An illuminating experience

It’s a cold, clear February evening on Brighton beach. The sun has not yet dipped below the horizon and the last of the light is that strange, luminescent blue that presages dusk. Hundreds of pairs of

Guess where we went last summer? A two-week tour that took in the UK’s first Dark Sky Park, as well as its largest forest, the world’s smallest post office, the First World War’s largest munitions fac

Guess where we went last summer? A two-week tour that took in the UK’s first Dark Sky Park, also its largest forest, the world’s smallest post office, the First World War’s largest munitions factory,

I MAGINE IF YOU COULD SWITCH on night ...

We have just had a relaxing autumn break in Wiltshire and Somerset. Travelling from home in the Midlands on a Sunday we had a steady journey to Devizes Camping and Caravanning Club site. We had pre-bo

It had started to become a little bit of a problem; having lived in Scotland for 15 years, we still hadn’t properly visited any of its islands. We had ventured onto Skye a couple of times, but it’s no