From planting seagrass to spotting seals: how to help look after the UK’s coastline
‘This is the Amazon of Europe’: a wildlife trip on Romania’s Danube delta
October 2023
How I stuck my oar in – and saw a Venice I’ve never seen before
Venetians are reviving a centuries-old rowing tradition to promote a sustainable way of getting around, and to show visitors the city at its most authentic
July 2023
How to enjoy an outdoor adventure – in the Lake District and beyond
With festivals, clubs and courses galore it’s a great time to try your hand at an open-air activity or sport – from rock climbing to canoeing or birdwatching
June 2023
Proper Portugal: six great adventures without the crowds
Venice to Mantua: by bike and boat along Italy’s glorious Po valley
January 2023
Holiday guides
Paddling calendar: the best places to kayak and canoe in Australia, every month of the year
With a coastline that stretches thousands of kilometres, Australia is an all seasons, bucket list destination for on-water adventures
September 2022
Sail, swim, hike: a walking and boating adventure along Croatia’s Dalmatian coast
A new trip from Split makes the most of the stunning coastline and islands with regular stops for swimming, hiking and plenty of seafood
August 2022
On the water special
The life aquatic: four books about life on Britain’s rivers and canals
Immerse yourself in real-life adventures from Britain’s canals
July 2022
Drifting with dragonflies: a canoeing trip on the River Severn near Shrewsbury
While the Wye struggles with pollution, an overnight paddle and camping trip in Shropshire points the way to a gentle wildlife revival alongside England’s longest river
June 2022
Readers' travel tips
‘So serene and beautiful’: readers’ favourite riverside spots in France
‘The kids gaze as if it’s the Pantanal’: a cool canal break in Worcestershire
May 2022
Here be serpents … a coastal Essex that time forgot
Explore the Leeds-Liverpool Canal the new Super Slow Way
April 2022
A coracle ride down the River Severn – and back in time
A family test drives a new project through Ironbridge and into the Industrial Revolution, when the little, basket-shaped boats plied the river
March 2022
Readers' travel tips
‘Mesmerising and tranquil, with dolphins everywhere’: readers’ favourite boat trips
Our tipsters revel in idyllic journeys on seas, canals and lakes from Panama to the Hebrides, though one Amsterdam jaunt proved less relaxing
‘They’re coming this way!’ A day trip with dolphins in Lyme Bay
A marine nature trip into the English Channel from Weymouth proves an exhilarating introduction to an often unseen panoply of UK wildlife
Thrills and spills at 4mph: the return of Canal Boat Diaries
The BBC Four series is back next week, following Robbie Cumming along the waterways of West and North Yorkshire
December 2021
How to holiday across Australia this summer without an exorbitant rental car
No vehicle? No worries – it shouldn’t mean you have to hit the brakes on your getaway plans
September 2021
I took a sailing holiday – on one of Norfolk’s historic wherries
The elegant wooden boats that once cruised the Broads ferrying groceries – and George Formby – are once again carrying daytrippers