From five-star hotels and award-winning restaurants to art exhibitions and running challenges, Northumberland’s cultural scene is thriving. Whether you’re planning a weekend away or exploring your own backyard, these are the county’s latest openings and experiences

Throughout February 2026 Snowdrops at Painswick Rococo Garden Head to this beautiful garden near Stroud in the Cotswolds to see snowdrops at their best, with steep banks and woodland glades carpeted i

Just a hop, skip and jump from London, but a million miles from the stresses of the city, newly refurbished countryside retreat Burnham Beeches makes a perfect escape, whether you’re seeking a Mother’

1 BLUESTONE, PEMBROKESHIRE, WALES Nestled in 202 hectares of hills and woodland in the UK’s only coastal national park, this resort has much to recommend it, whether you want a quiet couple’s spa retr

Tucked away in the south-east corner of the UK, within easy reach from London, Kent has long been known as ‘the garden of England’: a patchwork of rolling hills, lush fields and leafy vineyards, dotte

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