■: 8 miles/12.7km ■Time: 5 hours ■Grade: Moderate ...

ULTIMATE WEEKEND ▲ 3-DAY ROUTE

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.

A new(ish) concession path on Hollins Hill makes a fantastic circular route along the Dragons Back in the Peak District .

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.

■ Distance: 7¼ miles/11.5km ■ Time: ...