There’s acres of common sense behind the ritual of the Boxing Day walk. Meanwhile, prolonged close proximity to relatives often means tension, which is relieved by fresh air and wide open spaces. Meanwhile, many scenes from the recent film The Salt Path were filmed here, where the path climbs from Porlock into woodland, with Wales visible across the Bristol Channel (alltrails.com). Go the extra mile to Culbone Church, supposedly the smallest in the UK, snuggled into a dell that hosted a remote leper colony. After your walk, head inland to write your own poetry at the refurbished remote Exmoor Forest Inn.

Source: The Times December 10, 2025 05:01 UTC