It’s an uncrowded weekday morning on Worthing seafront. The solitary dog walker just makes the beach seem even emptier. I’m eating hazelnut gelato, looking out across sun-warmed pebbles and rippling blue sea towards the renovated art-deco pier, and trying to work out why everyone I mentioned this trip to had …
Read More »Europe’s first kosher ecohotel opens in Kent
It seems an unlikely place to find in Kent’s greenbelt, but Europe’s first kosher ecohotel is putting itself on the map with a mix of kibbutz-like vibe, Jewish values and environmental evangelism. Sadeh Farmhouse (sadeh means field in Hebrew), in a 17th-century manor house just inside the M25 near Orpington, …
Read More »Themed trails around the UK – readers’ travel tips
Winning tip: Moly, Ratty and more, Essex I love to walk and be surrounded by nature but my children not so much. One thing we all love is the Wind in the Willows so when we saw there was a trail at Hanningfield reservoir in Essex, I was keen to …
Read More »14 of Britain’s best pubs with self-catering accommodation
The Inn at Whitewell, Lancashire In the heart of the Forest of Bowland, the Inn at Whitewell has a proper middle-of-nowhere feel, though actually it’s right in the middle of the country (the nearest village, Dunsop Bridge, has a phone box which officially marks the geographic centre of the UK). …
Read More »10 UK retreats to re-energise mind, body and soul
Reconnect with nature in Devon On historic Dartington estate in the South Hams, Schumacher College offers a range of short retreats aimed at helping people deepen their relationship with nature. Gardening as a Spiritual Practice, in July, is led by Emma Clark, an expert in Islamic garden design, and the …
Read More »10 of Britain’s best pick-your-own fruit farms, chosen by readers
Winning tip: Strawberry Fields, Lifton, Devon Let me take you down … to the cream of the crop, an 81-hectare (200-acre) slice of Devon heaven on the banks of the River Lyd, where you’ll discover life isn’t a bowl of cherries … it’s actually a punnet of strawberries. Nestled on …
Read More »Happy holiday memories of Portrush: the world feels expansive here
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 …
Read More »10 of the best piers and promenades in the UK: readers’ travel tips
Winning tip: Bangor, Gwynedd Bangor pier holds many memories for us. It’s the place where my husband lost his car keys 50 years ago. Luckily those were the days when you could hotwire a car (or in this case minivan) to start it. We return there often. The pier has …
Read More »UK excluded again from EU’s Covid-safe travel list, but US added
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 …
Read More »Holidaymania strikes Germany as Covid travel restrictions ease
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 …
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