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The Canadian winemaker
producing award-winning icewine
Sue-Ann Staff oftens spends 24
hours pressing frozen grapes
FOOD
The best villages in France for
food lovers
Explore some of Europe’s most
memorable rural restaurants
UK
How the UK celebrates the
summer solstice
Four midsummer festivites to mark
21 June, the longest day of the year
Trekking has never been cooler, more
aspirational or more accessible. Be it striding
up Scottish Munros or going off-grid on a
wild hike, a whole new world of adventure
opens up with a few skills and a bit of kit. But
it’s important to know how to approach the
highest, wildest places in Britain in a way
that’s going to guarantee a lifetime of return-
trips, rather than being scared off on day one.
WHERE SHOULD I GO TO GET STARTED?
Several national parks are packed with
beginner-friendly peaks that offer both
spectacle and accessibility. Try Ambleside
or Keswick in the Lake District, Dolgellau
or Capel Curig in Snowdonia, Brecon or
Crickhowell in South Wales, Hathersage or
Castleton in the Peak District and Crianlarich
or Aviemore in the Scottish Highlands. Bear
in mind that any hill can be dangerous in bad
weather, so use judgement based on your own
experience — and never climb up anything
you may not be able to climb back down again.
AREN’T BRITISH MOUNTAINS EASY TO CLIMB?
Don’t be fooled. It’s true that all but a dozen
or so mountains in the UK have at least
one relatively easy route to the top, where
you don’t need to use your hands or ropes,
or handle ground that’s rocky, steep and
requires care and caution. But as well as the
mountains themselves, you need to consider
things such as distance, time, your own fitness
and the weather. READ MORE ONLINE
BEYOND THE
TRAVEL SECTION
NASA has been ignoring Uranus.
That may soon change
The ice giant could represent the
galaxy’s most common type of
planet, but we know little about it.
Now scientists have decided seeing
the planet up-close is a top priority.
| SPACE |
How the lynx became a major
success in cat conservation
An all-out effort to breed the
Iberian lynx in captivity has
allowed the golden-eyed felines
to rebound throughout their
native Spain and Portugal.
| ANIMALS |
Life of a river: evocative
photographs frame the Thames
as an artery of culture and ritual
The UK’s second longest river is
now a gravitation point for many
diverse practices and activities.
| HISTORY |
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HIKING IS MORE POPULAR THAN EVER, BUT IT’S EASY FOR BEGINNERS TO
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