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04. Oxfordshire, Uffington White Horse

This short but history-packed walk curves across the blustery flanks of the rolling Berkshire Downs, leading to the 3,000-year-old Uffington White Horse.

5. Suffolk, Boyton Marshes

I have always described myself as an ambler not a rambler, so my pace of walking is likely to be slower than the average person, and it’s always punctuated by frequent stops. This route from Boyton Marshes to Hollesley Marshes on the Suffolk coast allows for both of these things, with the added bonus of wonderful wildlife and expansive marshland views.

6. Norfolk, Barrow Common

Skirt along saltmarsh, roam past an old Roman Fort and ascend a glacial ridge for a stunning coastal vista.

7. Vale of Glamorgan, Dunraven Bay

Known by the locals as Southern down beach, Dunraven Bay is a family favourite in all seasons for its remarkable geology and terraced cliff faces, rock pools, fossil hunting and historic walled garden.

8. Powys, Fan y Big

The Old Red Sandstone peaks of the Brecon Beacons form an impressive backdrop to Llanfrynach village.

9. Gwynedd, Cadair Idris

Mountains refresh our perspective. When your vista is dominated by an ocean of dissolving summits, when sky and peak perform a cloud and rock concerto, human endeavour seems delightfully insignificant.

10. Shropshire, The Lawley

The Lawley is a sleek and slender hill, the first in the north-east to south-west fault line of eruptions that comprise Shropshire’s Stretton Hills.

11. Derbyshire, Curbar Edge

At Curbar Gap, the land drops dizzily to the Derwent Valley floor, the uplands on the other side stretching in front of you: Longstone Moor, Hucklow Edge, Sir William Hill, Win Hill, Howden and Derwent Edge and Kinder Scout.

12. North Yorkshire, Guise Cliff

From the town of Pateley Bridge, sample a highlight of the Nidderdale Way. Explore Guisecliff Wood with its secluded tarn, and climb to the gritstone cliff for stunning views of Upper Nidderdale. Although outside the national park, this is every bit a Yorkshire dale.