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Go off-grid: Northumberland
Only 12 cars a day are allowed into Northumberland National Parkâs College Valley and mobile reception is limited, making this a uniquely quiet place. There are walks aplenty, including up the Cheviot massif and along RAF crash-site trails; itâs also a haven for wildlife, including rare wild cheviot goats.Â
Coldburn Cottage (sleeps four) costs from £481pw (01668 216343; college-valley.co.uk).
Bike the other forest: Leicestershire
The New Forest is better known, but the National Forest is far newer â begun in the 1990s, itâs the first mass woodland created in England for 1,000 years. ÂGentle terrain and e-bikes make everything easy. Pedal between highlights such as the National Memorial Arboretum, Bosworth Battlefield, Calke Abbey and 8.9âmillion trees.