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The National Trust for Scotland property at Kintail boasts the famous Five Sisters mountain ridge – one of the finest ridge walks in Scotland – and nearby is Britain’s second-highest waterfall, the Falls of Glomach.

This remarkably green circular walk ascends by Coldbath Valley to the former common lands of Swanshurst and Billesley, then descends by Chinn Brook and the River Cole, through the secretive Dingle Nature Reserve.

Northumberland’s coastline – a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – is duly renowned for its magnificent long sandy beaches and impressive castles.

This beautiful linear walk highlights a veritable chocolate box of iconic Welsh scenery. With views of Cadair Idris, the Rhinogydd, Barmouth Bridge, the Mawddach Estuary and Cardigan Bay – it’s a real feast for the senses.

Within the newly announced South Downs National Park, this circular walk starts and finishes at Harting Down – one of the National Trust’s largest areas of ancient chalk downland. It’s also a local nature reserve with an Iron Age hill and earthworks to explore.

Two hours’ sailing from North Devon, Lundy is a bite-sized gem of an island that can be explored at leisure as a week-long resident or as a day visitor.

Steve Davison’s Walking in the Thames Valley (£12, Cicerone Press, ISBN 978 1 85284 5704) sets out 25 ‘adventurous’ walking routes of between 16-29km/10-18 miles, including the Chilterns and Berkshire Downs, plus shorter options.