Stormer Hill

The walk up Stormer Hill hits you properly - it's steep, relentless, and over before you know it, which is exactly why locals favour it. From Hebden Bridge, the climb takes maybe forty minutes if you're not dawdling, and the moorland summit rewards your legs with views across the South Pennines that stretch for miles on a clear day.

What you get is honest moorland terrain rather than a dramatic peak. Heather and gritstone underfoot, wind that actually blows the nonsense out of your head, and the real sense of being up on the Pennines rather than peering at them from below. It's the sort of place fell-runners treat as a warm-up, but walkers will find the views alone worth the effort.

Families with older kids will manage it fine; anything under ten might find the steepness tedious without a proper incentive. History types should know there's industrial heritage woven through these hills - you're walking land that once fed cloth mills down in the valley. There's no charge and no facilities up top, so bring water.

If you're based at Hebden Bridge Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite, Stormer Hill is your garden walk. It's close enough for an afternoon outing without feeling like a major expedition, yet remote enough that you'll forget the campsite exists. Combine it with a proper explore of Hebden Bridge's independent shops and you've got a solid day.