Postcard from blackpool

Whether you’re exploring The Lanes, that maze of narrow streets in the oldest part of town, fishing for something good on the seafront or just need a cooling beer, don’t worry – I’ve got you covered.

Kathryn Ferry delves into 20th-century holiday habits with the help of her postcard collection

This trip is confusing me. One moment I feel like I’m in New Zealand, surrounded by dense tree ferns in a damp and mossy glade above a waterfall. A couple of hours later I’m bombarded by ker-chings of

It’s a classic bit of television Charlie. He’s trying to play a tune and although he’s failing – badly – you just know he’d succeed if only he used a proper instrument and not the big white kitchen si

Euro, kilometres and Gaelic make the Republic of Ireland foreign enough to be satisfying for Europhiles. We’d spent time exploring Ireland a few years ago and were determined to explore further. This

We set off from our Wiltshire home full of anticipation. Our destination was Cumbria, but not as we had known it. Like many, our trips there in the past had tended to be focused on the stunning lakes