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UK holidays

  • The Plumicorn at The Tawny - James Andrew Photography

    10 UK stays that take tranquillity to the next level

    From a hideaway with star-gazing spectacular enough to keep you off your phone to a ‘burnout’ retreat and a reimagined coastguard lookout
  • Mike MacEacheran and his guide Craig Reid get splashed in their canoe

    ‘It’s not the Zambezi, but the Tweed has its moments’: canoeing in the Scottish Borders

  • Teignmouth train walk

    ‘You can walk virtually everywhere in England by using the train’: the man connecting rail-based walks

  • 42-Acres Meditation by the lake15

    Restorative in every way: a rewilding retreat in Somerset

  • Small boats in Lyme Regis harbour.

    Lyme Regis: a real taste of the Dorset coast with an exciting new food scene

  • The pilgrims in rural Herefordshire, with the Skirrid in the background

    A modern pilgrimage through Herefordshire’s Golden Valley

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Accommodation

  • Rich Pelley

    My future is bleak: can I go on without the all-you-can-eat unlimited Premier Inn breakfast?

    Rich Pelley
    With the chain selling off 126 restaurants, I’m worried. Will I be able to get the bottomless glasses of orange juice I need, asks writer Rich Pelley
  • Damson blossom at the National Trust’s Brockhampton Estate

    12 of the best UK breaks to celebrate spring

  • Taigh Whin, Scotland Nestled between majestic mountains and sandy shores on Scotland’s west coast, the two-bedroom cottage and stand-alone bothy studio at Taigh Whin There are spectacular views across to the Isle of Skye, amazing walks and swims, and the lack of light pollution means dazzling displays of the aurora borealis when conditions are right.

    Highland refuge: Scotland’s serene, socially-conscious hideaway

  • 20 of the best UK pubs with bedrooms, for lunch and a winter walk

  • From stargazing to a festival of fire: five activities to light up the UK’s dark winter months

  • 20 of the UK’s best hotels, pubs and B&Bs – for under £150 a night

  • ‘Change is in the air’: a stay at a rewilding project in Yorkshire

  • Cornwall’s Bodmin Moor: a land of megaliths, ghosts, solitude – and literature

  • The couple who bought a crumbling Scottish villa – by accident – and turned it into a holiday let

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Top 10s

  • Caw Gap on Hadrian's Wall.

    10 walks through history: ancient UK pathways in stunning countryside

  • View of Slad Valley, Stroud, Gloucestershire in summer;<br>E1G19J View of Slad Valley, Stroud, Gloucestershire in summer;

    ‘I strolled among lovely Lent lilies, wild garlic and beautiful bluebells’: readers’ favourite spring walks in the UK

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    Spring flowers: 10 of the best places in the UK to see them bloom

  • Sunset at the Nine Stones Close stone circle in the Peak District.

    ‘A Neolithic miracle’: readers’ favourite ancient UK sites

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Family holidays

  • Bodmin &amp; Wenford Steam Railway, Cornwall<br>ECX3NM Bodmin &amp; Wenford Steam Railway, Cornwall

    Steam and sparkle: six of the best Christmas railway journeys in the UK

  • Family kneeling down in forest near the Mole Resort in Devon

    Activity breaks: 10 top ideas for a supercharged October half-term

    Get moving in or outdoors then relax in one of our selection of hotels, lodges, manor houses or even a castle
  • Writer Phoebe Smith and her son, in his trailer, on the Golden Valley Pilgrimage Way in Herefordshire.

    Pews, picnics and pedalling: my cycle trip through Herefordshire – with a toddler in tow

    Camping out in churches makes this family cycling trip along the Golden Valley Pilgrimage Way an adventure to remember
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Budget holidays

  • House sitting : Coombe Trenchard, Devon

    I am a housesitter, and stay in amazing places all over the world for free

  • Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Arbroath Smokies - a type of smoked haddock - smoking at the Royal Highland Show

    Smokie hot action and goosebumps: a car-free trip to Arbroath

    • A bicycle leaning against a road sign along the Camel Trail cycleway in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

      Bikes, boats and Betjeman: a car-free break in Wadebridge, Cornwall

    • Pen Glas in Charlestown harbour, UK

      Cornwall on a budget: a night in a ‘coffin bunk’ on a converted fishing boat

    • Ben Nevis, highest mountain in UK, rises above Fort William at the head of Loch Linnhe. Western Highlands, Scotland. Summer. UK

      West Highlands on a budget: a hostel amid Scotland’s mountains and waterfalls

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Sport holidays

  • The River Lea passing through Ware, Hertfordshire, England<br>M9875H The River Lea passing through Ware, Hertfordshire, England

    Walking London’s unsung waterway: the River Lea rises again

    Walking a 26-mile stretch from Hertfordshire, our writer witnesses how a neglected artery of the city has been transformed into a recreational and cultural hub
  • Castle Varrich and the Kyle of Tongue

    A car-free trip in the Scottish Highlands: I’d have missed so much if I’d driven

  • St Michael's Mount with causeway

    Cornwall’s very own Camino: walking the St Michael’s Way

    Restaurants

    • The Silver Darling, Aberdeen: ‘Be clear when booking that you want a seat by the window.’

      The Silver Darling, Aberdeen: ‘Don’t trust me, trust Rod Stewart’ – restaurant review

    • The Hidden Hut, Porthcurnick

      Feasts for the eyes: 10 of the UK’s best pubs, cafes and restaurants with a view

      • Bassenthwaite Lake Station, Cumbria: ‘Magical things are happening’ – restaurant review

      • A great walk to a great pub – The Old Post Office, Ingleton, Yorkshire Dales

      • Aberdeen to Penzance: the spectacular sights of Britain’s longest train journey

      • The inn crowd: 10 of the UK’s best renovated foodie pubs with rooms

      • A local’s guide to Brighton: the best galleries, museums, restaurants and pubs

      • I was a schoolboy chef at Birmingham’s Grand Hotel. Now I’m back – as a guest

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    Countries

    • England

    • Scotland

    • Wales

    • Northern Ireland

    Cities

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