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Brecon Beacons Introduction The Brecon Beacons are one of the last places in the UK where you can stand on a mountain summit at dawn and not see another soul for miles. Rolling grasslands, flat-topped peaks, tumbling waterfalls, and quiet market towns make this corner of South Wales feel far bigger than its size on […]

Eryri National Park There’s a moment on the Pyg Track, somewhere past the lip of Cwm Dyli, where the path narrows and the whole of northwest Wales seems to fall away beneath your boots. That’s Eryri National Park doing what it does best — turning an ordinary Tuesday into something you’ll talk about for years.

Malvern Hills If you want a corner of England that feels bigger than its size, the Malvern Hills deliver. This nine-mile ridge of ancient volcanic rock rises straight out of the Severn Valley on the Worcestershire-Herefordshire border, and on a clear day the view from the top stretches across thirteen counties. I’ve walked these hills

Robin Hood’s Bay Introduction Robin Hood’s Bay does not reveal itself all at once. You park at the top of a hill, and only once you start walking down the steep main street does the village unfold — red pantile roofs stacked over one another, a maze of alleyways barely wide enough for two people,

Seven Sisters and Beachy Head Introduction Few coastal landscapes in England feel as dramatic as Seven Sisters and Beachy Head. These chalk cliffs rise straight out of the English Channel along the East Sussex coast, forming one of the most photographed stretches of shoreline in the country. If you’ve seen a postcard of England’s white

Cheddar Gorge Introduction Cheddar Gorge cuts through the Mendip Hills like something out of a different continent, not a quiet corner of Somerset. Limestone cliffs rise nearly 450 feet on either side of the road, feral goats pick their way along impossible ledges, and beneath it all lies one of the most important prehistoric sites

Introduction There’s a stretch of England where the cliffs are older than memory itself. The Jurassic Coast runs for 95 miles between Orcombe Point near Exmouth in East Devon and Studland Bay in Dorset, and it packs more geological drama into that distance than almost anywhere else on Earth. This is the country’s only natural

Exmoor National Park Introduction Exmoor National Park sits on the border of Somerset and Devon, where high heather moorland drops suddenly into some of the tallest sea cliffs in England. It’s one of the smallest national parks in the country, but it packs in wild ponies, red deer, ancient woodland, working fishing harbours, and a

Travel Dartmoor National Park Introduction Few landscapes in England feel as untamed as Dartmoor. Granite outcrops called tors rise out of rolling grassland, wild ponies graze beside ancient stone circles, and mist rolls across the moor with almost no warning. If you’re planning to travel Dartmoor National Park, you’re heading into 368 square miles of

Travel Peak District National Park Introduction I still remember my first drive into the Peak District — the moment the road dropped out of Sheffield’s suburbs and the moors opened up on either side, all heather and grey stone walls stretching to the horizon. That was almost a decade ago, and I’ve been back more