Sun, sea and singletrack

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.

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.

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Over the stippled swell of the Firth of Clyde soars a gannet. A pair of long, black-tipped wings catches the late-August light as the bird tilts on the breeze. It’s on fish patrol – curving low then r

Sandwiched between west Dorset’s rolling hills and the rugged drama of the Jurassic Coast, Bridport is well placed for a scenic getaway. Beyond its obvious natural charms, the town has plenty more to

Our history is full of great escapes, but perhaps none more thrilling than the desperate flight of Charles II – including an epic chase along the Dorset coast...