Whitby

Beaches, staycations, cool coastal happenings

Where can you meet people dressed as vampires or characters from Game of Thrones? Where can you eat freshly caught fish, traditional smoked kippers, or Captain Cook’s cannonballs? Where can you visit

Fantasy author JRR Tolkien’s mythological Middle Earth takes inspiration from a number of places in Gloucestershire and the West Midlands. Tolkien frequently visited the Forest of Dean and its tempera

When friends who recently moved to west Devon invited us to see their new home, we decided to combine the visit with a brief autumn tour of the area, so we could explore the beautiful landscapes of Da

York is growing its reputation as a city of ghosts, wizards and the bizarre – with businesses capitalising on all things magic. Ahead of Halloween Maxine Gordon falls under its spell

Hankering after a life in the countryside? Don’t leave home without our expert guide for house-hunters