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Best UK weekend getaways for a proper change of scene

Scenic view of Lower Slaughter in the Cotswolds, featuring honey-coloured stone cottages, a tree-lined stream, and a small stone footbridge reflected in the water

Sometimes you do not need a grand adventure, a reinvention of the self, or a suspiciously expensive airport sandwich. Sometimes you just need to leave …

Two puffins stand in long green grass on a coastal cliff, with steep rocky headlands and a dark blue sea stretching into the distance under a cloudy sky.

Seasonal Travels Spring Travel

10 of the best places in the UK for spring wildlife watching

Spring is when Britain stops looking slightly damp and undecided and starts behaving like a proper wildlife destination. Puffins return to island cliffs, ospreys reappear …

Person sitting on a wooden bench beside a grassy coastal path, looking out over patchwork green fields and cliffs above the sea under a cloudy sky.

Long Distance Trails Walks and Trails

Coast to Coast path becomes England’s newest national trail

The 190-mile route runs from St Bees on the Cumbrian coast to Robin Hood’s Bay in North Yorkshire, linking the Irish Sea to the North …

Aerial view of Windsor Castle with its stone towers, battlements and large central courtyard, surrounded by formal gardens, tree-lined grounds and the town and green fields beyond.

Castles Historic Attractions

Windsor Castle visitor guide, history, highlights and tips

Perched above the Thames with the sort of quiet confidence that comes from being nearly a thousand years old, Windsor Castle is not just a …

Gloucester Docks with historic red-brick warehouses beside the water and Gloucester Cathedral tower rising in the background under a cloudy sky.

Cathedrals City Breaks

Best things to do in Gloucester for a memorable city break

Gloucester is one of those cities that can seem oddly modest at first, as if it has no intention of showing off, and then suddenly …

Wide view from the Pembrokeshire Coast Path showing a sandy cove below steep grassy cliffs, with turquoise sea, scattered rocks and gentle waves along the shore under a clear blue sky

Long Distance Trails Walks and Trails

Walking the Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Some walks offer a gentle stroll and a nice view. The Pembrokeshire Coast Path offers 186 miles of cliffs, coves, sea birds, beaches, old harbours, …

Night view of Belfast waterfront with a curved bridge lit in purple, city buildings glowing across the water, and reflections shimmering on the river under a dark sky

City Breaks Weekend Getaways

Belfast, or how to build a city out of smoke, ships and stubbornness

Belfast is one of those cities that seems to have lived several completely different lives and kept souvenirs from all of them. It was a …

Wide view of Tintagel Castle in Cornwall with ruined stone walls and winding paths spread across steep green cliffs above a rocky cove under dark cloudy skies

Castles Historic Attractions

Tintagel Castle review

Tintagel Castle is one of those places that arrives with an unfair advantage. It has cliffs, sea spray, ruined walls, a footbridge dangling dramatically over …

Suspended blue whale skeleton hanging above visitors in the grand Hintze Hall at London’s Natural History Museum.

Heritage Days Out Historic Attractions

London’s Natural History Museum tops the UK visitor charts

The Natural History Museum was the UK’s most visited attraction in 2025, pulling in a record 7.1 million visitors and nudging the British Museum into …

A bright spring flower bed filled with yellow daffodils and orange tulips, with soft-focus white flowers and green foliage in the background.

Seasonal Travels Spring Travel

30 must visit UK gardens that are at their best in spring

Spring is when British gardens remember they have a reputation to maintain. Snowdrops start the conversation, daffodils pile in enthusiastically, magnolias become flamboyant, and suddenly …

First time in the UK? How to plan a trip that actually works

Northumberland – A deeper look at one of Britain’s most rewarding regions

Beautiful places in Britain that are especially good in late Spring