Côte of many colours

Brittany in winter can be wild, wet and windy and not an obvious choice for spending the off season on board. But southern Brittany in particular has many charming advantages, as Detlef Jens found out

Wine lover’s guide to

Rugged coasts, punchy climbs and four Tour champions with 11 titles between them – Brittany is French cycling’s heartland. Kevin Raymond sets out to discover why...

In search of a glittering coastline, packed with elegant resorts, Sarah Daly heads to the Côte d’Opale in Pas-de-Calais

Roger Morgan-Grenville celebrates the shapeshifting glories of Britain’s sea paths, evanescent byways revealed by the tides

30-minute birder Amanda Tuke sees the benefits of being distracted by birds at home, and on the coast