The bucket and spade list: 10 new reasons to visit the British seaside this summer
From snorkel trails and seafood restaurants to maritime festivals and a ‘museum of fun’, here’s what’s new and exciting around the UK coast
Where tourists seldom tread
Where tourists seldom tread, part 10: four more towns with hidden histories
We continue our series on towns the guidebook writers skip with visits to Gillingham, Camborne, East Kilbride and Stockport
‘Walking away from the world in Scotland’: an easier way to plan long Highlands hikes
A new website aims to give people more confidence on multi-day, self-guided hikes, and sees our writer – who’d previously had to abandon a wild camping trip in the area – return in triumph
May 2024
A different Roman holiday: novelist Conn Iggulden on the city’s lesser-known wonders
South of France, but not as we know it: exploring Nîmes and the Gard
48 hours in Cologne, Germany’s most laid-back city
A trail of two cities: an alternative guide to Salford and Manchester
April 2024
Restorative in every way: a rewilding retreat in Somerset
A Wild Weekend on the 42 Acres estate near Frome offers fresh air, cosy rooms, sumptuous food and a chance to get hands dirty with some land regeneration work
March 2024
An alternative guide to Leeds: a city with an independent spirit
Connecting with my south-Asian roots on a traditional Indian yoga retreat in the UK
Where people who love good food come to holiday: Vila Nova de Milfontes, Portugal
In May it is bliss, silent except for whistling bee-eaters: Tinos, the Cyclades, Greece
Horses on the beach, fried fish and sherry: Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Andalucía, Spain
It was the rock lobster: the lure of Centuri, Corsica
February 2024
Where tourists seldom tread
Where tourists seldom tread, part 8: five more towns with hidden treasures
Port Talbot, Rochdale, Wick, Croydon and Kettering – we continue our series on places the guidebook writers skip
From hill walks and yoga to foraging and wild swimming: 12 of the best active UK retreats
These short breaks from the Inner Hebrides to Bodmin Moor offer the chance to relax and recalibrate amid beautiful natural landscapes
Readers' travel tips
From surfing in Porto to Ljubljana’s fairytale architecture: readers’ favourite European city breaks
Our tipsters recall their adventures while exploring 10 of Europe’s finest cities
January 2024
On the whisky trail: a weekend of wee drams in Moray Speyside, Scotland
The region between the Cairngorms and the Moray Firth is rightly famous for its whisky, but that is just one of its many charms
December 2023
Beyond the Tower: the other star attractions of Gustave Eiffel’s Paris
Limerick: the not-so-gritty city is one of Ireland’s overlooked gems
