Ghostly hamlet on the high moors

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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Once sentinels of the turnpike trade, toll-houses now stand as quiet monuments to a time when travel came with a price

Buying a property that includes a ruin carries undoubted romance, but there are caveats, reminds Lucy Denton, who advises on the help at hand

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It was feeling as though it had been an incredibly long, damp and grey winter, so we were absolutely ready to get out and about in the caravan again. The Peak District is pretty much on our doorstep,