■ Distance: 7 miles/11km ■ Time: 3 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

Go car-free and take the train and bus from the city to some of the Scottish coast’s most beautiful beaches

Tracing its way along the Welsh coast, there’s more to the A487 than meets the eye

Jeremy Ellwood ticks three more courses off his list in this northerly Scottish county, which is blessed with golf aplenty both on the coast and a little inland

■ Distance: 5¾ miles/9.2km ■ Time: 3 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

■ Distance: 12 miles/19.5km ■ Time: 7 hours ■ Grade: Challenging