The stand-alone spa building at the South Lodge hotel, near Horsham, has to be seen to be believed. From the long, window-lined pool that overlooks an outdoor hydrotherapy area to the Botanic restaura

For many of us, our love for a novel doesn’t end at the final page. Book tourism – trips inspired by the settings of our favourite stories – is on the rise, encouraging us to visit the landscapes that

Just having celebrated its 60th anniversary, the Landmark Trust is a conservation charity that restores derelict historic buildings, sensitively converting them into comfortable holiday accommodation.

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Constructed in the age of the Industrial Revolution and Jane Austen (give or take a few decades in some cases), each of these Georgian gems has withstood the passage of some 300 years and is now ready for its next chapter

What do our beloved hostelries have to do with the discovery of DNA, the D-Day landings and The Lord of the Rings ? Everything, as Ashleigh Arnott discovers