Tom Shepherd combines two iconic Irish coastal routes for a journey filled with breathtaking wildlife spots, dreamy scenic stops and a taste of adventure

Take a road trip around Scotland’s ‘misty isle’ for volcanic rock formations, wild swimming at the Fairy Pools and warming drams of cask whisky.

At the farthest western tip of the British mainland lie the remains of one of the most violent volcanic moments in the nation’s pre-history. Walking it is a challenge – and a revelation.

Jim Perrin pens a paean to a famous place of threshold for climbers, equally beloved of coastal walkers: the cliffs of Gogarth and Holyhead

BRITISH BREAK MINI GUIDE

When the fishing cools off over winter in the UK it can just be starting to hot up on the west coast of Ireland: perfect for a winter fishing getaway, as David Mitchell explains