ■ Grade: Moderate