Our walks th is month 1 Quiraing Isle ...

■ Distance: 5 miles/8.2km ■ Time: 4 hours ■ Grade: Challenging

It’s no small thing to be the island that not only inspired one of the best-selling novels of all time, but to be the place where it was written, too. Agatha Christie loved staying at Burgh Island Hot

■ Distance: 9 miles/14.5km ■ Time: 5-6 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

In January, I make a calendar showing key dates – football fixtures, meetings of the WI, a wedding in the family – and see what gaps there may be for trips away. From that routine came a late spring b

■ Distance: 9¾ miles/15.7km ■ Time: 5 hours ■ Grade: Challenging