Rutland and melton

■ Distance: 8¾ miles/14km ■ Time: ...

■ Distance: 6¾ miles/11km ■ Time: 2½ hours ...

HEAD TO RE-CHARGE CAFE, NEWTON ABBOT

Switzerland is rich, especially in clichés. Many are largely true. There are some I’m not so interested in – banking, precision watches, nuclear shelters and referendums. But others, I certainly am –

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.