Winter walks aren’t always how you imagine them to be. Sometimes they’re a hundred times better – even more so if you make a weekend of it.

■ Distance: 7½ miles/12km ■ Time: 5 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

■ Distance: 5 miles/8km ■ Time: 3 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

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Christine Faughlin sings the praises of a converted chapel on the 30,000-acre Bolton Abbey estate in the Yorkshire Dales

■ Distance: 10 ½ miles/16.9km ■ Time: 4½ hours ■ Grade: Challenging