6 20.6km / 12.8 miles / 7-7.5 hours Ascent 1122m/3680ft

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE’S Hambleden Valley is one of England’s true hidden gems. Bypassed by through traffic, it is a lovely spot to explore on foot or bicycle if you keep to the path beside the Hamble Brook.

5 15.6 km / 9.7 miles / 6 hours Ascent 1080m/3543ft

If we had to choose our “special place”, Andy and I would always choose Exmoor National Park. It’s a place we often escape to. Straddling the Somerset/Devon border, Exmoor’s coastline is littered with

4 38.9km / 24.2 miles / 12-14 hours Ascent 2927m/9603ft

CHOSEN BY… SIMON WHALEY Disused Oswestry to Whitchurch ...