Who doesn’t love a lighthouse? These weathered, romantic-seeming sentries help to mark a frontier between worlds wet and dry. They are saviours, keeping sailors from rocks, and are symbols of hope amid the darkness. That’s how I feel, anyway. So, when I came across Stranraer Development Trust’s new linear self-guided …
Read More »Sunak eyes deal to allow UK passport holders to use e-gates at EU airports
Rishi Sunak is seeking to capitalise on his improved relations with the EU with hopes of an agreement to allow British passport holders to use e-gates when travelling in the bloc. Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday that British diplomats had raised the issue informally. A potential discussion was foreseen on …
Read More »An arty weekend in … Eastbourne, East Sussex
Make the trip for … Eastbourne, a Victorian seaside resort that is edging its way back into fashion, is in the spotlight this year thanks to its venerable art gallery. Towner Eastbourne is celebrating the centenary of its opening (a mile away from the current building, in the town’s Manor …
Read More »Tell us about your favourite restaurant in Europe – you could win a holiday voucher
Have you enjoyed a standout meal on your travels – something to be remembered long after you’ve returned home? Great food can be a highlight of a holiday, connecting us to the destination – and we’d love you to share your greatest restaurant discoveries in Europe. We’re not after places …
Read More »How agritourism is giving a helping hand on Greece’s farms
In a large sunlit kitchen on Eumelia farm, an idyllic agritourism and wellness retreat set amid the endless olive groves of Greece’s southern Peloponnese, my classmates and I take turns using a long dowel-like rolling pin to stretch and roll balls of dough that we hope will become filo pastry. …
Read More »Covid-era revival of interest in Welsh history prompts visitor surge
Many heritage sites in Wales such as castles and palaces are enjoying a surge in visitor numbers after people developed an interest in Welsh history during the Covid pandemic. At the atmospheric ruins of the 14th-century Bishop’s Palace in St Davids, south-west Wales, there was an increase in tourists of …
Read More »Top 10 UK hotels and hideaways in landscaped gardens
Goldstone Hall Hotel, Market Drayton, Shropshire Set among the tranquil North Shropshire hills, Goldstone Hall boasts five acres of lovingly designed gardens, including a one-acre kitchen garden, one of the largest of its kind in the country. Rooms are comfortable rather than luxurious, but many have wonderful views across the …
Read More »Is it a campsite? Is it a festival? This Welsh ‘summer camp’ feels like the best of both
The sky is an infinite blue without a wisp of cloud as we make our way through a small woodland towards a lake covered with lily pads. Hayden, a musician-turned-lifeguard for the weekend, swats away rogue dragonflies with a Japanese fan as he delivers a very laid-back safety talk. Then …
Read More »From festivals to glamping: 20 great UK campsites with a difference
For active people Rock climbing, ShropshireWild Contentment is a small, off-grid campsite in a meadow at the far end of a dairy farm near Oswestry. There are a handful of pitches for tents, campervans or caravans, plus two bell tents and three “Beryls” – converted horse trailers with flushing toilets, …
Read More »‘Unzip your tent and take in the magic’: readers’ favourite UK campsites
Seclusion and stargazing, Carmarthenshire Secluded, serene and unspoilt, Dark Skies Camping, near Llandovery, offers camping without the crowds. With just 10 pitches (from £40 a night for two) set within 12 hectares of meadows, which run alongside a mountain stream, this is the perfect spot to unwind and get back …
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