The North Downs Art Trail – otherwise known as the GREAT ARTdoors – is an initiative comprising nine seats, all designed by artists, and installed along the North Downs Way in Kent and Surrey. Each se

■Distance: 8¼ miles/13.3km ■ Time: 4 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

This is the glacial valley no one’s heard of... Head to the South Pennines to explore both sides of this steep gulch between Burnley and Todmorden.

Legend has it that Winnats got its name from the words ‘wind gates’. If you say it fast enough and imagine it coming from the mouth of an ancient Peakland shepherd shouting over a howling gale blowing

■Distance: 8 miles/13.1km ■ Time: 3½ hours ■ Grade: Moderate

“I’m lucky enough to have a couple of Marin bikes, which are great – an ‘analogue’ Rift Zone and a ‘digital’ Rift Zone E. If I’m out on a shoot, I’ll always take the e-bike. But this weekend, for exam