Imagine you’ve just arrived early for an appointment so you take a 15-minute walk, without aiming for anywhere in particular.
By taking turnings you’ve never taken before you soon find yourself in a completely different place.
You’re in a country lane, meandering through a wood, passing under an old disused railway bridge, peering at interesting-looking paths promising further unknown delights. There is no sound of traffic, no people, just silence, calm and tranquillity, all just 15 short minutes away from your normal routine. It seems hard to believe you’re so close to the place you just left, and that you’ll be back there so soon. So near, and yet, so far.