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Alexander House, Perthshire Nestling under the scots pines, two lorries have been converted into cosy cabins with a claw bath, toilet and kitchenette. They’re ideal for two, although small children can be squeezed into what was the lorry cab on a rollaway bed. Outside is a hot tub, picnic area …

“The great surprise of the Moon Under Water is its garden. You go through a narrow passage leading out of the saloon, and find yourself in a fairly large garden with plane trees, under which there are little green tables with iron chairs round them. Up at one end of …

Winning tip: John Ruskin’s home, Lake District Sail from Coniston in the Lake District to arrive at Brantwood by ferry. Zigzagging your way up the hill through the seven deadly sins, arriving at the seven graces, going from Dante’s hell to paradise. John Ruskin’s house and garden mirrors his polymath …

Yorkshire’s coastal resorts have always been a mix of pleasure beach, fishing port, working heritage and rugged beauty. They bring back happy memories of my childhood family holidays, but over the last few years they have also been a place for me to head to during the cold winter months …

Sun spangles the tide, shells dot the shore and the pale beach stretches for miles in both directions. I am by the sea at Chapel St Leonards once more. The Lincolnshire coast is in my head all the time, waiting to be revisited. Just a few steps from the village …

It was eerily quiet and we woke to a dense fog. Creeping out of our tents, we stretched and surveyed the port where we had arrived the previous night. We were at the mouth of the Klamath River to meet Yurok fishers Johnny and Bob Jackson, and their friend James …

Elise Wortley: I immersed myself in the world of Nan Shepherd in the Scottish Highlands For more than 30 years, Scottish writer and explorer Nan Shepherd’s The Living Mountain lay untouched in a drawer, rejected by publishers at the time. Today, the book is celebrated as one of the greatest …

National restrictions may apply, please consult government advice before planning travel The big one: GR34 in Brittany A whopper of a long-distance route, the GR34 in Brittany runs for more than 1,240 miles from the dramatic tidal island monastery of Mont-Saint-Michel all the way around the Brittany coast to Saint-Nazaire, …

National restrictions may apply, please consult government advice before planning travel As the French epicurean and gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once wrote: “Dis-moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai ce qui tu es.” (“Tell me what you eat, I’ll tell you what you are.”) French cuisine, and the country’s …

Mont Saint-Michel, in Normandy, France. Photograph: Emmanuel Berthier/Normandie Tourisme Travelling with Brittany Ferries in the comfort and safety of your own car remains one of the best ways to travel. Once on board, there are plenty of open spaces with fresh air, both inside and out on deck, and passengers …