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 …
Britain’s best counties for a long weekend escape
UK Explorer tag: Regions and landscapes
Cumbria
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 …
15 scenic rail journeys in the UK that make staring out of the window feel like a perfectly respectable holiday plan
There are some forms of travel that encourage purpose. Get in, get there, move along. Rail travel at its best does the opposite. It gives …
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 …
North West England, peaks, pints and peculiar traditions
There’s something wonderfully contradictory about the North West. It’s a region that somehow manages to be both fiercely proud and warmly welcoming, gritty and green, …