Enchanting eskdale

ULTIMATE WEEKEND ▲ 3 ROUTES

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.

A walk by water is always inspiring and whether you like to paddle, plunge or just listen to the babble of a brook, a new book of waterfall, coastal and river days out is full of inspiration

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

2025 marks 200 years since the birth of the modern railway, which gave millions of city-weary walkers a way to escape to the country.

Places we've been, things we've seen, and mountain-related stuff we like