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]]>The Lake District is world famous as a realm of beautiful hills, mountains and lakes. For centuries, it has inspired artists and writers, who have celebrated the wild and rugged landscapes found within this national park. Head to Lake Windermere if you’re looking for gentler, lakeside walks, or visit the town of Keswick for the starting point of many longer, tougher hikes.
Exmoor is ideal if you’re after some gentler hill walking with some incredible views of the sea. Climb Exmoor’s highest point of Dunkery Beacon, and admire the views out over the Bristol Channel, towards the Gower peninsula in Wales. Turn in the opposite direction, and you’ll be able to see another of Devon’s hill ranges, the wild and rugged Dartmoor.
The South East are a chain of chalky hills in the South East of England. If you’re visiting the charming city of Brighton, walks on the South Downs are accessible with a half-hour drive out of the city. For a longer challenge, tackle the hundred-mile-long South Downs Way – it starts in Winchester and ends in Eastbourne, and takes in some of the most archetypal English countryside.
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]]>The limestone rock of Cheddar Gorge is easily carved out by rain and erosion. This has led to the creation of some of the UK’s finest caves. You will need to pay to access the caves, but the admission price includes a guide that includes plenty of fascinating information about the caves and the wider Cheddar area. One of the UK’s oldest human skeletons, named the ‘Cheddar Man’, was discovered in Gough’s Cave in Cheddar Gorge in 1903 and you can visit the Cheddar Museum of Prehistory to learn more about him.
If you’re prepared to brave the steep climb up, then the clifftop walk along Cheddar Gorge offers some stunning views. You will need to take care as some sections are narrow, but the views are definitely worth the effort. The entire circuit should take around four hours, or you can walk half of the gorge in around two hours.
Cheddar Gorge is home to some of the UK’s only feral sheep. These Soay sheep are perfectly adapted to the steep terrain of the gorge, as are the resident goats. Even if you don’t spot any of the sheep or goats, you’re sure to hear their bleating echoing off the rocky walls of the gorge.
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]]>The Lake District is world famous as a realm of beautiful hills, mountains and lakes. For centuries, it has inspired artists and writers, who have celebrated the wild and rugged landscapes found within this national park. Head to Lake Windermere if you’re looking for gentler, lakeside walks, or visit the town of Keswick for the starting point of many longer, tougher hikes.
Exmoor is ideal if you’re after some gentler hill walking with some incredible views of the sea. Climb Exmoor’s highest point of Dunkery Beacon, and admire the views out over the Bristol Channel, towards the Gower peninsula in Wales. Turn in the opposite direction, and you’ll be able to see another of Devon’s hill ranges, the wild and rugged Dartmoor.
The South East are a chain of chalky hills in the South East of England. If you’re visiting the charming city of Brighton, walks on the South Downs are accessible with a half-hour drive out of the city. For a longer challenge, tackle the hundred-mile-long South Downs Way – it starts in Winchester and ends in Eastbourne, and takes in some of the most archetypal English countryside.
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]]>The limestone rock of Cheddar Gorge is easily carved out by rain and erosion. This has led to the creation of some of the UK’s finest caves. You will need to pay to access the caves, but the admission price includes a guide that includes plenty of fascinating information about the caves and the wider Cheddar area. One of the UK’s oldest human skeletons, named the ‘Cheddar Man’, was discovered in Gough’s Cave in Cheddar Gorge in 1903 and you can visit the Cheddar Museum of Prehistory to learn more about him.
If you’re prepared to brave the steep climb up, then the clifftop walk along Cheddar Gorge offers some stunning views. You will need to take care as some sections are narrow, but the views are definitely worth the effort. The entire circuit should take around four hours, or you can walk half of the gorge in around two hours.
Cheddar Gorge is home to some of the UK’s only feral sheep. These Soay sheep are perfectly adapted to the steep terrain of the gorge, as are the resident goats. Even if you don’t spot any of the sheep or goats, you’re sure to hear their bleating echoing off the rocky walls of the gorge.
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