20 of the best UK pubs with bedrooms, for lunch and a winter walk
What’s better than a winter pub lunch? Staying the night afterwards. Our pick includes coaching inns, a 12th-century abbey and a Game of Thrones hotspot
October 2023
Top 20s
20 of the UK’s best hotels, pubs and B&Bs – for under £150 a night
In this extract from the new Good Hotel Guide, we choose places to stay with great cuisine, chic interiors and scenic walks from the front door
April 2023
Top 20s
20 of the best ‘secret’ places to stay in Italy
Fancy a Sicilian cottage, a seaside hostel in Sardinia or even a community-run castle? We pick the best offbeat boltholes
February 2023
10 of the best new hotels in Britain
Countryside havens, Jacobean houses, beach hangouts and a converted chapel are among our pick of openings and revamps in 2023
May 2022
A castle to yourself: 10 famous UK properties to book a holiday stay
Stay at these historic piles and you get to experience them after all the tourists have gone home
April 2022
Aquatic bliss: 10 of Europe’s best holiday sites with natural pools
From a treehouse camp in France to an organic farm in Ibiza, the author of new guide The Green Traveller picks 10 places to stay with eco swimming pools
February 2022
Grand agriturismos: seven bellissimo eco-stays on Italy’s Adriatic coast
Farm-to-table dining, affordability and sound eco credentials are all part of the charm at these B&Bs and agriturismos
January 2022
Blooming marvels: where to find 10 of Britain’s best snowdrop displays
Seek out these welcome harbingers of brighter days, from a 20th-century Cornish garden to a 700-year-old Norfolk priory – plus cosy places to stay nearby
October 2021
A great walk to a great pub: The Wallace Arms, Rowfoot, North Pennines
A walk through an area once populated by murderous clans leading to a cosy pub in rural Northumberland
Ten amazing UK escapes for art-lovers
From bronzes in Somerset to ceramics at Chatsworth House and an art deco hotel in Gateshead, combine seeing great art with a stylish stay
Crunch time: the 10 best places to celebrate Apple Day in Britain
As harvest time arrives, here are the top destinations for apple harvests, tastings and other core activities
September 2021
Balearic bliss: 10 of the best hotels in Mallorca
Discover sun, sea and scenery – and where to stay on the beautiful island
August 2021
Top 20s
20 of the best places to stay in Italy
We pick gorgeous affordable hotels, villas and farm stays on the coast, mountains and islands
All God cons: camping in churches has a record year as UK staycations boom
As conventional campsites fill up, more holidaymakers are discovering the joys of ‘champing’ – and silent nights
25 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 country
July 2021
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 ingredients
10 great places to stay on the Scottish coast
From coaching inns to modern bothies and eco campsites, all these places take in fabulous sea views and majestic landscapes
The Observer's dog special
Hounds on holiday: the UK’s best dog-friendly places to stay
25 of the best places to stay in Greece and the Greek islands
