Most mysterious uk destinations

There’s nothing like a good walk to blow the cobwebs away. Lisa Kjellsson experiences the power of pilgrimage in majestic Yorkshire surroundings

When friends who recently moved to west Devon invited us to see their new home, we decided to combine the visit with a brief autumn tour of the area, so we could explore the beautiful landscapes of Da

Wharram Percy is one of the best-preserved of Britain’s deserted settlements – yet, even after decades of academic study, it still feels like a hidden secret. First you must descend an ancient track d

Isolated, beautiful, brooding: Lancashire’s Pendle Hill is a place of tales dark – and light.

Fantasy author JRR Tolkien’s mythological Middle Earth takes inspiration from a number of places in Gloucestershire and the West Midlands. Tolkien frequently visited the Forest of Dean and its tempera

With its verdant dales, dramatic gritstone edges and historic market towns, Derbyshire is quintessentially English yet strikingly unique. At the heart of England’s first National Park, the Peak Distri