■ Distance: 10 miles/16km ■ Time: 6 hours ...

I’m sceptical about news stories you sometimes read of big black cats roaming the countryside. I was, however, tempted to don my boots for a hike I found on the internet titled In the Footsteps of the

I had watched Richard III meet a bloody end at Bosworth, come face to face with a plague victim, stood in the shadow of a mighty trebuchet, and been put on trial for my life. And it was barely lunchti

Our walks is mon 1 Bruach na Frithe ...

■ Distance: 5¾ miles/9.2km ■ Time: 3 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

■ Distance: 8½ miles/13.7km ■ Time: 5 hours ■ Grade: Challenging