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UK holidays

  • Dunnottar Castle's ruins sit atop a grassy Scottish cliff at sunrise, under colourful clouds

    ‘Expect goosebumps!’: to celebrate Halloween, readers choose the spookiest places in the UK

    From a ghostly hill fort on the South Downs to a haunted farmhouse in remote Northern Ireland, you guide us to some frightfully scary places
  • A view of an abandoned slate quarry amid a rugged landscape in Snowdonia (Eryri national park), with a lake in the background.

    ‘Looming stone towers like Maya temples’: a hike through Snowdonia’s slate country

  • A ruined castle on a grassy rugged clifftop overlooking the sea

    ‘The view from the Mournes was CS Lewis’s idea of Narnia’: how Northern Ireland inspired a magical kingdom

  • A view across a valley towards sunlit hills with wind turbines and a village off to the left

    ‘How green are our valleys?’: in the footsteps of miners on south Wales’s new forest trail

  • People walking along a path through fields with trees and rolling hills

    A perfect weekend in the Lincolnshire Wolds: wide skies and gentle walks

Accommodation

  • An outdoor view of a stone-built hotel and road leading to a church

    Not just for weekenders: the new Wiltshire country hotel that’s a hit with the locals

  • The interior of Pitmiddle hut in Scotland with little girl reading

    A new off-grid cabin stay in Scotland – on a farm where kids can run wild

  • A living room decorated with patterned wallpaper, lamps, plants and a small sofa and armchair.

    Swimming pools, fabulous views and radical architecture: 30 UK holiday cottages with the wow factor

  • River Thames at Whitchurch-on-Thames

    The perfect base for a Wind in the Willows weekend: a stylish B&B in the Chilterns

  • Lemon Festival in Menton epa11905518 People stand around a sculpture made with lemons and oranges for the 91st Lemon Festival in Menton, France, 18 February 2025. This year, the festival's theme is 'Journey(s) to the stars' and runs from 15 February to 02 March 2025. Located next to the Italian border, Menton is renowned for its citric fruit industry, boosted by a temperate Mediterranean climate. EPA/SEBASTIEN NOGIER

    ‘Full of zesty colour and flavour’: readers’ favourite food festivals in Europe

  • MV Kestrel tour on Lower Lough Erne.

    ‘Adventures with a touch of magic’: readers’ favourite family days out in the UK

  • Summer Evening at Llanddwyn Island, AngleseyOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

    Fabulous views, ferry rides and tucked-away beaches: readers’ favourite UK coast walks

  • Wells CathedralAvon and Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    ‘We found a charming alternative to touristy Bath’: readers’ favourite UK trips

  • Marcel Theroux Three Men and a Boat Lonely Planet London www.jamesbedford.com

    My best ever British holiday: ‘I’ve travelled further, at greater expense, and had nothing like as much fun’

  • Aerial view of Hengistbury Head beach with dunes, beach huts, and people walking near the sea

    ‘Tuscany may be beautiful, but do they sell sticks of rock?’: readers’ favourite UK holidays

  • A family walk through a sunflower field at Rhossili with Worms Head and the sea in the background

    20 brilliant UK family days out for summer

  • A portrait of Guardian writer Sian Lewis

    ‘This is my bucket-list spot for wild camping’ Outdoors expert Sian Lewis answered your questions

  • House sitting : Coombe Trenchard, Devon

    I am a housesitter, and stay in amazing places all over the world for free

  • Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Arbroath Smokies - a type of smoked haddock - smoking at the Royal Highland Show

    Smokie hot action and goosebumps: a car-free trip to Arbroath

  • A bicycle leaning against a road sign along the Camel Trail cycleway in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

    Bikes, boats and Betjeman: a car-free break in Wadebridge, Cornwall

  • Pen Glas in Charlestown harbour, UK

    Cornwall on a budget: a night in a ‘coffin bunk’ on a converted fishing boat

Sport holidays

  • A golden autumn tree overlooks Loch Lomond, surrounded by hills and forested shoreline under a blue sky

    ‘Everything is golden’: readers’ tips for a great autumn day out in the UK

  • Annabel Abbs solo hiking

    Solo autumn walks for women in the UK and Europe: ‘it should be fun, not daunting’

  • A hiker with a large backpack pauses on the Monsal Trail overlooking a green valley and viaduct

    Make tracks: 8 of the UK’s best walking and cycling trails on former railway lines

  • A woman paddleboards on a calm river beneath overhanging trees with dappled sunlight

    ‘I lose all sense of time in the hypnotic flow’: five writers on their favourite British rivers

  • THE PALMERSTON RESTAURANT INTERIORS (BUSY) CREDIT JAMES PORTEOUS (1)

    10 restaurants not to miss in Edinburgh – 2025’s ‘most exciting food destination’

  • Viewed from above an array of dishes and two drinks at The Bull's Head Inn, Beaumaris, Herefordshire, UK.

    20 of the best UK foodie breaks for autumn

  • An aerial shot of Blackppol's golden beach with its North and Central piers and the Tower

    The bucket and spade list: 10 new reasons to visit the British seaside this summer

  • People sitting outside The Peterboat pub in the summer in seaside town Leigh-on-Sea near Southend on Sea, Essex, UK<br>2BE6Y6D People sitting outside The Peterboat pub in the summer in seaside town Leigh-on-Sea near Southend on Sea, Essex, UK

    If you’re fond of seafood and salty air: readers’ favourite places to eat at the British seaside

Countries

  • England

  • Scotland

  • Wales

  • Northern Ireland

Cities

  • London

  • Glasgow

  • Newcastle

  • Bristol

  • Liverpool

  • Manchester

  • Edinburgh

  • Birmingham

Coast & country

  • Cornwall

  • Brighton

  • Dorset

  • Devon

  • Lake District

  • Isle of Wight

  • Yorkshire

  • Highlands

  • Lancashire

  • Kent

  • Suffolk

  • Sussex

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