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This year marks the 625th anniversary of The Canterbury Tales author – and “father of English literature” – Geoffrey Chaucer’s death. He penned this classic, about a merry band of medieval pilgrims te

In the gentle hills of the West Country there’s a history of people coming to worship and witness, from the spiritual home of neo-druids and pagans in Stonehenge to the church of hedonism that is the

■Distance: 5 miles/8km ■Time: 3 hours ■Grade: Moderate

The village shop that sold pick ‘n’ mix sweets. A cowpat-strewn country lane with occasional glimpses of Glastonbury Tor. Leaping the wooden stile into Butterfly Wood. It’s over 30 years since I last

Having the skills to interpret historical features in the landscape can add an extra layer of interest to your walks. Here’s what to look out for...

BACK in the days when a tankful of petrol cost as much as we pay for a coffee today, our sunny Sunday afternoon treat was a drive out. If we weren’t aiming for the beach, our route took us north to th