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■ Distance: 9¼ miles/14.9km ■ Time: 5 ...

THE BIG RIDE

Living close to Winchester, we decide it’s high time we walked the South Downs Way from Eastbourne to Winchester. Armed with the invaluable A-Z walking map and the Trailblazer guide, the long walk sta

For those who prefer not to follow the crowd, we reveal some of the best, but relatively undiscovered places to enjoy in the country’s chicest region

Beginning from the point in Britain furthest from the sea, Simon Warren sets himself a special test of endurance: the longest possible ride to the coast and back

With feet in the sea and head in the clouds, some of Britain’s finest mountains rise offshore – as we discover on the ISLE OF MULL .