Mill Hill

There's a proper walk up to Mill Hill, and you'll feel it in your legs by the time you summit near Appleby-in-Westmorland. The fell itself isn't massive - nothing like the Lake District showstoppers an hour west - but the views across the Eden Valley make the push worthwhile. On a clear day you can see right across to the Pennines, and the town of Appleby sits below like a toy on a green mat.

This is walkers' territory. Families might manage the ascent if the kids are keen, but there's no visitor infrastructure up top - just a cairn, views, and the wind. Allow a solid hour each way from the nearest access points, more if you're taking photographs or sitting to catch your breath. Early morning or late afternoon light transforms the fell completely.

Mill Hill works perfectly as a half-day excursion if you're based at Wild Rose Holiday Park or Gillcumber Glamping Pods nearby. Neither feels like a slog, and you're back in time for lunch or evening pints in Appleby's high street. The walk isn't technical but can be boggy in the lower sections after rain, so decent boots matter. Skip it on thick mist days - you'll just see cloud. Pick a settled spell in your holiday week and you'll have a cracking afternoon that costs nothing but footwork.