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THE LATEST edition of an annual walking challenge has been launched by Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland.

This year's Queen's Birthday Honours, which were announced today, have shone a light on some of the tireless work being carried out across Gwent.…

Aberdeen How about a city with two medieval colleges and castles, two picturesque rivers and miles of sandy beach? On a sunny day, Aberdeen’s granite buildings sparkle as the light glints off specks of mica in the stone. Walk or cycle beside the city’s long sands from the old fishing village of Footdee to the basking seals at Donmouth nature reserve. There are several places to hire bikes and 150 miles of Aberdeenshire coastline. Aberdeen Art Gallery reopened after refurbishment in 2019. Photograph: Iain Masterton/Alamy Of the county’s 263 castles, ruined Dunnottar on its craggy peninsu...

By KAREN BRADBURY | Stars and Stripes | Published: April 30, 2021 Despite the pithy wisdom, all roads don’t lead to Rome. While the origins of the expression may speak to the popularity of pilgrimages back in the Middle Ages, Europe is crisscrossed by a number of trails that have nothing to do with journeys undertaken for spiritual reasons. Borders, battles and the caprices of nature are the groundwork upon which these themed trails were conceived. Hadrian’s Wall Path, England Around 122 A.D., the Roman emperor Hadrian ordered the construction of a defensive fortification marking the n...

South Downs Way, Hampshire to East Sussex Situated within the South Downs National Park, this walk is deceptively close to London and yet is tranquil enough to feel like its own little island. Running along white cliffs dotted with various rest stops to take in views of the English Channel, South Downs Way feels like a quintessentially British guide to its most famous coastal region. A sign for the South Downs Way in Cheesefoot Head, WinchesterAnnie Spratt / Unsplash There is something for everyone along the trail, including the Amberley working museum, a lively re-imagining of the South-East...