Base camp

Both imposing and invisible, KIRK FELL is a Lake District conundrum that can only be solved by walking every path on it.

ULTIMATE WEEKEND ▲ 3 ROUTES

HIGH FORCE Level Moderate Elevation gain 123m Length 6.8km (1hr 37min) Description A walk to one of England’s most dramatic waterfalls, High Force, following picturesque riverside paths with stunning

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.

YOUR MOUNTAIN SNAPS & TALES FROM THE TRAIL

Melanie O’Shea is a freelance travel and adventure writer based in Penzance, Cornwall. She recently completed Macmillan’s Gower Peninsula, 26-mile ‘Mighty Hike’. In 1926, three avid mountain walkers g