A good countryside break for couples does not need to work too hard. The scenery handles quite a lot of the job. Add a handsome …
10 of the best countryside summer escapes for couples

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A good countryside break for couples does not need to work too hard. The scenery handles quite a lot of the job. Add a handsome …

North Yorkshire is one of Britain’s great travel counties, combining the Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors, coast, abbeys, castles, spa towns, market squares and family-friendly seaside resorts into one wonderfully varied region. This UK Explorer guide helps you plan where to go, where to stay and how to make the most of it.

Explore 10 of the best moorland and hill walks in the north of England for summer, with practical route links, walking tips and scenic upland inspiration across the Dales, Moors, Pennines, Northumberland and the Lake District.

Take the slow road through Britain’s National Parks with this guide to 10 memorable scenic drives, including mountain passes, moorland crossings, forest loops and Highland routes worth building a day around.

Autumn is when Britain quietly becomes a show-off. For most of the year it pretends to be all restraint, damp stone, sensible hedgerows and emotional …

Whitby is the sort of town that appears to have been assembled by someone with a weakness for drama. There is a harbour full of …

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 …

Yorkshire in autumn is a place transformed. The dales, which in summer shimmer with buttercups and dry-stone walls, suddenly dress themselves in copper and gold, …

Yorkshire sits contentedly in the middle of England like a great big chunk of countryside that refuses to be hurried. It is the largest county …

If ever a region was born with its sleeves rolled up and a kettle already on, it’s Yorkshire. This is a land that greets you …