West is best

It’s the busiest time of year for Britain’s beautiful places. Yet as these locations prove, you can find silence, sensational scenery and space to breathe.

Our walks this month Ian Battersby 1 ...

2025 marks 200 years since the birth of the modern railway, which gave millions of city-weary walkers a way to escape to the country.

SCENIC LINEAR ROUTE

The 125K race starts in Inverie, a remote village on the Knoydart peninsula, accessible only by a boat or two-day hike. There is an extremely lively community-owned pub plus an impressively stocked co

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