Wandering like wainwright

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

We arrive at the top of High Cup Nick in the North Pennines. “It’s like the world starts just over there,” comments my friend Mark. He’s pointing down the U-shaped chasm of High Cup Gill, beyond whose

We love the Yorkshire Dales, but in summer it can get quite crowded, with walkers off on adventures up the peaks and the less energetic strolling around the picturesque market towns and villages. In a

Living about an hour’s drive from the southern Lake District, we often visit for a day trip. But at the end of the day, I’m always loath to leave, wishing we could stay a little bit longer. So it was

The Wicklow Mountains are where I first fell in love with the outdoors. When I was six, my dad decided it would be a brilliant idea for our family of three to spend two weeks walking along the Irish c

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