12 stays of christmas

York is a fine place to visit at this time of year, with medieval streets such as The Shambles and the towering York Minster lending it a romantic Christmassy atmosphere. Nearby adults-only York Carav

Cardiff is a city steeped in culture and is one of our favourite places. It offers the waterside delights of Cardiff Bay, where there are plenty of music performances and shows. And it’s the home of B

Susan Taylor celebrates New Year in Cornwall with bracing walks and fancy dress I could feel it in the air – almost reach out and touch it. Not the wind and rain; even that was strangely quiet, mirror

Now the clocks have gone back and we are deeper into winter, those of us who drive all year will undoubtedly find we are having to do so when it is dark – a fact that some of us won’t necessarily reli

Every month, we trawl the nation’s coastline to bring you news of the people, places and exciting goings-on that are worth knowing about

Starting planning your festive escape now by taking on the wildest (and most impossible) hill challenge we’ve ever come up with…