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Get into the festive spirit with a trip to one of England’s most historic cities

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

We were finally fulfilling our dream of travelling to Shetland. But first we had to drive our campervan to Aberdeen to catch the overnight ferry. Rather than rushing there and back, we planned to spli

Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them

Christine Faughlin sings the praises of a converted chapel on the 30,000-acre Bolton Abbey estate in the Yorkshire Dales

This week’s dream: a little corner of Blighty ...