Travel

The kids are stripped to their undies and on a continuous loop ferrying water from the rock pools to the beach. They top out castles built with buckets and spades bought hastily at the seaside shop. Parents have been caught on the hop by the outbreak of high summer in …

British tourists face continued restrictions on travelling to the EU this summer even as the bloc opens up to others, including residents of the United States. Eight countries are to be added to a list of countries from where the EU says non-essential travel is safe, but the UK has …

Germans are in the midst of holiday fever following the widespread relaxation of coronavirus restrictions at home and abroad, opening the prospect of travel again for a nation that considers the summer break to be a basic human right. A considerable improvement week on week since May in the country’s …

Ye Old Bell, Nottinghamshire Missing winter already? This sumptuous spa on picturesque Barnby Moor has a snow-storm shower walk alongside 11 warmer steam and sauna options as well as massages, scrubs and a fully equipped beauty salon. The latest treatments include a salt-inhalation room and another that releases UV. There …

Summer has arrived, the water’s beginning to warm up – it’s time to catch those waves! We want to know about your favourite spots for board sports: anything from surfing to bodyboarding, paddleboarding to wakeboarding. Do you know a secret Cornish cove with perfect swell and a top shop to …

Challenging yourself on an outdoor adventure and overcoming fears, be they of heights, injury or humiliation, is an important rite of passage for older children and teenagers, and a great way to boost self-confidence and resilience. And with many school activity trips cancelled for the second year running, here are …

Swiss Cottage, Staffordshire Alrewas is the kind of village where roses grow over whitewashed walls and candlelit pubs serve good old-fashioned pints. This half-timbered cottage, just steps from the canal, has a patio with wrought-iron chairs. There are 150 acres to explore in the National Memorial Aboretum, just a walk …

On the long march out of lockdown, this was probably the most significant day yet. A day of reopenings and reacquaintances after months of restrictions and rules. And while the mood in Manchester seemed much sunnier than it has for some time – with museums, galleries, cinemas and music venues …

‘Look! Look! Over there …” The boat listed dramatically as 50 passengers raced to its starboard side. Seconds earlier someone had spied the distinct blow – a spray of airborne water – that signalled a whale was about to emerge. A silence fell over the crowd as we waited, patiently. …

Portugal and Israel are among a dozen countries which have been placed on England’s first ever “green list”, allowing people to go abroad from 17 May and return home without the need to quarantine. Announcing the first easing of tight restrictions on foreign travel in months, the transport secretary, Grant …