It’s always risky trying somewhere new, when you really like the place that you’ve been going to at February half-term for the past three years. Add to this our annual craving to see the sea after a l

On a leisurely weekend break, the last thing I expected to be wearing was a hard hat with a headlamp, a battery pack and a pair of wellingtons. But there I was, fully togged up – along with seven othe

The vicious cold of velvety, green water bites my legs and I gasp as I inch my way deeper into the lake. The sun casts a buttery glow over the surrounding Powys hillscape and I pause to take it all in

A tasting menu, a gourmet pub dinner and a fresh-from-the farm lunch – Lorna Maybery’s foray into Wales finds great food and splendid scenery at the edge of Eryri National Park

Guess where we went last summer? A two-week tour that took in the UK’s first Dark Sky Park, also its largest forest, the world’s smallest post office, the First World War’s largest munitions factory,

Want to take the pooch along on your next UK break? Our round-up includes a rural retreat and top restaurant