28-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com

‘We awoke to find the Peak District under a blanket of snow’: readers’ favourite rural winter UK breaks

From an ancient castle in Easter Ross to a cosy cabin on Lough Erne, our tipsters share their favourite country boltholes for an active winter escape
• Tell us about a UK winter walk – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherAfter a beautiful wintry walk along the Roaches in Staffordshire (having been fuelled with Staffordshire oatcakes), we stayed at the historic YHA Hartington Hall youth hostel, a period drama setting for a cosy bunk. We woke up to find the Peak District under
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