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DISCOVER The Wessex Downs
From a chalk line on the Wessex downs to the Sis
The Victorians confused these Shropshire hills with the Alps. How? Why? Trail dons its lederhosen, downs a glühwein and reaches for the Stretton Skyline to find out.
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.
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HILL ■Distance: 5½ miles/8.8km ■Time: 3-4 hours Grade: ...
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Our history is full of great escapes, but perhaps none more thrilling than the desperate flight of Charles II – including an epic chase along the Dorset coast...