Pen-y-Ghent is one of the Yorkshire Dale’s Three Peaks and the lowest at 2,277 feet (694 metres). There are good paths to the top from most directions, the most popular route starting and ending in Horton in Ribblesdale. A diversion to Hull Pot, a collapsed cavern, is highly recommended. Pen-y-Ghent is tackled by many as part of the Three Peaks Yorkshire Challenge.
Great Gable is the mountain that gave the Lake District National Park its logo. At 2,960 feet (899 metres) high, it is famed for its views – both along the way and from the summit, where (on a clear day) the Lakes’ radial drainage can be fullty appreciated – and for the sheer satisfaction of doing it.
Glastonbury Tor is a magical place, with links to Celtic mythology and the legend of King Arthur. Some say this almost perfect cconical hill, rising from the Somerset levels, is the Isle of Avalon. Now topped with the roofless tower of 14th century St Michael’s church, there is evidence of other structures on the site
Seven Sisters, seven famous chalk cliffs in Sussex, often mistaken for the White Cliffs of Dover, with walks and fabulous views over the English Channel.
The Battle of Heavenfield, fought between Christian Northumbrians led by King Oswald and pagan Britons under Cadwallon took place in about 634AD. Oswald’s victory resulted in the unification of Northumbria. The site includes a small chapel dedicated to St Oswald.
