A brilliant new Italian agriturismo – in Devon: Glebe House review
This restaurant-with-rooms takes our writer to food heaven, with its Italian cooking made from the best Devonshire ingredientsI do love an agriturismo. Independent, family-run, in peaceful countryside...
View ArticleA nature lover’s guide to Germany
Germany is on the green list in more ways than one: from Baltic coastline to the Alps, it has plenty to offer those who like to spend their holidays outdoorsBaden-Württemberg is a popular destination...
View Article25 of the most characterful and affordable places to stay in France
With quarantine scrapped for UK holidaymakers returning from France, we select chateaux, hotels and B&Bs across the countryContinue reading...
View Article10 of the best hotels for a British city break
Designer hotels, chic boutiques and arty boltholes for getaways from Bristol to EdinburghScotland’s first member of the Design Hotels group, Market Street won new hotel of the year at the 2020 Scottish...
View ArticleFive areas to discover in the French Alps for a great holiday adventure
Mountains offer great landscapes, hiking and places to stay, as these ideas from a new Wild Guide to the French Alps showWhile the pristine turquoise waters of Lac d’Annecy are renowned, the remote...
View Article20 of the best places to stay in Italy
With the five-day quarantine requirement for travellers from the UK now lifted, we pick gorgeous affordable hotels, villas and farm stays on the coast, mountains and islandsContinue reading...
View ArticleAre slogan hats the new slogan T-shirts?
Baseball caps and bucket hats used to be about accessibility. But a new school of wearers are using them to express something about themselvesSpotting a man wearing a baseball cap that featured only...
View ArticlePremier Inn owner reports bookings surge at UK tourist hotspots
Whitbread says 17 May reopenings are fuelling strong demand at sites from the Highlands to BrightonThe owner of Premier Inn hotels has reported strong demand at UK tourist spots as Britons holiday...
View ArticleEastbourne’s arty new hotel marks it out as a seaside town on the up
The once-staid East Sussex resort now has a lively bar scene and a cool new place to stay, as well as the striking Towner gallery and those soaring white cliffsThe airy restaurant-cum-reception of...
View Article10 of Britain’s best farmhouse hotels
Hoof it down to one of these lovely farms for gourmet cooking and a room with a mooThis bastion of natural wine-making near Romney Marsh (left) is still rooted in its 13th-century farm with fruit trees...
View Article10 of the best hotels in the Scottish Highlands
Mountains, lochs, gourmet menus and single malts … these fabulous holidays offer a true Highland escapePart of the Scottish mainland, but with access only by ferry from Mallaig or an 18-mile walking...
View Article25 of the best places to stay in Greece and the Greek islands
These hotels, resorts, guesthouses and B&Bs in Athens, Crete, Rhodes, Santorini and more will make for a happy return to holidaysPrices are for one night in mid-July unless stated otherwiseContinue...
View Article10 of the best Scottish island escapes
Few places say ‘escape’ like a rugged Scottish isle. All of these beauties have an atmospheric place to stayFrom Skye, you have to jump on a ferry for Raasay, Skye’s laid-back neighbour, but it’s worth...
View ArticleHenrock, Bowness, Cumbria: ‘It blew my mind’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent...
‘Of all the Lake District’s pinky-in-the-air places that exist only for the fleeting delight of fancy people, this is the one that truly moved me’Eating in the Lake District, which I do a great deal,...
View ArticleCouple left £1,400 out of pocket after holiday hotel is overbooked
Travellers were stranded after they got to holiday accommodation only to find it was fullGibraltar’s status as one of the few destinations on the UK government’s green list prompted a surge in demand...
View ArticleHounds on holiday: the UK’s best dog-friendly places to stay
Beds for you, baskets for them… Here’s the top glamping sites, hotels and pubs with rooms that will offer a warm welcome to your four-legged friendsThe owners here pride themselves on their...
View ArticleEurope’s unluckiest train station gets new lease of life as hotel
Once-grand Canfranc was known as the Titanic of the mountains, but fell into disrepair thanks to fire, derailment and warIt earned the nickname “Titanic of the mountains”, but now the monumental and...
View ArticleSnowdonia on a budget: a five-star hostel in the heart of the national park
In the third of our series, an upgraded former YHA hostel is the perfect base for cycling, swimming and scrambling in Sir Edmund Hillary’s footsteps• South Downs | Yorkshire Dales“You get one of the...
View ArticleThe Beaumont, Hexham, Northumberland: ‘This is incredible’ – restaurant...
Hotel food is always blah, isn’t it? Or so I thought, until now …A fun game to play with the metropolitan elite, or indeed anyone south of Watford, is to ask them to locate Hexham on a map. Or...
View ArticleGrape escapes: 10 amazing UK vineyard hotels and lodges
Lush scenery, wine tasting, great food and no drive home ... where to stay among the grapevinesOne of the largest producers in the UK, the vineyard at Denbies was first planted in 1986 and is still run...
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