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I like to think we were greeted at Herding Hill campsite by the flock of curious hens scratching the earth and some playful shaggy goats, but in truth the animals hardly glanced up as we parked our si

Porth Beach, Newquay, Cornwall TR7 3NH T 01637 876531 W porthbeach.co.uk OPEN 22 March – 31 October Located in a tranquil valley, just a few yards from the golden sands of Porth Beach, this site gives

We keep the campervan stocked and ready, the bed made and cupboards full should a break in the weather and granddaughter childminding duties allow us to spend a few days away. I like to keep an eye on

GREAT BRITAIN HAS A WIDE AND WONDERFUL SELECTION OF LONG-DISTANCE WALKS — FROM WELSH SEASIDE PATHS THAT CIRCUMNAVIGATE ENTIRE ISLANDS TO CROSS-COUNTRY HIKES THAT REVEAL LOCAL HISTORY AT EVERY STEP.

In the early 1970s, I relied on a 1961 Austin Cambridge for weekend jaunts along the salty north Norfolk coast. “Relied” is probably the wrong word, as the car wasn’t exactly reliable. I would make a

Eleven friends of COUNTRY LIFE pen a love letter to their small, yet oh so distinctive patches of the British Isles, from the big skies of the north Norfolk coast to the street art of Belfast, from the glens of Perthshire to the Exe estuary in Devon via the apple orchards of Herefordshire