Our walks is mon 1 Bruach na Frithe ...

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

Christine Faughlin sings the praises of a converted chapel on the 30,000-acre Bolton Abbey estate in the Yorkshire Dales

■ Distance: 7¾ miles/12.7km ■Time: 3½ hours ■ ■Grade: Moderate ■

This week’s dream: a little corner of Blighty ...

■ Distance: 9½ miles/15.3km ■ Time: 4½ hours ■ Grade: Moderate