VIEW WITH A ROOM
If you’re looking for a place in the hills to get away from it all, we’ve discovered this spectacularly-located hill fort on the Anglo-Welsh border. Sandwiched between the Cambrian Mountains and the Shropshire hills, with Offa’s Dyke and Glyndwr’s Way trails nearby, this is hillwalking bliss for those looking for some peace and quiet – that is, if you can drag yourself away from this magical place. It’s a quirky mixture, with a rustic appeal and an outdoor hot shower, but still with a touch of luxury and all the mod cons, including a hot tub, a kitchen, electricity and Wi-Fi. millforts.co.uk
READ IT!
Tom Chesshyre is the author of 11 travel books and worked on the travel desk of The Times for 21 years. Yet despite travelling the world, it was the Lake District that stole his heart and inspired a 379-mile hike around it. Read the critically-acclaimed story of his travels in his new book Lost in the Lakes, which is on sale now in all good bookstores.
WATCH IT !
Billed as showcasing the ‘World’s Best Mountain Films’, the Banff Mountain Film Festival is bringing the spirit of extreme adventure and the world’s last great wild places to the big screen at venues around the UK and Ireland in 2024. For more info and tickets, go to banff-uk.com
OUTDOOR ACTIVE
Garmin collects a lot of data on what activities we’re all getting up to. And it seems we’ve all been a lot more active recently! Walking comes second only to running as the most popul
