Winning tip: Gourock, Glasgow Spreading itself below the best of Glasgow’s sunshine is Gourock outdoor pool. With tickets no more than £5, this charming and no-frills heated lido is the oldest in dear Alba, with stellar views across the Clyde estuary. On one diving board a young lad, clad in …
Read More »Romans, Druids and Camelot: the UK’s best ancient sites, as chosen by readers
Winning tip: burial chamber, Betws-y-Coed Brooding high up in the hills above the Conwy valley in Snowdonia lies Capel Garmon burial chamber, an almost symmetrical three-chambered Cotswold-Severn-style neolithic tomb, denuded and exposed to the surrounding peaks, sheep and tempestuous climate. Sited in a field with easy access from the road …
Read More »‘Is your backpack full of dreams?’: readers’ Interrail memories
Winning tip: Planning went awry in Paris I still have our 1987 copy of Europe by Train. Simple pen and ink maps that had little basis in reality – a bit like the planning my friend and I did. Pre-internet, pre-glasnost, pre-midlife indecision, we naively arrived in Paris and filled …
Read More »‘We were hopeless at pétanque’: readers’ favourite campsites in France
Winning tip: Camping with cascades, Occitanie If you want to fall asleep to the hypnotic rhythms of waterfalls, Camping les Cascades is for you. At the foot of the Cascades du Sautadet, an hour’s drive north of Avignon and not far from Orange, this four-star site is in a lush, …
Read More »‘Everyone is happy’: readers’ favourite beaches in Spain
Winning tip: Isla Canela beach, Huelva Not well known among British visitors, the 7km of Isla Canela beach’s golden sands on the western tip of the Costa de la Luz are an indulgent joy. This is where the Spanish go to holiday, usually in the intense heat of July and …
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