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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.

With St Patrick’s Day just around the corner, there’s never a better time to visit Ireland’s capital

Wind whipped beach walks, kayaking forays and, above ...

The North Country Rover ticket offers four days’ travel within an eight-day period and covers the north of England from Halifax up to Newcastle and Carlisle (excluding heritage railways). Available at

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