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Is the new BMW R1300RT just too plain massive for nadgery Peak District lanes? John Westlake finds out

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

It has been a hectic season for the Stovebolt Special: 11 hillclimb weekends, two hillclimb schools, and 3000 rapid road miles getting to and from them. And one serious breakage. That was sorted in ti

■ Distance: 6 miles/9.5km ■ Time: 3 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

Winter walks aren’t always how you imagine them to be. Sometimes they’re a hundred times better – even more so if you make a weekend of it.