Looking for an adventure with a cosmic feel, our writer reckons a new cycling centre in the wonderfully named Great Fryup Dale will fit the bill
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Cross country: trail running the coast-to-coast route
The 192-mile route over the Lake District and Pennines is usually plodded by hikers but our writer zips across on a new guided running trip.
Julian Worker has written a number of travel books including
Travels through History : France
Travels through History – The Balkans: Journeys in the former Yugoslavia
Action stations: 12 months of fitness holidays for 2018
Let this year be one of get up and go rather than fly and flop with our pick of activity holidays for each month – around the UK and abroad
Ten of the best last-minute Christmas and New Year activities in London
The run-up to the big day doesn’t have to be all shopping malls and panto: we pick cool, offbeat and cultural events and gift-buying opportunities across the capital
Not horsing around: donkey trekking in rural France
Accidental detours are embraced on a family break amid the Lot valley’s forests, abbeys and wildlife – all in the company of Lulu, their trusted donkey companion
Rowing in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland – in pictures
Coastal rowing in small traditional skiffs is undergoing a revival in Scotland.
Scuba diving trips around the world: tips
The Maldives and the Barrier Reef are famous scuba spots, but here are some less obvious places for wrecks, weird fish and top diving companies