Walking the Peak District, I discovered a wonderful rejection of the right’s monotone vision of England | John Harris

The landscape was striking, but so was the diversity of the hikers. We can make this the new normal – and we should A fortnight or so ago, my two teenage kids and I set out on a three-night visit to the Peak District where temperatures were hovering at a comparatively tepid 28C. We stayed at a youth hostel – more of which in a moment – and began the trip with the 20-minute ascent of Mam Tor, a modest peak that pulls in both dedicated ramblers who then yomp along the ridge beyond, and newbies ...

By John Harris