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©Robert Harding
Feb 1, 2013
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Explore the world with noted adventurers and award-winning writers such as Bear Grylls, Jan Morris and Lionel Shriver
Dates and details of global events and spectacles, such as Sydney’s Crave Food Fair (above), to build an adventure, a holiday or a trip around
Jan 18, 2013
In whisky’s heartland
As Scots prepare to celebrate Burns Night, Sam Knight learns about the art of making a dram in Speyside
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Nov 23, 2012
London’s Café Royal
Now restored as a luxury hotel, the legendary venue is looking to regain its place at the heart of the capital’s social scene
Oct 26, 2012
Postcard from ... London
The main viewing gallery of the Shard, the tallest building in western Europe, has a triple-height ceiling
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Sep 28, 2012
Barometer: travel
A Norfolk inn offers rich heritage alongside a very modern sense of hospitality. Plus, Bond-themed breaks
Sep 21, 2012
Let the butlers do it
British hotels are rushing to bring back butler service. Is it the ‘Downton’ effect or simply a marketing ploy?
Sep 7, 2012
Postcard from ... Chichester
The Novium museum highlights a counterculture in England’s south coast, where ancient and modern go hand in hand
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Aug 31, 2012
In search of the elusive otter
Once on the verge of extinction in England, the shy creatures are enjoying a resurgence
Aug 24, 2012
Postcard from ... Bognor Regis
Butlins moves upmarket with the futuristic-looking Wave hotel and apartments
Aug 17, 2012
A bleak sort of beauty
Scotland’s Flow Country covers 1,500 square miles but is almost unknown to visitors. Hugh Graham says that might soon change
From
ADVENTURES
Aug 10, 2012
Postcard from ... Cornwall
A holiday company at the helm of a revival in pilot cutters offers trips along the county’s south coast
Aug 3, 2012
A seat at the bar with Dylan Thomas
Browns, the Welsh hotel where the poet used to do his drinking, reopens with style
Jul 28, 2012
Where to drink to Olympic victories
Aside from playing their part in English history and literature, London’s historic pubs make the perfect après-Games venues, writes Michael Hodges
Jul 13, 2012
Prefab rooms with linen by Frette
Stylish, high-tech and affordable: Citizen M hotels believe they have discovered the future of hospitality
Jul 6, 2012
The expert selection: English country pubs with rooms
The founder of a publishing house specialising in guides to characterful places to stay picks five favourites from his new book
Jun 29, 2012
Ruin for rent
Astley Castle has been reborn as a modern holiday home. By Edwin Heathcote
May 19, 2012
Along the ancient highway
Hugh Thomson walks the Icknield Way, perhaps England’s oldest road, and goes on a journey through 5,000 years of history
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FAMILY
May 12, 2012
Five-star farms offer a taste of the country in luxurious settings
The latest trend in family holidays offers a taste of the country in luxurious settings, writes Joanne O’Connor
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Rooms at the inn for Olympic-goers
The games don’t seem to be working out as the lure that many hoteliers had expected