Given how much Breezy had struggled in the heat on yesterday’s walk, we chose something shorter from Shropshire: 40 Heritage & History Walks. This one had all the hallmarks of a walk I’d enjoy: industrial archaeology, an abandoned lead mine, and plenty of history underfoot.

Snailbeach was once the biggest lead mine in Shropshire and, at its peak, said to be the richest in Europe. You wouldn’t know it now - the village is quiet, the mine closed in 1955 - but an impressive amount of the surface buildings remain, managed by the Shropshire Mines Trust.

We abandoned the route itself within half a mile - Breezy was still feeling the heat - and turned back to explore the complex instead. It was a good decision. Ruins, engine houses, a headframe, mine entrances still gated shut with track leading into the dark. Some buildings can be walked around; others are too unstable to approach. There’s a visitor centre, though it’s only open at weekends and we weren’t there on the right day.

What struck me most was how much remains. It’s the kind of place that rewards slow wandering.