There are mountains that loom, and then there are the Mournes, which seem to crouch and spring at you like a startled cat. One minute …
Mourne Mountains & Castle Coast road trip
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The Cotswolds Leafy Lanes Road Trip
If England ever had a stage set for charm it would be the Cotswolds. Honey-coloured cottages with roses climbing their walls, villages with names that …
Dorset A Jurassic Jaunt Through Cream Tea Country
Down in the southwest, where the cliffs get tall and the lanes get narrow, you find Dorset. It is a county that seems to have …
15 Reasons to visit Northern Ireland in summer (besides the obvious one with the giant’s footsteps)
Northern Ireland, in summer, is what happens when somebody leaves the fridge door open just long enough for the butter to soften and the whole …
Scotland, wild hearts, wiser heads and the occasional bagpipe blast
Scotland is not a country that creeps up on you. It arrives with thunderous landscapes, ancient fortresses, and a weather forecast that usually includes at …
Northern Ireland, rain, ruins and remarkably friendly people.
Northern Ireland is the kind of place that sneaks up on you. It doesn’t announce itself with grand gestures or oversized souvenirs. It simply welcomes …
Wales, green hills, great myths, and a language that looks like a typo
Wales is not so much a country as it is a feeling, one that sneaks up on you the moment the road narrows, the sky …
The 10 best reasons to visit North Wales, especially if you’ve never been
Let’s get one thing clear from the outset, North Wales is not just a lumpy bit of Britain with sheep and soggy hills. It is, …
7 days in North Wales – castles, coastlines and countryside
My journey began on a grey morning in Chester. I boarded the train with a coffee that was already cooling and a book I barely …