WHAT Dark Skies Festival WHEN 13 February-1 March 2026 WHERE North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales WHY See the magical night sky above beautiful Malham Cove on a five-mile night walk. HOW darkskiesnati

Walking festivals offer wonderful, sociable ways to discover far-flung locations and those closer to your doorstep. They’ll motivate you to get out and walk, whether it’s for a stroll through a vineya

Anyone who’s read Helen Macdonald’s remarkable memoir H is for Hawk – about grief, nature and training a goshawk – will be aware of its powerful impact. The book has now been turned into a film starri

To 31 January 2026 An annual display of JMW Turner watercolours that were left to the nation by the art collector Henry Vaughan in 1900; the watercolours are only ever shown during January, when natur

With incredible wildlife and stunning landscapes, this cluster of islands off the west coast of Africa has so much to offer. Cape Verde is still relatively unknown in the mainstream holiday market, ye

The remote Norwegian island of Myken has become home to a whisky distillery. Home to only 12 residents, Myken’s whisky production has led to a tourist boom, with 1,500 visitors setting down there last