Healthy holidays: how to be more active
A running camp in the Alps, retro yoga on the Isle of Wight, freestyle skiing in Laax, Switzerland, mountainbiking in Vermont – get active with one of these healthy trips• Healthy holidays: courses to...
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You can stay in London on a budget – and in style. Check out these cool hotels and studios – with double rooms from £50London's best new hotel openings in 2012Barclay House Hotel, FulhamYou know you've...
View ArticleThe North West trail: a 200-mile cycle route through Ireland
A 200-mile cycle route around Ireland's north-western edge takes in quiet lanes and high hills steeped in a poetic pastSo there I was, happily weary from a day's cycling, sitting in a stone-flagged...
View Article10 of the best tiny British campsites
Britain has a host of boutique campsites where you can escape the crowds. As the new edition of his book Tiny Campsites is released, Dixe Wills lists a few favouritesCoverack, CornwallUp the twisting...
View ArticleWalking Germany's Rhine Gorge
Our writer walks the length of the Rhine Gorge in Germany discovering fairytale castles – fuelled by the region's delicious food and famous winesSo, here's a confession. When I signed up to walk the...
View ArticleLondon's top five peaceful escapes
When London's buzz gets too much, flee the mayhem with a walk on canal or forest paths, or shut the world out in a flotation tankAbney Park Cemetery, Stoke NewingtonLaid out in 1840, Stoke Newington's...
View ArticleGo off-grid: places to stay in the UK without Wi-Fi, mobile reception or TV
Feeling overshared and square-eyed? Unplug yourself from the modern world and enjoy a social media detox at these remote retreats without Wi-Fi, mobile phone signal or TV receptionPurton Green,...
View Article10 historic places to stay in the UK
Got a yearning to travel through time? Here is our pick of places to stay in the UK with amazing stories to tell, from a Jacobean mansion for a big group to a castle with just two bedroomsThe Warren...
View ArticleBoots, anorak, coffin … the Yorkshire walk with a difference
The 40-mile Lyke Wake Walk, an old coffin trail across the North York Moors, holds an added attraction for some – the challenge of completing it in 24 hours (coffin carrying optional)"You know," I...
View ArticleNext stop the Turner Prize … the holiday that makes you an artist-in-residence
The chance to become artist-in-residence at an arts centre in England's highest village is too good for our would-be filmmaker to resistHuman society's maelstrom of interrelations has thrown up many...
View Article20 of the best bargain holidays in Europe for 2013
If you don't want to slob out on a beach, but don't want to go long haul, try one of these bargain breaks for activities, rural retreats or explorationNew hiking trail, ProvenceA new long-distance...
View ArticleStratford-upon-Avon travel tips: Shakespeare walked this way
The Shakespeare's Way footpath goes to London but you need not stray from Stratford for pretty views and Cotswolds villagesTo sample some of the finest countryside in Warwickshire, you can do little...
View ArticleLincolnshire wolds: a ramblers' paradise
Wide open spaces, tiny hills, deserted medieval villages and great local markets make Lincolnshire ideal for walkers. And they've even got their own church'Walking through the Lincolnshire wolds is...
View ArticleTy Mawr treehouse: self-catering review
A well-insulated wooden cave high in the branches of a tree, with original wood engravings and woodburner and hot shower makes a cosy nest even when the Welsh wind blowsI confess that before my friend...
View ArticleItaly's wilderness: walking in the Majella national park
Dixe Wills has to drag himself away from delicious home cooking to explore the summits of Majella national park and its array of wild flowersAs we walked down the drive of the Pietrantica agriturismo...
View ArticleUK's tiny islands: 10 hidden gems to discover
Small islands in the UK can offer a holiday adventure or a wildlife treat. Some you can walk to, some are a boat ride away. Here we reveal 10 to add to your travel wishlistEasdale, off Seil Island,...
View ArticleWolf walking in Cumbria: the new leaders of the pack
No need to head to Siberia to get up close and personal with wolves. Timber wolves are being reintroduced to Cumbria, almost three centuries after their cousins last roamed England"A i oow oow ooo...
View ArticleWalking Germany's Rhine Gorge
Our writer walks the length of the Rhine Gorge in Germany discovering fairytale castles – fuelled by the region's delicious food and famous winesSo, here's a confession. When I signed up to walk the...
View ArticleLondon's top five peaceful escapes
When London's buzz gets too much, flee the mayhem with a walk on canal or forest paths, or shut the world out in a flotation tankAbney Park Cemetery, Stoke NewingtonLaid out in 1840, Stoke Newington's...
View ArticleGo off-grid: places to stay in the UK without Wi-Fi, mobile reception or TV
Feeling overshared and square-eyed? Unplug yourself from the modern world and enjoy a social media detox at these remote retreats without Wi-Fi, mobile phone signal or TV receptionPurton Green,...
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