There are few more satisfying signs of an English summer than a meadow getting gloriously on with the business of flowering. Grasses soften in the …
Best places in England to see summer wildflower meadows
UK Explorer tag: Regions and landscapes
Cornwall
The best UK regions for cold days and warm pubs
Winter is when Britain becomes honest with itself. It stops pretending to be Mediterranean, puts on a jumper, lights a fire, and remembers that its …
The best UK regions for a spring escape
Spring is when Britain stops looking quite so damply philosophical and begins to remember that it has colour. Hedgerows thicken. Lambs appear in fields looking …
Britain’s best car-free escapes
Some holidays begin beautifully with a train window, a paperback and the quiet relief of not having to find a parking space in a village …
Britain’s best counties for a long weekend escape
Some places are built for grand tours. Others are perfect for that precious three day escape where you want a change of scenery, a good …
The UK’s best regions for a proper fortnight away
Some places are made for a weekend. You arrive, admire the view, eat something involving pastry, and leave before the parking app has finished emotionally …
Where Britain made the modern world
The best regions to explore industrial heritage Britain’s industrial past is not tucked away politely in a display case. It is still there in railway …
Where to find Britain’s best harbour villages
Britain does harbours rather well. Not always tidily, and rarely with much concern for straight lines, but with a great deal of charm. These are …
The best UK regions for food lovers
Some parts of Britain seem to have treated food not merely as sustenance but as a matter of regional identity. A coastline here, a dairy …
10 of the best UK regions for dramatic coastline and beaches
Some parts of Britain seem to have approached the idea of a coastline with a complete lack of restraint. A nice beach, apparently, was not …