■ Distance: 9½ miles/15.3km ■ Time: 4½ hours ■ Grade: Moderate

■ Distance: 7¾ miles/12.5km ■ Time: 3½-4hours ■ Grade: Moderate

Three historic country houses in Yorkshire, a stone’s throw from the most northerly of Britain’s 16 white chalk horses, offer comfortable contemporary living and fascinating backstories

■ Distance: 5½ miles/8.8km ■ Time: 3 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

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

■ Distance: 6 miles/9.6km ■ Time: 3½ hours ■ Grade: Moderate