Get into the festive spirit with a trip to one of England’s most historic cities

With up to two weeks of holiday time to kill this Christmas, you may be wondering how best to fill the days either side of the main event. Well, wonder no more, because we have a stocking-load of idea

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CRADLED IN THE rolling green hills of Derbyshire, Matlock is where Victorian spa-town elegance meets Peak District wilderness. Once famed for its healing waters, today it’s a gateway to leisurely rive

Christine Faughlin sings the praises of a converted chapel on the 30,000-acre Bolton Abbey estate in the Yorkshire Dales

A confluence of styles and eras, Eltham Palace & Gardens in London is part art deco mansion and part medieval hall, with lavish interiors to admire. Outdoors, cross London’s oldest working bridge into