Escape to your happy place

From spas to stargazing, this English county is the original home of wellbeing

To mark our 40th birthday, we launched a landmark survey investigating how nature affects mental wellbeing. Is pottering around outside better than pounding the treadmill at the g ym? Is a walk in the park as good as weeding your garden? Which British flower is the best mood-booster? The results are in…

Our pick of huts and hideaways to escape to (and maybe steal a style tip or two from)

Staycation inspiration in Northumberland, Pembrokeshire, Suffolk and on Loch Lomond, plus a special seafood restaurant in London

As time folds in on itself during the long summer days in Scandinavia, a quiet migration occurs: Danes leave the hectic cities for rural bliss by the sea. Tourists replace them in the likes of Copenha

For me, going on a summer holiday is about getting away from it all and possibly having someone to wait on me for a change. But most importantly, it is to really be stirred. At this time in my life, I