Walks and treks in United Kingdom

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Aira Force and Ullswater

Keswick, Cumbria

A 65-foot waterfall crashing through a wooded ravine above Ullswater, often called the most beautiful lake in England.

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Dovedale

Ashbourne, Derbyshire

A limestone valley in the Peak District, with steep wooded sides and strange rock formations such as Lion's Head Rock and Ilam Rock along the River D…

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Lake District and Catbells

Keswick, Cumbria

England's largest national park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site of lakes, fells and stone villages that inspired Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter.

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Old Man of Storr, Isle of Skye

Portree, Highland

A great pinnacle of rock standing on the Trotternish peninsula of the Isle of Skye, part of a huge landslip.

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Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)

Llanberis, Gwynedd

The highest mountain in Wales, 1,085 m, in Snowdonia (Eryri) National Park.

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Watersmeet, Lynmouth

Lynton, Devon

A lovely walk from Lynmouth up the wooded gorge of the East Lyn River to Watersmeet, where the East Lyn and Hoar Oak Water meet in a series of waterf…

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White Cliffs of Dover

Dover, Kent

The famous chalk cliffs above the English Channel, a symbol of Britain for travellers arriving by sea.

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Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh

Edinburgh

An extinct volcano rising 251 m in Holyrood Park, right in the middle of Edinburgh.

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Ashridge Estate

Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire

Over 5,000 acres of woods, commons and chalk downland on the Chiltern Hills, with walks for every length.

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Box Hill

Dorking, Surrey

A chalk hill on the North Downs with one of the best-known views in south-east England, from the Salomons Memorial across the Weald.

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Golden Cap

Charmouth, Dorset

The highest cliff on the south coast of England, named for the band of golden sandstone at its top, part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.

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Malham Tarn

Settle, North Yorkshire

The highest lake in England, surrounded by limestone pavement and moorland in the Yorkshire Dales.

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Peak District and Mam Tor

Chapel en le Frith, Derbyshire

Britain's first national park, between Manchester and Sheffield, with gritstone edges, moorland and limestone dales.

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Roseberry Topping

Great Ayton, North Yorkshire

A distinctive hill with a half-cone summit on the edge of the North York Moors, shaped by a geological fault and mining that collapsed its side.

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Tarn Hows

Ambleside, Cumbria

A pretty lake surrounded by woods and fells, with views to the Langdale Pikes and Helvellyn.