In reply to Darron:
Yeh but ...........'what have they ever done on grit'......
Has to be lochaber really; snow, ice, rock, proper hill walking rather than rambling, white water, access to world class sea kayaking, and best down hill mtb course in the uk. The only thing sheffields got nearby that lochaber hasn't is world class caving. Pity that Fort William is as ugly as sin, plus often wet and dreary.
All marketing mumbo jumbo at the end of the day though.