Offa’s dyke trail, black mountains

MOUNTAIN, RIVER & MOORLAND LOOP

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.

■ Distance: 6¾ miles/11km ■ Time: 2½ hours ...

ULTIMATE WEEKEND ▲ 3-DAY ROUTE

Jim Perrin conjures more Eryri magic, folding time on a lesser-known scramble to Wales’ highest peak

Wandering around Hereford on my first morning in the area, I soon come to realise this is a friendly city. I live in an equally friendly city; a place where, when I leave my house to go to the superma