Islands in the stream

GREAT BRITAIN HAS A WIDE AND WONDERFUL SELECTION OF LONG-DISTANCE WALKS — FROM WELSH SEASIDE PATHS THAT CIRCUMNAVIGATE ENTIRE ISLANDS TO CROSS-COUNTRY HIKES THAT REVEAL LOCAL HISTORY AT EVERY STEP.

You don’t have to board a plane to take your running to wild and wonderful places – from big days out to long weekends and epic, once-in-a-lifetime experiences, here’s our guide to the UK’s very best running adventures

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 .

From the south coast to the Firth of Forth, our favourite seaside strolls take in epic views, spectacular wildlife and iconic historical sites

Mull isn’t the only place where seato-summit peaks reign supreme…

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