Tackling Jock’s Road: a dramatic walking adventure in the Scottish Highlands
This challenging route over the Grampians passes through history, wilderness and glorious scenery
Miles and isles: our big Scottish bike ride
A father-and-son cycling tour of Highlands and islands found the scenery, ferocious weather – and midges – all on top form
Family fun and coasteering in Tenby, Wales
Scrambling up and jumping off Pembrokeshire’s wild coastline is an exhilarating activity for kids – but will mum also take the plunge?
10 of the best UK hostels for adventures – and the rule of six
Shared dorms are out, but these private rooms are great value and a safe base from which to explore glorious beaches, walks and bike trails this autumn
10 of the best October half-term activity holidays in the UK
Now that the kids are back at school, it’s time to start planning the next break. Here’s our pick of family adventures, from cycling Hadrian’s Wall to sailing on the Norfolk Broads
The great seascape: from Glasgow to Skye by kayak
In 1934 two men paddled from Glasgow to the Hebrides on some inner tubes and bits of wood. Today the trip is safer but equally spectacular
Magical mystery tour: a wild camping weekend on Dartmoor
A guided hiking and camping trip with a Dartmoor devotee gives this small group a real connection with one of the UK’s last wildernesses
Time for a micro adventure: 15 action-packed day trips in the UK
Get your adrenaline fix paddleboarding, island-hopping, mountain biking and lots more …
10 of the best quieter spots in Europe: readers’ travel tips
Our tipsters suggest beautiful, remote and relaxed escapes as Europe starts to welcome back visitors
The dashing Russian adventurer who fought to save indigenous lives
Lauded by Tolstoy and idolised by the Soviet Union, Nikolai Miklouho-Maclay campaigned for the suppression of slavery and challenged deceitful Europeans
To the lighthouse – one of the UK’s toughest bike rides
The Cape Wrath Challenge at the northern tip of Scotland was dreamed up by a postwar enthusiast who thought that bike touring clubs were turning soft
Alexandra David-Néel, the first European woman to see Lhasa
The scholar and opera singer who sneaked into Tibet in the 1920s was also an anarchist, ran a casino and adopted a Buddhist monk
‘Things have to change’: tourism businesses look to a greener future
While the pandemic has dealt travel a severe blow, some hope it can be an opportunity to introduce slower, fairer, more sustainable holidays
The corner of Minnesota that’s there by mistake
Northwest Angle is a wedge of the US marooned in a lake and reached via Canada – remote and raw, with pleasures hard-won
Lady Hester Stanhope: meet the trailblazing Queen of the Desert
The aristocrat abandoned her privileged background for a life of Middle East adventure, dressing as a man, visiting harems and leading archaeological digs