I’m sceptical about news stories you sometimes read of big black cats roaming the countryside. I was, however, tempted to don my boots for a hike I found on the internet titled In the Footsteps of the

■ Distance: 7⅓ miles/11.8km ■ Time: 3¾ hours ■ Grade: Moderate

Our walks is mon 1 Bruach na Frithe ...

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

■Distance: 8 miles/13km ■Time: 5 hours ■Grade: Moderate

Christine Faughlin sings the praises of a converted chapel on the 30,000-acre Bolton Abbey estate in the Yorkshire Dales