IT seems Queen Victoria was never happier than when exploring the Highlands of Scotland. She didn’t just confine herself to the well trodden routes either. Monday, October 9, 1865, though, was one day

Our walks th is month 1 Quiraing Isle ...

■ Distance: 6 miles/10km ■ Time: 3½ hours ■ Grade: Moderate

■ Distance: 6½ miles/10.5km ■ Time: 4-5 hours ■ Grade: Challenging

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,

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