The Great Outdoors

LIFE HACKS: Beat the winter blues

1 SEEK WINTER SUNSHINE

As I write this, it’s late November. It’s cold. It’s raining. It barely gets light.

You’ve got to seek the winter sunshine – and this becomes all the more important if you live far from the mountains. For most of my life, I’ve lived in flat places such as Lincolnshire. This has meant long journeys to get to the hills. How have I coped? By embracing the joys of local, flatland walking – and by becoming almost obsessive about getting out in

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