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Rest and relaxation

June 2022

  • Shapinsay island

    Notes from a tranquil island: slow walking in Orkney

    With its mesmerising seascape, the long, low green isle of Shapinsay is perfect for mindful exploration
  • Worm's Head; Rhossili; Gower; Wales; UK<br>D0028W Worm's Head; Rhossili; Gower; Wales; UK

    And breathe … a mindful walk on south Wales’ beautiful Gower peninsula

    By combining walking with therapeutic exercises and socialising, one charity aims to restore mental wellbeing
  • Bar and cafe on Porthminster beach in St.Ives, Cornwall, UK<br>G1N7BT Bar and cafe on Porthminster beach in St.Ives, Cornwall, UK

    Summer seaside guide
    20 of the UK’s best seaside restaurants, cafes and shacks

    Enjoy fresh seafood with sea views at these fabulous diners

January 2022

  • Bird How National Trust property in Holmrook, Cumbria

    Digital detox: Going cold turkey with no wifi in the Lake District

    After some early dismay, one family revels in a break from the online world at a remote Lake District cottage

October 2021

  • Festivalgoers at the Good Medicine festival held in Berkshire, UK, in August 2021.

    Indigenous Amazon singers and sacred cacao … the UK festival that’s wild in a different way

    The Medicine weekender specialises in nature and cultural exchange – a rare festival that you leave feeling better than when you arrived

September 2021

  • Durham Cathedral at night.

    The saints go marching on: taking a pilgrim’s trek across north-east England

  • Autumn sunshine over Blenheim Palace

    Top 20s
    20 of the best autumn escapes around the UK

August 2021

  • A swimmer jumps into the water at Forty Foot in Sandycove, Dublin.

    In Ireland, lockdown has made us fall in love with the sea

  • Cuckmere Kayak Buzz Active

    10 great UK canoe and paddleboarding trips with a pub pitstop

July 2021

  • Sea View Snugs overlook Scotland’s south-west coast

    10 great places to stay on the Scottish coast

  • Botanic garden in Cambridge, England<br>DBGBMR Botanic garden in Cambridge, England

    Eight great British places to stay for garden lovers

June 2021

  • A young woman getting a massage at a spa

    10 of Britain’s best hotels for spas and beauty treatments

    If post-lockdown relaxation is in order, book a treatment at one of these spa hotels – and add an overnight stay for additional pampering

May 2021

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    5 of Britain’s best hotels for a post-lockdown treat: reviewed

  • The Scarlet Hotel, Mawgan Porth, Newquay, Cornwall 5 Spa Indoor Pool Stare

    Top 20s
    20 of the best UK hotels and inns to rest and relax

April 2021

  • Fifehead House, Dorset

    Fifehead revisited: my ride through north Dorset’s mysterious past

    Cycling deep into Thomas Hardy country to uncover the story of an ancestral home that vanished (almost) without a trace
  • Colourful period cottages, Castle Street, Saffron Walden, Essex, UK.

    15 UK market towns you’ll want to discover

    These lovely and lively towns – for a day trip or spring getaway – also make great bases for exploring the nearby countryside

    • Why cities emptied by Covid-19 are perfect for modern flâneurs

    • Tor de force: how to enjoy the brooding beauty of Dartmoor

    • 'I was connected again to those I love': writers on meeting up with friends at last

March 2021

  • The Lock Inn on The Kennet and Avon Canal at Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire.

    Observer special: Secret Britain
    Five British canal and waterway trips with a wow factor

    What better way to ease out of lockdown than ever-so-gently, on a canal holiday on one of these fascinating routes
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