Whirlpools and tidal wonders

From ancient stones to timeless biker hospitality, Saff rides north to taste the true spirit of Orkney

The Scottish Highlands have captured travellers’ imaginations since Sir Walter Scott began setting his wildly evocative historical novels here. What those first Victorian tourists discovered was a vas

I’m awake. Very awake. It’s early on a wind-whipped Sunday morning and I’m neck-deep in the sea off the Isle of Man’s north-east coast. The rain is steady, the swell is heavy and the water is gaspindu

It’s now been 78 years since the Steam Trawler Sheraton washed up on Hunstanton Beach, and it’s been a Norfolk landmark ever since. At low tide, its metal ribs and corroding body are still clearly vis

THE ORKNEYS

PRAYERS, PIRKS AND PRAWNS