It can lower stress, treat depression and open up a whole new world of outdoor-going opportunities so could you learn to love the cold? We spoke to converts whose lives have been shaped by embracing winter

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Explore Scotland’s wild landscapes and secret shores on the ultimate four-wheeled adventure

CREATIVITY HAS LONG REIGNED IN SWEDISH LAPLAND — WHERE THE SÁMI HISTORICALLY USED THEIR INGENUITY TO SURVIVE THE COLD, DARK WINTERS, AND REGIONAL ARTS AND CRAFTS STILL FLOURISH

Lightweight camping chairs are suddenly everywhere. Lara Dunn takes a load off and tries out two for size

Minus 16 degrees on the back of Britain’s ...