WHERE TO DO IT:

The LAKE DISTRICT is stunning, with some simple routes you can tackle yourself and other, more epic, journeys requiring ropes. Sunny, south-facing Stickle Ghyll (pictured) is a classic with a pub at the bottom. pathtoadventure.co.uk

The PEAK DISTRICT offers some dramatic routes in the many cloughs that lead up on to the high moorland, while the ancient limestone gorges of Nidderdale in the YORKSHIRE DALES offer great adventure. lostearthadventures.co.uk