Heaven… and helvellyn

Both imposing and invisible, KIRK FELL is a Lake District conundrum that can only be solved by walking every path on it.

Melanie O’Shea is a freelance travel and adventure writer based in Penzance, Cornwall. She recently completed Macmillan’s Gower Peninsula, 26-mile ‘Mighty Hike’. In 1926, three avid mountain walkers g

YOUR MOUNTAIN SNAPS & TALES FROM THE TRAIL

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BEAUTIFUL RIDGE WALK

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.