Anyone who has been enticed by the City’s ice skating bug in recent years, only to find tottering around the Broadgate or Somerset House rinks an unexpectedly precarious and distinctly uncomfortable experience, might fancy making tracks a little further afield to try their hand – or feet – at long-distance skating.

Long-distance skating is an easier affair, as the blades are longer and more stable than those used for figure skating and remain separate from the shoe - like skis.