Mullaghmore

With feet in the sea and head in the clouds, some of Britain’s finest mountains rise offshore – as we discover on the ISLE OF MULL .

By glacial valleys, ancient pilgrim routes and rugged scrambles, the journey up Ireland’s MOUNT BRANDON is a humbling connection to nature, time, and even existence itself.

Eleven friends of COUNTRY LIFE pen a love letter to their small, yet oh so distinctive patches of the British Isles, from the big skies of the north Norfolk coast to the street art of Belfast, from the glens of Perthshire to the Exe estuary in Devon via the apple orchards of Herefordshire

The verdant valleys and meandering rivers of Ireland capture the essence of this land of myth and magic… where fascinating ancient history meets foodie bliss with a modern twist

Some are firm favourites, others offer an unspoilt contrast and many require effort to reach them, but each of these Cornish creeks and coves, selected by Ben Lerwill, is a place of true beauty in which to while away the hours

This week’s dream: a coastal paradise just outside Lisbon ...